OLEY VALLEY FOOD PANTRY
A Community Food Pantry located at Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church
WHAT IS THE OLEY VALLEY FOOD PANTRY?
![]() WHO BENEFITS?
More than 25 million Americans - including 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors - who receive emergency food assistance each year from Feeding America, the Nation's Food Bank network of charitable agencies.
FACTS ABOUT RURAL HUNGER
Challenges facing rural areas greatly differ from metro/urban areas:
HELPFUL CONTACTS
| The Oley Valley Food Pantry is held at Friedens Lutheran Church on the THIRD WEDNESDAY of each month from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
INCOME GUIDELINES
(2020-2021)
For further information, please call Friedens Lutheran Church at 610-987-6021.
2020 Food Pantry Dates & Starting Numbers 1/15/2020 101 2/19/2020 10 3/18/2020 4 4/15/2020 93 5/20/2020 55 6/17/2020 15 7/15/2020 41 8/19/2020 131 9/16/2020 83 10/21/2020 32 11/18/2020 144 12/16/2020 75 STATE FOOD PURCHASE PROGRAM
The State Food Purchase Program is Pennsylvania's key program designed to help meet the nutritional needs of those struggling with hunger. The past several PA budgets have substantially weakened this program. This has created a severe reduction in pounds of food available for distribution because of the combination of rising food prices and the underfunding of the State Food Purchase Program.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
![]() Awareness - Help us spread the word about our services. We need to reach all the families in our community who cannot afford to put food on the table.
Cash Donations - For every $1 donated, we can purchase $20 worth of food from the Helping Harvest Food Bank.
Volunteer - Share your time and talent to help us provide food for those people who are less fortunate. Join us the THIRD WEDNESDAY of each month anytime between 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Food Drives - Organize a food drive at your school, church or civic group. Challenge other civic groups to help us beat hunger.
Donations - We are always in need of items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, soap, paper products, etc. (these are items that we do not receive from the Helping Harvest Food Bank). Currently we need canned vegetables and fruit, canned tuna, cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, mac & cheese, canned chicken, small cans of coffee, small jars of peanut butter, and jelly.
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