Welcome to the heart of Helping Harvest! 💚 Our warehouse is where the magic happens- sourcing, storing, packing, distributing, and connecting with our volunteers and community 📦 Every action in our warehouse brings us one step closer to a hunger-free community Learn more about our mission at 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfyYB3u 📍117 Morgan Dr, Reading, PA 19608 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance #volunteers #community #berkscountypa
Helping Harvest Food Bank
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Reading, Pennsylvania 570 followers
Feeding the hungry since 1983.
About us
Helping Harvest (formerly known as Greater Berks Food Bank) has continued to successfully fulfill its mission “to feed the hungry” since opening in 1983. In our first year, 500,000 pounds of food was distributed to 12 food assistance programs to provide nourishment for the low income sector of our community. Today, we provide food and other resources to 300 partner agencies in our two county service area. This network consists of traditional food assistance programs such as food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Additionally, we operate several highly effective direct service programs. As the sole distribution center for food assistance in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, Helping Harvest is vital to the health of our community, housing an ever-rotating inventory of refrigerated, fresh, and frozen foods as well as other grocery store items. Annually, Helping Harvest provides nearly 10 million pounds of nourishment to people in need, and to the organizations that provide service to them. Food from our distribution center nourishes over 110,000 individuals throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties each year.
- Website
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http://www.helpingharvest.org
External link for Helping Harvest Food Bank
- Industry
- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1983
- Specialties
- food assistance, SNAP application assistance, and Volunteer Opportunities
Locations
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Primary
117 Morgan Dr
Reading, Pennsylvania 19608, US
Employees at Helping Harvest Food Bank
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David Delozier, Ph.D.
Experienced leader and executive in higher education and nonprofit philanthropy
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Robert Barto
Board Member at Humane Pennsylvania at Humane Pennsylvania
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Margarita Cosme
Medical Interpreter
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Jen Bauman
Development and Stewardship Manager at Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
Updates
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Making a real difference in the lives of seniors... The Senior Food Box Program provides a box of food every month to more than 2,100 low-income senior citizens. The box provides a supplement to the seniors’ normal purchases in an effort to ensure they receive foods of high nutritional value. Types of food included are: shelf-stable milk, juice, non-perishable dry goods, peanut butter, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. Helping Harvest delivers the boxes to 101 sites throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties. If you are over 60 years old and your household income is at or below 130 percent of the U.S. poverty level, you are eligible for free monthly food boxes. 📞 Call 610-926-5802 ext. 203 to learn more! 📍117 Morgan Dr, Reading, PA 19608 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance #volunteers #seniorcare
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When kids are fed, their futures are nourished. 🍉 To help make sure families and kids in our community and across the country have access to nutritious food, we partnered with @FeedingAmerica and @WeAreSinclair through the Sinclair Cares Summer Hunger Relief Campaign 🌎 Learn more about how you can support local programs like mobile meal sites and summer meals for kids 🔗 https://lnkd.in/etS6dvm3 #helpingharvest #feedingamerica #wearesinclair #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance
Sinclair Cares - Giving Back to Local Communities - Sinclair Broadcast Group
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At Helping Harvest we're dedicated to alleviating hunger in Berks and Schuylkill counties by providing over 9.5 million+ pounds of food to those in need annually... Our programs include Mobile Markets, Senior Food Boxes, and the Weekender Program, which supports over 4,200 at-risk children each week! Join us in making a difference- volunteer, donate, or spread the word. Together, we can fight hunger and bring hope to our community 💚 Visit 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfyYB3u to learn more! 📍117 Morgan Dr, Reading, PA 19608 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance #volunteers #seniorcare
Helping Harvest
https://helpingharvest.org
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If you’ve ever volunteered with us in the warehouse, in the office, or off-site, the chances of you working alongside Mary are high! 👀 Over the last 3 years, Mary has volunteered over 800 hours! While she doesn’t have a favorite volunteer activity, you can usually find her at Mobile Markets, doing data entry in the office, or in the warehouse! 🍏 In her spare time, Mary loves to go on exploration missions with her cat, Lucky, and jam out to Alt-Rock, Rock, R&B, and more…but NOT opera! 😺🎶 If given the chance to only eat one food for the rest of her life, it would be a toss-up between watermelon and chocolate! 🍉🍫 “Volunteering at Helping Harvest is as much about the people and comradery, as helping families in need.”-Mary 💚 Learn more about becoming a volunteer here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCs37ZeN 📍117 Morgan Dr, Reading, PA 19608 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance #volunteers
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Looking for food assistance in your community? Providing fresh food is what we do and we're happy to provide for you! Give us a call today 610-926-5802 💚 One of our team members will be happy to assist you on the phone and let you know what resources are available to you! #helpingharvest #freshfood #freshingredients #nonprofitorganization
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Thank you to Woodforest Charitable Foundation for presenting a check for $3,410.00 to support our Weekender Program 💚🍎 Pictured here are Monserrate Reyes, Branch Manager at Woodforest National Bank in Temple, and Jay Worrall, President of Helping Harvest ⭐ This gift will help us purchase kid-friendly, nutritious food to send home with kids over the weekend during the school year 🎒 📍117 Morgan Dr, Reading, PA 19608 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #foodassistance #volunteers #checkdonation
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A big thank you to the Community Health Workers from Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for joining our Helping Harvest Mobile Market in Mahanoy City earlier this June! ❤️🩺🍏 Your smiling faces, time, and dedication made this event a huge success ☺️👏 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #geisingerstlukeshospital #localevent #foodmarket
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Happy 4th of July from Helping Harvest 🇺🇸 We will be CLOSED TODAY & TOMORROW- Have a great 4th of July Weekend! 💚🎇 #helpingharvest #nonprofitorganization #4thofjuly
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First, they’re sour; then, they’re sweet: The perfect, refreshing addition to your day --- check out how these limes of ours can be your next main squeeze! 💚 Recipes: Salata - Afghan Salad: https://lnkd.in/eQTzWXkF Frosted Watermelon Rosemary Slushy: https://lnkd.in/eK5kivqp Tropical Coconut Popsicles: https://lnkd.in/e6mrj3wi Shrimp Ceviche: https://lnkd.in/eMinkzr5
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