Executive Director’s Message

Dear Friends,

As 2024 comes to a close, I invite you to Stand in the Gap with CROS Ministries to support our neighbors facing hunger and food insecurity. Every dollar you give helps CROS to provide food to children, seniors, the unhoused, and unemployed, as well as working families and individuals who need additional help when their incomes do not stretch farther today’s economy.

We are boots on the ground with a reach spanning Palm Beach and Martin Counties—from Delray in the south to Riviera Beach, Jupiter and Indiantown up north, from Belle Glade in the west through Wellington, Haverhill, Greenacres, and West Palm Beach. Over the past four years, our pantries have seen a 71% increase in the people we serve. This year alone, we’ve welcomed 7,829 new individuals who turned to us for help for the first time. From January through the end of October, our seven food pantries served 101,649 individuals. We are on track to surpass last year’s record of 123,022 people served. We anticipate that our numbers will only increase next year. We are at a critical time, and we need your help!

Your support will help us cover rising operational costs and expand our staff’s capacity to distribute food through our pantries and Caring Kitchen program and increase the availability of fresh produce through our Gleaning Program. Join me in ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry, not just today or tomorrow, but throughout the year. You can make a real difference! With 94¢ of every dollar going directly to our programs, your support helps feed our brothers and sisters in need.

With Gratitude,

Ruth Mageria

Executive Director

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