Celebrate Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Resources In addition to celebrating Pride Month during June, Feeding Pennsylvania also recognizes the importance of supporting our LGBTQ+ neighbors all year. According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, 26% of LGBTQ+ adults in Pennsylvania experience food insecurity; that’s over twice the rate of non-LGBTQ+ identifying adults….
Summer is officially here, and that means warm days are ahead! What better way to cool down is there than a chilled, nutrient-rich smoothie? The PA Healthy Pantry Initiative, a project of Feeding PA, works along with our member food banks to increase healthy food and beverage options available in food pantries. In addition to…
Country Foods LLC has been a loyal partner to the Pennsylvania food bank network. They started working on USDA Farmers to Family food boxes and later packed Pennsylvania mixed dairy boxes for our CARES-PASS program. Country Foods is now working on their new, shelf-stable Backpack Yogurt cups, which are nutritious and easier to transport and…
Share Food Program has strengthened their relationship with Garden of Health Food Bank, a non-profit organization which grows and distributes fresh produce and healthy foods to food banks and food pantries. Their fresh products are distributed to many of Share Food Program’s pantries throughout their coverage area in Montgomery County. Carolyn Holl Watson of Garden…
The Share Food Program has partnered with Kolb’s Farm Store to utilize their PASS funds to provide local milk and eggs for neighbors in their community. Their partnership allows the Share Food Program to support local vendors and producers in Montgomery County. Sally Kolb with Kolb’s Farm Store stated, “We feel blessed to have worked…
Like most farms, Heritage Farm was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in several ways – one main effect was through their distribution. Adrian Galbraith-Paul, Farm Manager with Heritage Farm shared, “Across the board, we have been partially open, but when COVID hit we had to gear up for hiring freezes. The PASS program really helped…
About Pitcare Inc. Pitcare Inc. grew from the vision that two couples had for becoming good neighbors in the economically challenged town of Pitcairn, Pa. They provide programs that help to provide food, education, and work training. As a food pantry, they help provide much needed food and supplies for community members in need and…
About Wesleyville Interfaith Food Pantry Wesleyville Interfaith Food Pantry is a partner agency of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania. As a food pantry, they help provide much needed food and supplies for community members in need and provide food for families who find themselves in emergency situations. PA Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA…
About Bebashi FoodFirst Pantry Bebashi, which stands for Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues, is a nonprofit organization that has been in Philadelphia since 1985. Their FoodFirst Pantry is open five days a week to members of the community who are economically challenged. In December 2021, Bebashi opened a community fridge to provide their…
Are you an organization, business, or individual that believes that every child deserves access to healthy, nutritious food? National School Breakfast Week is right around the corner and we need your help to spread the message through our annual “Hear the Pennsylvania Crunch!” social media campaign! This year, the “Hear the Pennsylvania Crunch!” social media campaign is…