Harrisburg, PA – The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank announced today it received a grant for $50,000 from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S., which will be used to support the food security network in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. “We are honored to receive this generous gift from Bayer Fund,” said Joe [...]
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Executive Director Joe Arthur shared remarks with Members of Congress from the U.S. House Agriculture Committee during the Pennsylvania Farm Show on January 13, 2023. The forum was hosted by newly elected chair of the Committee, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) whose district overlaps the Food Bank's service territory. The Farm [...]
Food Bank also announces officers for the Board of Directors The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank recently appointed three new members to its Board of Directors. They will serve 2-year terms. Dr. Oralia Dominic is the Medical Policy Research Analyst and Chief Medical Officer at Highmark Inc. As a Board member, she will serve on [...]
Policy Memo: Food Price Inflation as of November 2022 On Tuesday, December 13, the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the November 2022 Consumer Price Index, or CPI, which is a measure of change in the prices of common goods and services purchased by American consumers, such as food, [...]
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Receives $7,500 Grant To Support Youth Programs in Berwick HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank recently received a $7,500 grant from the Community Giving Foundation: Berwick to support youth programs at its partner agencies in the Berwick area. “We are incredibly thankful to the Community Giving Foundation: Berwick [...]
(Photo Courtesy of Penn Live)Bold Goal 2025 Plan (Refresh 2022)IntroductionThe Central Pennsylvania Food Bank embarked upon its Bold Goal 2025 Plan in 2015 and has continued to make progress each year, even during the COVID pandemic that resulted in massive increases in food insecurity in 2020 and 2021. This Plan was refreshed in 2022 to [...]
November 18 was an incredible day! The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank raised $160,084 in just 24hrs. That's EXTRAORDINARY and it's all because of YOU, the more than 1,100 donors who gave to us during this incredible day. Lancaster, thank you for helping us end hunger in your community. Together we can...because food is more! [...]
Veterans are heroes living alongside us. Pennsylvania has the fourth-largest veterans' population in the country at nearly 700,000 strong, and quite a few of those make their home in central Pennsylvania. These vets and their families have made tremendous sacrifices in the fight to protect our freedoms, yet unfortunately, many must also fight food insecurity. [...]
Donation will help provide meals for those in need in the 27 counties served by the Food Bank Harrisburg, PA – The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank announced today it received a grant for $50,000 from the Nationwide Foundation to provide meals for thousands in need throughout the 27 central PA counties served by the [...]
Grant will support child hunger programs in central Pennsylvania Sheetz for the Kidz visits the Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg this summer. The Boys and Girls Club was one of the summer feeding sites that partnered with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in the summer of 2022 and is supported by the Sheetz for [...]
