Palm Beach County non-profit organization helps hard hit community

A Palm Beach County non-profit organization is reaching out to one of our hardest hit communities of the coronavirus pandemic.

A REPAIRMAN AND RESTAURANTCOOK.

A LAKE WORTH BEACHNON-PROFIT IS REACHING OUT TOA COMMUNITY HIT HARD BY THECOVID-19 CRISIS.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S SABIRAH RAYFORDSHOWS YOU WHAT<<“THIS HAS BEEN A REALITYFOR A LONG TIME” DANIELMORGAN IS USED TO SEEKING OUTPEOPLE LVING IN THE SHADOWS.“THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE” HE WORKS ATTHE GUATEMALAN MAYA CENTER INLAKE WORTH, A PLACE DEDICATEDTO ADVOCATING FOR THE MIGRANTCOMMUNITY.“BUT NOW WE ARESEEING A LOT MORE PEOPLEASKING FOR HELP” PEOPLE LIKEJULIO, A RESTAURANT COOK ONPALM BEACH WHO LOST HIS JOBBECAUSE OF COVID-19.“I NEEDFOOD, I NEED A LOT OF STUFF,YOU KNOW WATER” MORGAN SAYSRESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTEDWORKERS ARE SCARCE.“WHATHAPPENS WHEN YOUWORKER OR CONSTRUCTION WORKERAND YOU DONTHOSE BENEFITS?

THERE IS NOCHECK COMING IN FOR YOU,THERES NO FOOD STAMPS FOR YOU.THEREYOURSELF OR YOUR CHILDREN”HEHIS CLIENTSECURITY.

HEALTH DURING THEPANDEMIC IS A MAJOR CONCERN..ON THIS STREET IN LAKE WORTHBEACH (NAT) MORGAN SAYSMULTIPLE FAMILIES SHARE ONEHOME.“WE SHARE HOUSES WITH MYCOUSIN, I HAVE SIX KINDS INTHE HOUSE” MAKING SOCIALDISTANCING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.THIS WOMAN WHO DOESNBE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE OF HERSTATUS SAYS HER HUSBAND WHO ISA REPAIR WORKER IS NOW ONLYWORKING 3- DAYS A WEEK.“ITREALLY HARD” SHE SAYS SHEDOESNAFFORD THEIR BILLS.

SHE TAKESCARE OF THE KIDS AND HELPSTHEM WITH SCHOOL.“WE ONLY GOTONE LAPTOP FOR ALL THE KIDSAND ITMORGAN SAYS THE MAYA CENTERARE AMPING THEIR EFFORTS WHILETRYING TO FOLLOW CDCGUIDELINES.

BUT HE SAYS THEYNEED DONATIONS AND HELP.“WEGOT THROUGH APRIL, BUT MAY ISRIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND ICAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THEREA LOT OF FAMILIES WHO DONKNOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO PAYTHAT BILL” REPORTING IN LAKEWORTH, SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTVNEWS CHANNEL5.