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Meet Garth: A Hunger Hero Dedicated to Serving His Community

At Philabundance, we’re fortunate to have incredible volunteers who go above and beyond to help fight hunger. One of our volunteers, Garth, is a retiree who has dedicated the last 4-5 years to making a difference in the community. Garth’s journey began with a simple desire: to stay active and

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Toyota Tundra Haul Away Hunger Returns for the 15th Year

For the 15th year, we’ve partnered with the Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association to fight food insecurity, hauling over 345,000 pounds of food to help our neighbors in need. The Toyota Tundra Food Drive is a key part of the “Haul Away Hunger” initiative, supporting Philabundance in its mission to address

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Looking Forward to The Holidays: What is Giving Tuesday All About?

Every year, as the holiday season approaches, a special day exists that reminds us how important it is to give back to our communities. Giving Tuesday, is a global movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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How to Fight Hunger in Your Community

Hunger affects communities around the world, and the Greater Philadelphia area is no exception.  According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap, 1 in 9 people in our nine-county service area struggle with food insecurity every day. While it is a huge concern, no effort is too small to help

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How You Can Contribute to Philabundance

At Philabundance, our mission is to drive hunger from our communities today and end hunger for good. Every day, we work tirelessly to ensure that families, children, and seniors in our region have access to nutritious food. But we can’t do it alone. Your support is needed to help as

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Top Guac Competition 2024

In recognition of National Avocado Day, we teamed up with GIANT and Avocados from Mexico this morning at the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) for our 4th annual Top Guac competition. Judges included FOX 29’s Thomas Drayton, Ryan Fukuda, Regional Director at Avocados from Mexico, and Terra Pierce, HR business partner

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Local Credit Unions Donate 2,795 lbs of Food to Philabundance!

During National Hunger Awareness Month in June, TruMark Financial along with 14 local credit unions hosted food drives and fundraisers to benefit Philabundance. Today, these credit unions delivered their collected donations to our Hunger Relief Center in South Philadelphia for a special drop-off celebration. They gathered essential food items like

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Wawa Hoagie Day 2024

Thursday, June 27, is Wawa Hoagie Day!  As part of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa’s signature event is more exciting than ever. This special day is a heartfelt salute to local and national heroes while enjoying delicious Wawa hoagies and FREE admission to the National Constitution Center.   Starting at 5

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STOLEN SNAP BENEFITS: WHAT TO DO & HOW WE CAN HELP

Theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is on the rise in the Greater Philadelphia Area, targeting and robbing low-income families of the grocery money they need to put food on the table. SNAP benefits are increasingly being stolen through skimming, scam text messages, or other phishing schemes to

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Lunchbox Program 2024

Summer brings cherished family vacations, colorful umbrellas planted in the sand, lively music festivals, and sizzling barbeques by the pool! Unfortunately, summer also means that children can no longer depend on receiving school meals.  When schools close for summer, children don’t receive school breakfast and lunch, leaving countless children vulnerable

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Hunger is on the rise

Feeding America recently released their annual Map the Meal Gap study, which reveals localized data on food insecurity. Map the Meal Gap gives us a deeper look into food insecurity beyond the national data provided annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This newly available county-level data, which shows

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Cheers to Our Volunteers!

That’s a wrap! We’re so thankful for everyone who spent time with us during our 2024 Volunteer Appreciation Week! It was a pleasure to welcome our Very Important Volunteers, or VIVs, who have dedicated 50+ hours in 2023 alone during a special repack shift this week at our Galloway warehouse.

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Justice for the Hungry

Will you join us in seeking Justice for the Hungry?     The Justice for the Hungry campaign was established in 2021 as a response to the incredible rise in the rate of hunger in our region. This challenge calls on the legal community to band together by pledging support to

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Driving Away Hunger During Ramadan with Senator Sharif Street

This month we are observing Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for the Muslim community. We were pleased to welcome State Senator Sharif Street, along with several other prominent elected officials, business leaders, and community supporters, to the Philabundance Community Kitchen to announce the 2024 Driving Hunger Away During Ramadan

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Black History Month

Hunger effects every zip code in the U.S., but in Black communities, the rate of food insecurity is disproportionately high. According to Feeding America, 1 in 5 Black individuals faced hunger in 2022 – more than double the rate of white individuals. In response, Black community leaders have had, and

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Spread the Love

We’re excited to launch our Spread the Love campaign this month which will run through the end of February. The main objectives of the Spread the Love initiative are to collect food, raise funds, and increase awareness about food insecurity during a traditionally slow time of year post-holiday giving.  Our goal

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

In honor of the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Philabundance hosted and attended community service projects across the Greater Philadelphia region. This day was a great reflection on our mission to relieve hunger now and end hunger for good, and we are thankful for each and

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A Look Back at 2023

Wow! What an amazing year we had here at Philabundance! As we dive into 2024, we’re also reflecting on the incredible work we’ve been able to accomplish in 2023 thanks to our dedicated employees and volunteers, community partners, and all who generously support our mission to feed our neighbors in

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USDA Report Finds Drastic Increase in Food Insecurity

  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.

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Hunger is Scary

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,

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Strike Out Hunger 2023

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

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The Full Effect of Food Insecurity

Throughout September, Philabundance is recognizing Hunger Action Month, which is an annual nationwide campaign encouraging individuals to take action and end hunger for good in America.   This year’s campaign, The Full Effect, highlights the impact of food on people’s lives and shows how a meal goes beyond solely nourishing our

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The Farm Bill

WHAT IS THE FARM BILL?  The Farm Bill is a comprehensive piece of legislation that governs most federal food and farming programs. It impacts access to nutritious food for the over 44 million of people in the United States facing hunger.  The Farm Bill must be reauthorized by Congress nearly every

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“More Than Food” Mural Dedication

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

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Hunger Action Month 2023

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

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The Benefits of a Community Garden

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

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Top Guac Competition 2023

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

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TruMark Hosts Credit Unions’ Food Drive

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

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Corporate Food Drives help the fight to end hunger in the Philadelphia region
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Host a Corporate Food Drive

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

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What’s the difference between a Food Bank and a Food Pantry?

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

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Wawa and Philabundance help fight hunger
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Wawa Hoagie Day

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

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Phans Feeding Families Day 2023

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

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Summer Hunger

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

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Community Partnerships Day 2023

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

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Phans Feeding Families 2024

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 our

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Community Partner Series Wrap-Up

Thank you to our community partners for helping distribute nutritious food in the nine counties we serve! Over the course of the last several months, different departments across Philabundance worked diligently together to identify and capture compelling stories which highlight and celebrate our Community Partners, our “boots on the ground,”

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Food Drive help the fight against hunger in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area
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Food and Fund Drive

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

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Ronald McDonald House Charities

Thank you for helping us End Hunger, one family at a time! Big or small, our community partners make an impact in the communities they serve, and we couldn’t drive hunger from our communities without them. Organizations such as churches, senior centers, non-profits, emergency kitchens, and many more help us

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Mighty Writers

Thank you for your continued partnership and support! Imagine a child who is a bright, creative, driven individual soaring for the stars. Imagine that child has a tough time, though, expressing his or her thoughts and dreams in a succinct way. Mighty Writers Camden has stepped in to help our community’s kids

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Fighting Food Insecurity During Ramadan

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

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Mizpah Seventh-Day Adventist

If you visit the Philabundance Hunger Relief Center in South Philadelphia on any given Tuesday or Friday morning, you’ll find a host of trucks, vans, and cars gathering along Pattison Avenue. On those set days throughout the year, our Community Partner representatives line up early, some even before the sun comes up,

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Volunteer Appreciation Month

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

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City Team

Located in the heart of Chester, PA, CityTeam is a Christian nonprofit organization providing a wide array of programs to hundreds of families each week. The team serves hot meals seven days a week, and distributes emergency food boxes, fresh fruits and vegetables, diapers, and baby formula. They offer a safe night’s

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Family Promise Montco

Thank you for helping us beet hunger in our service area! Community Partners are an important part of our mission. Philabundance serves nine counties, and to do so, we strongly rely on our Community Partners to distribute fresh and nutritious food to families in need.  Each week, community partners come

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Drive Away Hunger During Ramadan

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

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The Good Food Policy: One Year Later

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

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