Press Release: Share Food Program Receives $30K Grant from ACME Markets Foundation’s Breakfast for Kids Program
Share Food Program received a $30K grant from ACME Markets Foundation’s Breakfast for Kids program. The grant will be used to continue Share’s work of providing healthy meals to kids who need them all summer long. In summer 2023, Share offers breakfast and lunch for kids in partnership with 15 total clients, representing 8 schools and summer camps across 7 school districts in 5 counties.
Share’s Home Delivery Program Grew 300% in 2022
Home delivery now brings free Senior Food Boxes directly to over 3,500 seniors in the Greater Philadelphia area. Growing the home delivery program has allowed Share to provide boxes to seniors who are not able to make it to Senior Food Box pickups at one of the 85+ partner sites, and otherwise would not be able to access the food they need.
Cultural Food Justice Work in Philadelphia and Beyond
A Black History Month highlight of organizations led by Black people that are doing transformative food justice and food sovereignty work on a local and national level: Sankofa Community Farm, Philly Forests, Soil Generation, John Boyd, Jr., and Land Based Jawns.
What the Food Donation Improvement Act Means for Food Recovery
The Food Donation Improvement Act (FDIA) passed in Congress on December 21, 2022. By expanding existing food donation policy, the FDIA strengthens growing efforts to mitigate food waste and redirect surplus food to the millions of people currently experiencing food insecurity in the U.S.
Black Activists Who Built the Food Justice Movement
The movement for food justice in the U.S. has always been a movement for racial justice. For this year’s Black History Month, we’re continuing to highlight Black people who have radically impacted the U.S.’ food and farming systems, building up movements for food justice that increase community power and directly confront the racism at all levels of U.S. society and government.
Philly Food Rescue stocks 17 community fridges in Philadelphia for 24/7 food access
Philly Food Rescue at Share Food Program is proud to partner with the mutual aid network of community fridges throughout the city.
Our fridge partners are stocked and cleaned daily, ServSafe certified, and open to the public 24/7. The community is invited to take food, share food, and spread the word about alternative sharing economies of free, fresh groceries and dry goods within our neighborhoods.
Share’s SNAP-Ed partnership launches their first produce stands
Share Food Program’s SNAP-Ed partnership has four produce stands up and running. By the end of the 2023 school year, Share will be providing fresh produce through the stands at 17 Philadelphia public schools.
Press Release: Aqua Pennsylvania donates $450,000 to Share Food Program, launches multi-year partnership to fight hunger in Delaware County
Aqua’s donation, presented during an employee volunteer event, will support the build of Share’s new warehouse and their Delaware County operations to combat hunger.
Press Release: Rep. DeLissio announces $2.25M in state funding for local projects, including $1.75M to Share Food Program
Share Food Program and Guadenzia Foundation Inc. will receive state grants under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, state Rep. Pam DeLissio announced today. Share’s $1.75M grant will be used to build a new, welcoming area for volunteers and community members in organization’s warehouse in Nicetown.
Temple University Health – Episcopal Campus Food Pantry Secures Key Partnership with Share Food Program
Share Food Program is now the primary supplier for Temple University Health – Episcopal Campus’ food pantry, allowing the pantry to dramatically expand their reach.
Thanks to this new partnership, Clinical Dietitian Specialist Lisa Rasi and her team are about to see a lot more regulars. “This is going to dramatically expand our ability to provide for the community,” Rasi explains.
