Standing in the Gap

Our Mission

CROS Ministries provides food for the hungry and the food insecure in collaboration with our partners in the community.

Ensuring Access to Healthy Food for All in Need

Two volunteers preparing bags of food to distribute at the CROS Delray Beach Food Pantry.

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FOOD PANTRIES
Volunteers preparing mid-day meals.

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CARING KITCHEN
Volunteers in the field holding lettuce.

Recovering Fresh Produce From Local Farms, Cull-Lines, and SWA’s Mango Grove

GLEANING

A Message from Ruth

Dear Friends,


Set, SNAP, hike! Pun (or punt) intended, CROS Ministries is snapping into action to “Tackle Hunger” as we sprint to the 2025 end zone. The last few months have sent us into an unprecedented offense with the government remaining shut and the temporary delay of SNAP benefits. This has increased the needs of the 192,000 residents in

Palm Beach County who struggle with hunger. As a result, our food pantries have seen more individuals and families. Thankfully, our offense includes the best players: a team of incredible community partners, donors, volunteers, and fully-committed staff, who work tirelessly on the frontlines to feed the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties.


We recently met Teresa, a mother in her 60’s who takes care of her older disabled son and has been fostering her granddaughter since she was three days old. Teresa is on disability as she continues chemo treatments...

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Volunteer handing out bags at a CROS food pantry.
Volunteers in the fields recovering fresh produce.
Volunteers preparing meals for distribution.

CROS News

CROS Opt-Ed 831.2025

Palm Beach Post Opinion Section - 8.31.2025

By Gibbie Nauman • August 31, 2025

Ken Treadwell, new Board President

By Gibbie Nauman • February 5, 2025
At our January 27th Annual Board Meeting, Ken Treadwell, a retired attorney, was elected as CROS Ministries’ new Board President, succeeding Dr. John Conde, who served in the role since 2020. Ken’s journey with CROS Ministries began in 2005 through his involvement with St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington. After retiring in 2012, he was recruited by a fellow church member to assist with our food pantry storage operations, eventually stepping in to become the lead volunteer. At that time, our warehouse volunteers restocked our seven food pantries weekly, sometimes even twice a week, often using their own vehicles. His leadership was instrumental in helping us streamline our operations, which eventually allowed us to consolidate into two warehouse units, purchase trucks, and hire a warehouse manager along with additional staff. Ken joined our Board of Directors in 2018 and became Vice President in 2020, all while continuing to support warehouse deliveries to our pantries. If you see Ken, please congratulate him on his new role as we look forward to his continued leadership and dedication to our mission. 
Great Charity Challenge $10K Grant

Great Charity Challenge 10K Grant!

By Gibbie Nauman • December 20, 2024
We are excited to share that we were randomly selected to receive a $10,000 grant from the Great Charity Challenge! This funding will support our efforts to provide consistent, reliable access to nutritious food for individuals and families facing hunger and food insecurity across Palm Beach County.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights - 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.