In celebration of National Avocado Day (July 31), The GIANT Company donated 60,000 avocados to Philabundance and with Avocados From Mexico, hosted the fifth annual Top Guac competition at Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK). Teams comprising pairs of PCK students and staff and GIANT store managers went pit-to-pit to mash, stir,
When school pauses for the summer, school-provided lunches pause with it. Philabundance and The GIANT Company fill that gap for children in Philabundance’s nine-county service area through the Summer LunchBox Program. This year, the program runs the entire 10-week span of summer, June 17 – Aug. 22. Together, Philabundance and
This Giving Tuesday we once again joined 6ABC for the Annual Holiday Food Drive! The Holiday Food Drive raises funds to help Philabundance in our mission to relieve hunger today and end hunger for good. From 4 pm-6:30 pm, 6ABC broadcasted a series of news segments while volunteers waited
It was less than 18 months ago Philabundance staff, donors, and community partners gathered in North Philadelphia to break ground on the future site of the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK)—but on September 22, the scene at 2224 N. 10th Street looked much different. Joined by elected officials, both local and
After 20 years without a solid working space, the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) has finally found a home at 2224 N. 10th Street in North Philadelphia just in time for our 20th anniversary. Our new home will allow us to work with more students and increase the length of the
You’re getting a glimpse of the progress we’ve made as of May 21 at the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) construction site. Located on the 2200 block of North Tenth Street, PCK is our culinary arts and life skills training program for low-to-no income individuals. When the new facility opens
Cooking for guests at a Philadelphia homeless shelter, Tyrone Williams gives people one piece of advice. “I just tell them, you’ve got to keep striving,” he says. Tyrone, 34, persevered through his 14 weeks in Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK), a culinary- and life-skills program for adults looking for a fresh start.
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way everyone does business, and the Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK) is no different. Our day to day operations have certainly changed over the past few weeks, but we are still here for our city, neighbors and you! Here’s what we’ve been up to: