Thank You for Helping Fight Hunger

February 17, 2021
5:48 pm

The 2020 holiday season looked a lot different for many in the Philadelphia region, including Philabundance. We are so grateful to our wonderful donors and friends in the community who came together — whether virtually or at safe distances – to ensure that the annual events we have come to rely on to stock our warehouses through the tough winter months were successful.

• Over 600 Porsche, Mopar, Tesla, Corvette and Jeep club members participated in a literal food drive. The Phil-A-Trunk drive-through donation event raised an astonishing 42,155 pounds of food and $22,325 for Philabundance!

• Despite major changes to the schedule of events in order to maintain social distance and keep all participants safe, the 93.3 WMMR Preston & Steve Camp Out for Hunger kicked of its 23rd annual event on November 16, 2020. By the end of the week-long event, monetary donations in excess of $1.7 million were collected and volunteers had logged over 200 hours unloading more than 2.5 million pounds of food from generous individuals, groups and businesses. Special thanks and congratulations to Business Challenge winners: Subaru, Comcast and Unilever.

• In what is usually an in-studio evening of generosity, the 2020 6abc Telethon raised nearly $63,000 to help drive hunger from our communities while maintaining social distance with Philabundance staff taking calls from the Galloway warehouse location. We are so grateful to 6abc for being able to adapt their annual telethon, food drive and hunger series to ensure everyone in our region remained informed about the increases in hunger and ways to help our neighbors in need. The six-part holiday hunger series can be found on our website. (Look for the 6ABC Holiday Hunger Series in the News section under “About Us” on the home page.)

• The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) conducted a fundraiser beginning in early November to benefit Philabundance. At an event on December 12, 2020 at the Navy Yard, the group gathered to donate more than 40,000 pounds of dry food product collected. Thank you NAAAP for being fantastic partners!

Helping fight hunger during 2020 - volunteers load food into a car at distribution site

Photos courtesy of Chorus Photography

Philabundance Awards 49 Member Agencies with Capacity Grants

June 18, 2025

Philabundance has announced $250,000 in 2025–2027 Capacity Grants for 49 member agencies across Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. This funding will provide the operational capital needed to allow organizations to remain flexible and able to adapt to changing needs.

From faith-based institutions in Delaware County to social service agencies meeting the needs of diverse families across Philadelphia County, the 2025–2027 Philabundance Capacity grantees are among the hundreds of organizations that partner with Philabundance to support the more than 600,000 individuals in our region experiencing food insecurity.

The grantees include

Bucks County: Bucks County Opportunity Council; Faith Baptist Church
Delaware County: Blessed Virgin Mary; Loaves & Fishes; Prayer Chapel Church of God in Christ
Mercer County: Prince of Peace Center
Montgomery County: Bethel Community Church; ElderNet of Lower Merion and Narberth; Grace Lutheran Norristown; Love Works Resource Center; Mitzvah Circle; Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard; Patrician Society
Philadelphia County: African Family Health Organization; Alexander McClure Elementary School; Bebashi; Bethany Missionary Baptist Church; Breaking Bread on Broad; Bright Hope Baptist Church; Broad Street Love; Brothers of Strawberry Mansion; Calvary Agape Outreach Services; Casa Del Carmen; Cast Your Cares; Christ Apostolic WOSEM; Community Center at Visitation; Episcopal Community Services; The Family Practice & Counseling Network; First Church Worship Center; Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry; Grace Community Christian Center; Kensington Health Sciences Academy; Lutheran Settlement House; Mighty Writers; Mi Salud Wellness; Nationalities Services Center; North Light Community Center; Old Pine Community Center; Open Door Ministries; Our Brothers Place; Paul L Dunbar School; Project H.O.M.E.; Southwest Family Service Center; St. Paul Outreach; Word In Action International Ministries
York County: Bethlehem Baptist Church; Mattie Dixon Community Center
Southern New Jersey: Puerto Rican Unity for Progress; SisterHood Inc.

Philabundance Capacity Grants help improve each organization’s ability to operate more efficiently and deliver effective food distribution programs and services. To date, $4.4 million dollars in Philabundance Capacity Grants have been allocated for capacity-building infrastructure, such as refrigerators, freezers, refrigerated vans and technology to empower community partners and improve the food distribution network.

“As federal resources continue to shrink and hunger remains a distressing reality in the Greater Philadelphia region, community-based nonprofits are often a lifeline for families in need of healthy food,” said Loree D. Jones Brown, CEO of Philabundance. “Investing directly in our partners and their infrastructure allows us to swiftly and efficiently meet the needs of thousands of our friends and neighbors experiencing food insecurity.”

“Breaking Bread on Broad is [very] grateful for the new refrigerators we will be able to purchase with our Philabundance grant,” said Dan Seltzer, co-leader of Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB). “Breaking Bread on Broad is the food pantry of Congregation Rodeph Shalom whose mission is to provide our neighbors in need with food, diapers and period supplies each week. With this grant, we will be able to provide our BBoB neighbors with more fresh fruits, vegetables, and protein to better feed their families.”

“With this funding, Casa Del Carmen will invest in critical hardware—such as commercial refrigeration, durable shelving, metal prep-table and mini hand pallet jack—that will enhance the efficiency and reliability of our food pantry operations,” said Janet DeJesus, office manager at Casa Del Carmen. “These improvements will allow us to store more fresh and nutritious food, reduce waste, and serve our neighbors more quickly and with greater dignity. By strengthening our infrastructure, we are not only improving daily logistics but also deepening our commitment to food security and community well-being.”