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- EIN 22-2456238
- (610) 926-5802
- 117 Morgan Dr Sinking Spg PA 19608-1755 USA
- www.berksfoodbank.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Food Programs, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The mission of the greater berks food bank (gbfb) is to feed the hungry by acquiring and distributing food to people in need. Gbfb is a non-profit, hunger relief organization founded in 1983 and serves berks and schuylkill counties. Gbfb accepts government commodities, produce, food and non food grocery products donated by both national and local food manufacturers and distributors, as well as concerned community individuals who conduct food drives. Through the efforts of the gbfb operations, approximately 7. 1 million pounds of grocery products were distributed to low income individuals and families. The food is distributed free of charge to those in need.
Programs: Gbfb distributes food and grocery products through a network of over 300 grassroots and community programs that are exempt under irs 501(c)(3), that offer a broad variety of services including homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food cupboards, and after school programs and direct service programs. Food supplied by the gbfb provided more than 1,590,000 meals at soup kitchens and shelters. An average of 41,500 individuals received food packages monthly from a food pantry/cupboard. Gbfb operates a warehouse and fleet of distribution vehicles, and employs 15 individuals.
the gbfb develops and supplies the resources needed for operation of the backpack program. This program provides a backpack of food to elementary school students every friday at the end of the school day. Outreach is conducted at the school, typically by the school nurse who identifies the children eligible to participate. Gbfb supports 14 backpack program sites throughout berks county by providing the food and grocery products needed to fill a total of almost 1,300 backpacks weekly. Gbfb is actively working to expand this program to serve more children.
through gbfb's management of the commodity supplemental food program, 1,329 low income senior citizens living in berks and schuylkill counties receive a tote filled with nutritional food every month. This package contains food of high nutritional value and is a supplement for the senior citizens diets. Each month the gbfb delivers the prepackaged totes to more than 82 distribution locations including low income senior high rises.