Blog Category: Member Agency

Member Agency

Third Annual Agency Appreciation Event

The third annual Philabundance Agency Appreciation Event presented by United Healthcare is a celebration of the work done by you, our partners, to drive hunger from our communities today and end hunger for good. This special ceremony is an opportunity to acknowledge some of our exceptional members while also thanking

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Member Agency

Getting the food out, one year into the pandemic

  At Refuge Evangelical Church, one of Philabundance’ 350 distribution partners, volunteer June Blackmon says monthly food distribution comes down to three simple things: “Logistics, logistics, logistics.”   Blackmon, who has volunteered at the church since 2012, says she and her fellow volunteers spend weeks organizing food, scheduling volunteers and

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Member Agency

You Help Provide Fresh Access for All

For many residents of Chester, Pennsylvania, fresh and healthy food options are by no means guaranteed. In a community with many living at or below the poverty line, the staff at CityTeam Chester witness firsthand the impact that their food pantry program has on the city’s residents, according to Anna

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Member Agency

2nd Annual Agency Appreciation Event presented by Aetna

Please take a moment to watch this year’s Agency Appreciation Event video. We hope you enjoy!     The Philabundance Agency Appreciation Event presented by Aetna is a celebration of the work done by you, our members, to drive hunger from our community today and end hunger for good. It

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COVID19

COVID19 Update: Klein Life Distribution

Philabundance is working with our partners to increase our distributions throughout the city. When possible, we are implementing drive-through distributions to help maintain social distancing while providing food to the community. At Klein Life, Philabundance delivers 400 boxes of food twice weekly to help feed families in Northeast Philadelphia. Our

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Member Agency

Announcing PantryBox – a Philabundance Initiative!

We are pleased to announce that beginning in August 2018, we will offer PantryBoxes to our agency partners on the Agency Express Menu.   PantryBoxes are a pre-packed, sealed box containing approximately 15 pounds of shelf-stable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat or fish, milk, cereal

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Member Agency

Member Agency Spotlight: Calvary Agape Community Outreach Service

By Sean Breslin | Manager of Recruitment, Community Food Programs   Calvary Agape Outreach Service serves West Philadelphia with food, clothing, and community events that continue to grow with new partnerships. Agency representative Theresa Woodall relies on a team of four dedicated volunteers to help her serve families in Haddington,

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Member Agency

Member Agency Spotlight: Triumphant Faith International Worship Center

By Devin Hunter | Member Relations Coordinator   This month we interviewed Shante Major from Triumphant Faith International Worship Center. Their community programs were founded by Pastors J and Sandra Brown in May 2002. TFIWC was founded on the principle of impacting the community, both near and far, with actionable love.

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Member Agency

Member Agency Spotlight: UrbanPromise

By Devin Hunter | Member Relations Coordinator   This month we interviewed Betsy McBride from UrbanPromise in Camden, NJ.  UrbanPromise began their Food Co-Op in November 2014, to answer the need for food for residents in the East Camden – West Pennsauken neighborhood of Delaware Gardens.  Camden remains a food desert.

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