The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank (CPFB) announced it received a $100,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to aid in its response to the COVID-19 crisis. The gift will be used to help meet the needs of food insecure residents of central Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 crisis.
To feed children and their families, as well as all those facing hunger during this time, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is packing and distributing boxes of crisis response food. All crisis response boxes contain approximately 25 pounds of shelf-stable food as well as fresh milk, produce, and meat. To reduce barriers, the CPFB provides all crisis response food to its partners at no cost. The funding from the PNC Foundation will help underwrite the costs of procuring, packing, and distributing the crisis response food.
The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and PNC share a large footprint in central Pennsylvania. The food bank serves 27 counties, many of which overlap with PNC's market, including Centre, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties. Some of the work the food bank has been doing in these areas will be supported by the grant, including biweekly crisis response distributions across Harrisburg supported by the Harrisburg School District and the Harrisburg Police Department; weekly crisis response distributions by PowerPacks in Lancaster County, a partner of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank; continuation of BackPack programs while schools remain closed in York County; and distribution of grab-and-go meals and crisis response boxes to youth feeding sites across Centre County.
Families looking to access food in central Pennsylvania should visit http://www.centralpafoodbank.org and click on the Find Food feature. Families can also call the food bank's Food Stamps Helpline at 877-999-5964.
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