Ivanka Trump (right) volunteers at a Farmers to Families distribution site in Apopka, Florida.Photo: Paula White-Cain/Instagram
Former First DaughterIvanka Trumpon Tuesday made her first public appearance since leaving the White House, delivering boxes of food to disadvantaged community members in Apopka, Florida.
The former senior adviser to PresidentDonald Trumpjoined PastorPaula White— a controversial figure for many, who served as the former president’s spiritual adviser — to volunteer at a local Farmers to Families Food Box distribution site at the City of Destiny church, a source close to Ivanka tells PEOPLE.
During her visit, Ivanka, 39, met with local community leaders and contributed to a distribution of over 1,300 boxes, the source says.
For her part Ivanka touted her work on women’s and family workplace issues, and she is widely seen as a potential Republican political candidate in the future (with the carefully tailored schedule to match).
After her visit on Tuesday, Ivanka delivered boxes to the homes of those who were unable to attend the distribution and to The Lifeboat Project, a local shelter for survivors of human trafficking.
In a post on its Facebook page,The Lifeboat Projectshared photos of Ivanka’s visit, thanking her and asking readers to put politics aside.
“Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity and that alone stands above politics,” read the post, which featured images of Ivanka with staff and volunteers. “Today was a beautiful day to put politics aside at The Lifeboat Project and let faith and truth be our topic of connection.”
Ivanka Trump (left) and Paula White at a Farmers to Families distribution event.Paula White-Cain/Instagram
The Ivanka source says this is her sixth time volunteering at a distribution site for Farmers to Families, which began last year.
Since leaving the White House in January, Ivanka and her husband,Jared Kushner, have been spending most of their time in Florida. The couplerecently purchaseda secluded, multimillion-dollar undeveloped lot just outside Miami Beach.
The expansion of the Kushner cottage (identified as such in the application prepared for city regulators) would include new bedrooms, a new bathroom, a new mudroom, a new study and a new veranda on the first floor, as well as other upgrades.
Ivanka Trump volunteers at a Farmers to Families distribution site.Paula White-Cain/Instagram
It’s unclear exactly what the former first daughter’s life outside the West Wing will look like, with reports suggesting Ivanka might embark on a future run for office herself. (Though some sources recentlyshot downthe idea that she would launch a campaign against Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.)
In the days after the Nov. 3 election, a source close to Ivanka and Kushner said they were “very aware of what’s going on and will probably take some time thinking about what comes next.”
“They’re not like a traditional family that immediately needs to figure out their next move,” the source told PEOPLE, adding, “They gave four years of extremely hard work and energy. They’ve got a young family, they’ve got a lot to figure out — where they want to live and what avenues they want — but there’s no rush.”
source: people.com
