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March 8, 2023
Gov. Shapiro Budget: “Share Food Program supports every investment into nourishing children”
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Gov. Shapiro is calling for $38.5 million to continue the state’s Universal Free Breakfast Program for 1.7 million PA kids and cover the full cost of lunches for 22,000 students who qualify for reduced-price lunches.
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February 21, 2023
Part 2. Black People Building Food Sovereignty in Philly and Beyond
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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.
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February 20, 2023
What the Food Donation Improvement Act Means for Food Recovery
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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.
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February 1, 2023
Part 1. Black Activists Who Built the Food Justice Movement
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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.
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January 31, 2023
Share Food Program to Host Delaware County Food Drive, Calls for Community Support
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Beginning in March 2023, Share Food Program is collecting food donations to help feed families across the region.
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January 13, 2023
Media Advisory: MLK Day of Service Events at Share Food Program
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On Monday, January 16th, Share Food Program is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through service, collaboration, nourishment, and empowerment to neighbors in need throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.
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December 21, 2022
Philly Food Rescue stocks community fridges for 24/7 food access
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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.
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December 12, 2022
Share’s SNAP-Ed partnership launches their first produce stands
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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.
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November 21, 2022
Press Release: Aqua Pennsylvania donates $450,000 to Share Food Program, launches multi-year partnership to fight hunger in Delaware County
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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.
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October 28, 2022
Press Release: Rep. DeLissio announces $2.25M in state funding for local projects, including $1.75M to Share Food Program
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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.
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September 22, 2022
Temple University Health – Episcopal Campus Food Pantry Secures Key Partnership with Share Food Program
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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.
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September 12, 2022
Press Release: Share Food Program to Receive Nourishing Neighbors Donations Made at ACME Markets Foundation Stores in September
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Share Food Program has been selected as a charity partner for ACME Markets Foundation and will receive donations from its annual Nourishing Neighbors campaign which helps to ensure every child has access to a healthy breakfast. All donations made at 13 ACME Markets Foundation stores throughout Delaware and Montgomery Counties will be used to help Share Food Program ensure that all children can receive nutritious breakfasts, through our work managing the National School Lunch Program across the region, and our partnerships with food pantries serving our region’s families.
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September 7, 2022
Share partners with BookSmiles to distribute 44,000+ books
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Since January 2022, Share has partnered with BookSmiles to deliver 496 cases—that’s over 44,000 books—to kids and families throughout the Philadelphia region. Books are delivered to folks through Share’s pantry network, SNAP-Ed classes, and Philly Food Rescue.
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August 18, 2022
Free Food Gardening Class at Nice Roots Farm
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Share Food Program’s Nice Roots Farm is excited to be hosting a free, hands-on food gardening class on Wednesday, September 7 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. In just two hours, folks will learn everything they need to know about starting a container vegetable garden for the Fall.
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June 7, 2022
Press Release: Yards Brewing, BruYou and Share Food Program Launch Program to Fight Hunger Through Drinking Beer
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BruYou, the Philadelphia-based drink buying app, is teaming up with Yards Brewing Co. and Share Food Program in an effort to support the fight against hunger. From now until June 30, 2022, $1 from every “Yards Share Beer” purchased through the BruYou app will go to Share Food Program.
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June 3, 2022
Press Release: County Commissioners Award Share Food Program $3.12M for Emergency Food Distribution Hub
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The $3.12M Food Infrastructure Grant, awarded to Share Food Program by the Montgomery County Commissioners, will enable Share to create an emergency food distribution hub to serve Montgomery County residents.
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April 21, 2022
Press Release: Share Food Program, DoorDash’s Project DASH Mark Delivery Milestone of Thousands of Food Boxes Provided to Seniors
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Share Food Program, the largest-serving hunger relief organization and food bank in the Philadelphia region, and DoorDash today celebrated the mark of 5,000 food boxes delivered to neighbors experiencing food insecurity, as a part of a partnership with DoorDash’s Project DASH.
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April 13, 2022
Press Release: Evans Spotlights $1 Million in Funding for Share Food Program
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Congressman Dwight Evans (D-Pa.-3rd) held a news conference Wednesday to highlight $1 million in new federal funding he recently secured for the Share Food Program, the largest independent food bank in Pennsylvania, which distributes nourishing food to hundreds of partner pantries in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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November 21, 2021
Press Release: Community Partners Work Together to Provide Hunger Relief to Families who Remain Displaced by Hurricane Ida
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YWCA Tri-County Area and Share Food Program are among the many community-based organizations working together with Montgomery County to provide hunger relief to families as they recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ida in September. More than 436 individuals in 208 households in Montgomery County were displaced by the storm.
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November 8, 2021
Press Release: Share Food Program announces emergency relief fund
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In the wake of historic emergencies in and around the Philadelphia region in recent months, Share Food Program has created the Share Relief Fund, enabling and empowering the organization to quickly respond to the most urgent and unforeseen food needs of our neighbors when emergency strikes and hunger spikes.
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September 7, 2021
Press Release: Share Food Program to Receive Nourishing Neighbors Donations Made at Local ACME Stores in September
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Share Food Program has been selected as a charity partner for ACME and will receive donations from its annual Nourishing Neighbors Breakfast for Kids campaign. All donations made at 17 different stores throughout Delaware and Montgomery counties will be used to assist Share’s mission to distribute healthy, necessary food to the region’s most vulnerable communities and families. Share expects to feed upwards of 350,000 children in the next year alone.
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August 11, 2021
Press Release: Delaware County awards 5-Year Contract to Share Food Program to manage County’s Charitable Food Program
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In a concerted effort to combat hunger and food insecurity, Delaware County Council approved a five-year contract with Share Food Program on July 21 to manage the charitable food system within the county.
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July 12, 2021
Press Release: Share Food Program acquires Philly Food Rescue from Uplift Solutions
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On July 1, 2021, Philly Food Rescue, one of the largest food rescue organizations in the region, transitioned from Uplift Solutions to Share Food Program, the largest food bank and hunger relief organization in the region. This move will have an incredible impact in the fight against hunger in Philadelphia, as well as save even more food from landfills each year.
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April 12, 2021
A Letter from Share Food Program
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The Share Food Program family mourns the passing of former Executive Director Steveanna Wynn, who led Share’s fight against hunger for more than 30 years. Steveanna was widely respected as a fierce, passionate warrior for food justice.
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October 8, 2020
Power moves: New leadership at Community Design Collaborative, Penn State Abington and Musicopia
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Share Food Program names Malcolm Conner COO, and Marjorie Morris director of communications and external relations.
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October 8, 2020
Inquirer: Idle school bus drivers in Ridley dispatched to deliver food to student families
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Yellow as a No. 2 pencil, a school bus rolls up and down Eddystone’s working-class streets one gray morning. It’s an odd sight in the time of COVID-19. Many of the kids in the Ridley School District, which includes about 10 communities, including Eddystone, are learning remotely these days. Read More
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October 8, 2020
Sanatoga Post Features Share Food Program
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Monday (Sept. 28, 2020) distribution of meals for students of families in need within the Pottsgrove School District will be accompanied by an added bonus: boxes of fresh produce, dairy items, and protein collected from regional farmers and retailers and being offered for free to any district resident.
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