Tag: philabundance
Biden returns to Philly food bank for MLK Jr. Day volunteering
President Biden helped workers at Philabundance pack food for those in need. It’s the third time he’s volunteered at the Philly food bank.
4 months ago
Listen 1:02Summer EBT program expands food assistance to students across the Delaware Valley
“The people we serve talk about having more month than money,” said Philabundance CEO, as USDA moves to make summer EBT program a permanent fixture.
4 months ago
Philabundance and other nonprofits get help from additional Pennsylvania tax credit funding
An extra $35 million in tax credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program is designed to help for-profit companies do more for nonprofits.
6 months ago
Phillies, Philabundance, and Citizens Bank team up to help those who are food insecure
Philabundance is getting help from the Phillies and Citizens Bank to pay for meals for food insecure families, which has been on the rise since the pandemic.
2 years ago
Philabundance teams ups with elected leaders to offer meals during Ramadan
The food giveaway is tied to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the breaking of fast each night and sharing food with those in need.
2 years ago
Bidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during Philabundance stop
Before heading to the warehouse floor where conveyor belts carried cardboard boxes full of donated food, Biden said the child tax credit needed to be renewed.
2 years ago
Philabundance, Norma’s Kitchen partner to pack fresh meals, give Afghan refugees a taste of home
Philabundance is partnering with a Cherry Hill restaurant to pack up fresh meals that will give Afghan evacuees a taste of home in our area.
3 years ago
‘Pass the Love’: Michelle Obama’s campaign to fight food insecurity coming to Philly
Former first lady Michelle Obama is bringing “Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi,” a campaign to fight food insecurity, to Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Biden volunteers at Philabundance for MLK Day of Service
Biden and his wife, Jill, joined an assembly line to help fill about 150 boxes with fresh fruit and non-perishables for those in need.
3 years ago
Philabundance donations earn you free admission to ‘Polar Express’ screening at drive-in
Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a food drive benefiting Philabundance, along with a free screening of the 2004 animated film “Polar Express.”
3 years ago
Philabundance says cyber thieves took nearly $1M in a scam this year
The local nonprofit Philabundance provides food to people in need. It lost nearly $1 million this year when a scammer pretended to be a construction company.
3 years ago
Philabundance is training chefs in a $12-million facility built on a vacant city lot
Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.
4 years ago
Food pantries hit with more need, less supply during pandemic
Organizations that feed those in need have been forced to change the way they operate during the pandemic.
4 years ago
Listen 3:29Suddenly ‘out of a job’ Philadelphians line up for boxes of free food
The city of Philadelphia and its nonprofit partners are distributing boxes of free food at a growing list of sites located in neighborhoods across the city.
4 years ago
New Philabundance kitchen in North Philly a ‘dream come true’
The Philabundance Community Kitchen has outgrown its current space. It’ll move into a much larger space in North Philly next year.
5 years ago