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  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released their annual Household Food Security Report, revealing national food insecurity rates for 2022. We learned that 44.2 million people, including over 13 million children, lived in food insecure households – an increase of over 10 million people from the year prior.

During Halloween season, a haunting worry grips many of our neighbors – the dread of going hungry. Did you know that 1 in 8 Americans are food insecure? This number has risen from last year, marking the largest annual increase in hunger since the Great Recession in 2008. This year,

While we didn’t win on the field, we did win off the field as we faced off against our Feeding America partner, St. Mary’s Food Bank, in Phoenix, AZ. During this year’s playoff run, Philabundance launched a friendly competition with our friends out West to raise funds for hunger relief

Mural Arts Philadelphia, in partnership with Philabundance, is thrilled to announce the commission and installation of a new mural at Philabundance’s Hunger Relief Center. This captivating and colorful mural, designed by renowned artist Calo Rosa, is bringing new life to South Philadelphia while celebrating the vital impact of Philabundance’s work

September is Hunger Action Month, Feeding America’s annual nationwide campaign designed to inspire people to take action and end hunger for good in the U.S.   This year’s campaign is a part of The Full Effect PSA campaign platform which launched back in June. The Full Effect highlights the impact of

There’s nothing quite like walking out your back door and picking the freshest fruits and veggies from your own garden to create delicious, healthy meals for your family. For millions of people in Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, though, accessing these important foods is a real challenge. That’s a

The 2023 Philabundance Top Guac Challenge judges have spoken, and the winner is… the incredibly talented, Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) Special Events Catering Chef, Kai Reynolds!     In celebration of National Avocado Day on July 31st, we teamed up with The GIANT Company and Avocados From Mexico for our 3nd

On Friday, July 14th, Trumark and 14 local credit unions along with a few legislators joined us at our Galloway warehouse to drop off food donations. Last month, during National Hunger Awareness Month, each credit union location joined the fight to end hunger and hosted a Corporate Food Drive to

As the school year has come to a close and children are looking forward to a fun summer break, Philabundance is working hard to help provide families with nutritious, delicious food in the communities that we serve. Our goal is to play a significant role in ensuring the summer season

Food banks and food pantries, what’s the difference?   When new employees, volunteers, donors, and visitors arrive at our Hunger Relief Centers in South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Roxborough, they’re often amazed by the size of our warehouses and the amount of food filling our shelves. They’re also pleasantly surprised to

Thank you, Wawa, for your support in the fight to End Hunger! We hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day weekend celebrating with family and friends! If you were in Philly during last week’s Wawa Welcome America celebration, you know our city was full of exciting events for

Thank you to everyone who donated to end hunger in our region! Since 2011, Citizens and the Phillies and Philabundance have teamed for the Phans Feeding Families night. This special night’s focus is to raise awareness about hunger in our region to ensure people facing food insecurity have access to healthy meals.     We’d like

THE DETAILS Summer is quickly approaching, and that means vacations, warm weather, and school is officially out! Unfortunately, summer also means that some children will worry about when they’ll eat next. Summer is the hungriest season of the year for many children because they can no longer have access to

On Thursday, June 1st, Philabundance hosted its first Community Partnerships Day at Xfinity Live in South Philadelphia. We invited our partners to send representatives to attend breakout sessions, which focused on informative topics such as nutrition in food pantries, grant writing, and identifying community member needs. Our guests also enjoyed

  Since 2011, Citizens and the Phillies have teamed up with Philabundance to fight hunger across Greater Philadelphia, raising over half a million dollars to provide more than one million meals for our neighbors in need. Inflation and the end of SNAP extra allotments have had a serious impact on

As grocery prices remain high, and as families are feeling the pinch of the SNAP benefit decrease, the increased demand for healthy food donations continues to rise. Philabundance is seeing this elevated need across the nine-county region we serve first-hand, and in turn, our overall supply is being distributed to

Many families are struggling to put food on the table as the SNAP Extra Allotment payments have ended and the price of food has increased, food insecurity is a growing issue, and we know that families are experiencing a Hunger Cliff.  To help combat this, Philabundance partnered with State Senator

Philabundance runs on volunteers. Without them, we couldn’t accomplish the work that we do on a daily basis in providing nutritious food to our nine-county service area in Southeastern PA and Southern NJ. We are beyond grateful for the tens of thousands of hours our dedicated community members commit to

The February 2023 expiration of Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will have devastating effects on roughly 485,000 people in the Philadelphia region. Along with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and the rising cost of food caused by inflation, food insecurity has continued to intensify at a startling rate. On a national

Last January, Philabundance launched the Good Food Policy to announce its commitment to providing the people we serve with the diverse and nutritious food that they need. This policy is important because it represents our passion for nourishing our community in sustainable and healthy ways.   What is our Good Food Policy?   Philabundance’s Good Food Policy

SNAP Emergency Allotments Ended Feb. 28, 2023 Please view our SNAP booklet here for detailed information.  Since the beginning of the COVID –19 pandemic, SNAP recipients have been temporarilyreceiving an “extra SNAP” payment each monthto help with the tremendous challenges brought on by the pandemic. Under this relief measure, SNAP recipients’ benefits were increased to the maximum amount for

March signifies National Nutrition Month and this month the theme is- Fuel for the future! Here at Philabundance, we focus on providing healthy and nutritious food for the people we serve while highlighting our mission of Ending Hunger for Good. This month we’re targeting eating with sustainability in mind, staying nourished,

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Huddle to End Hunger Challenge! While the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t bring the Lombardi trophy home this go around during Super Bowl LVII, they’re still champions in our hearts! Thanks to the momentum of the Super Bowl hype and excitement for our Birds, Philabundance

On Friday, February 3rd, despite the frigid temperatures and whipping winds, more than 85 Toyota Tundras gathered at the Philabundance Berks location to haul more than 650,000 pounds of nutritious food to help feed our local communities facing food insecurity.     As the food pallet-packed vehicles rolled into Citizens Bank Park parking lot

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”     This quote, coined by Hippocrates thousands of years ago, is still very relevant today, recognizing the importance of healthy eating and how nutritious foods are vital to our every day lives.     There’s something intrinsically special about gathering around

Thanks to all our volunteers, donors and community partners! Every Tuesday and Friday morning from 8:30 am-11:30 am cars line up on the side of our Galloway warehouse to pick up fresh produce at our “HUB” distribution. This food includes dairy items such as cheese and yogurt, fresh produce, and

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech – one of the greatest speeches in American history – on August 28th, 1963, calling for an end to racism.  Dr. King’s legacy extends far beyond that speech. Throughout his time as a civil rights pioneer, both

On a recent Tuesday morning, volunteers at the West Chester Food Cupboard loaded shopping carts with groceries for the line of cars that wound along the outside of the pantry’s warehouse.   “We give out the best foods,” Connie Gentile said proudly. Connie, a 22-year veteran volunteer, said the pantry

Thank you for your continued partnership and support!   Philabundance is pleased to announce the generous donation of $250,000 from the Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation. The donation will help to provide fuel for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, allowing Philabundance to provide hundreds of thousands of meals to our communities in need.

Small Gifts. Big Impact.   Donations from individuals make up the majority of the support we receive at Philabundance. We know that without such incredible generosity from members of the community, we simply would not be able to do this important work.    Every day, donors join us in our

This year marks the second anniversary for the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) program operating from its dedicated, state-of-the-art facility. The 16-week culinary arts and life skills training program provides a path to stability and self-sufficiency by preparing students for work in the food service industry. Students get hands-on experience in a working kitchen

Thank you for an amazing year!   As 2022 comes to an end, we would like to say THANK YOU for a great year! With the unwavering support of our staff, donors, community partners, and volunteers, we’ve provided more than 52 million pounds of fresh healthy food and distributed 400,000 ready-to-eat meals to people in need throughout

Happy Holidays, Philabundance Family!   I truly believe this time of year creates something special. Maybe it’s the traditions, the holiday meals, the promise of a new year—or maybe it’s just the opportunity to spend more time with those we love.   Unfortunately, we know that for many people in

This holiday season, enjoy two savory side recipes from our talented Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) chefs. These delicious recipes are sure to be a hit at the table. Bon Appétit!  ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND SMOKED GOUDA MAC AND CHEESE Serves 8 CAULIFLOWER SAUCE 3 cups cauliflower florets, cut small 1 tsp salt 1

As the holidays approach, many people are busy giving gifts, planning parties, and stocking up on groceries for holiday celebrations. Many of the individuals we serve, though, can’t afford to go shopping for gifts let alone nutritious food, so the need for donations this time of year becomes even greater. Together

As the 25th Anniversary of the Preston and Steve Camp Out for Hunger takes place this week (11/07-11/11/22), we at Philabundance are taking a moment to look back at the history of this incredible event and some of the people who have helped support it, ensuring it comes together. One group that has

Halloween is just around the corner and there are spooky decorations everywhere we look. For many, it’s a time full of frightful fun with monsters and mummies, and ghosts and goblins galore. At the end of the evening on October 31st costumes get packed away and the decorations come down.