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August 21, 2024 from Chabad.org:
"Chabad of West Palm Beach, Fla., has teamed up with Palm Beach County to provide free kosher lunches to seniors.
"The kosher food program is the first of its kind to be offered by the county, which has 13 other free meal sites.
"As many as 50 meals a day are served from November to April in south Florida’s West Palm Beach. Off season, attendance drops somewhat. Jewish participants have welcomed the food and camaraderie offered at the Chabad center.
"The program launched six months ago. Since then, registered seniors, 60 and up, dine every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, except on Jewish holidays.
"The county is reimbursed by the federal government for the meals, but not for the surplus cost of kosher food. When putting together a proposal, Gancz called several kosher caterers and discovered it would be three times more expensive than non-kosher food.
"Gancz is seeking community partners who want to sponsor the extra cost of kosher meals for a week or month. Meanwhile, Chabad budgets for the increased cost."
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