HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank recently received a $10,000 grant from the Community Giving Foundation’s Berwick Health and Wellness Fund to support youth programs at its partner agencies in the Berwick area.
“We are incredibly thankful to the Community Giving Foundation’s Berwick Health and Wellness fund for their generous support the past three years,” said Joe Arthur, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “Their gift is an inspiring example of a community foundation collaborating to help ensure that nobody in Central Pennsylvania goes hungry. Support like this makes all the difference, especially in a time when families are working so hard to get back on their feet in the wake of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The two Berwick area agencies that directly benefit from this grant are the Berwick YMCA in Berwick, and For the Cause, a community organization in Berwick. Both will use the money they receive to advance their youth feeding programs.
The Berwick Health and Wellness Fund is the original and largest fund of the Community Giving Foundation. Its purpose is to improve the health and welfare of residents and communities in eastern Columbia and western Luzerne Counties. For more information on the BHWF, visit www.csgiving.org.
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About Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce hunger in 27 counties across Pennsylvania. By working with more than 1,200 local agencies and partner programs, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank serves thousands of people in need every month. For more information on the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and its mission to reduce hunger in Pennsylvania, visit centralpafoodbank.org or call 717-564-1700.
