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Souper Bowl of Caring for Lancaster County
The Lancaster Church of the Brethren is passionate about giving back to the community. During a two-hour event, our (young) neighbors raised over $4,000 and 1,300 pounds of food for our neighbors in need! But it didn’t end with cans of food or dollars in a jar… It’s...
The Ordinarily Invisible Were Seen During the Height of COVID-19
At the Lancaster County Food Hub, our doors have remained open, and we have continued to serve our neighbors through the COVID-19 global pandemic. Our emergency Winter Shelter was extended through April, which allowed us to meet the urgent needs of our community. Our...
Raquel’s Story: 23 years of service with the Food Hub
Raquel Resto is one of our superstar employees at the Lancaster County Food Hub. Raquel is known not only as the Clothing Bank Coordinator, but as someone who truly cares about our community. This month we are celebrating Raquel’s 15-year work anniversary. But Raquel...
How to Help: Without Spending a Dime
We are so grateful for our community stepping up to meet the needs of our neighbors during this time of uncertainty! Here are 5 easy ways to support the Lancaster County Food Hub, without even spending a dime! 1. Follow us on social media! We actively post to our...
Updates at the Food Hub: Moving Forward Despite COVID-19
As you are aware, we have continued to provide food distributions on our normal schedule throughout the COVID-19 pandemic so that anyone needing food has a resource they can utilize. In order to do so, we have made modifications to our delivery service which has...
Giving Through A Game: An Easy Way to Partner with the Food Hub
The Gibson Family partnered with the Lancaster County Food Hub, and showed our community how to make generosity FUN! The Gibson Family's 4 children, Corban, Ava, Abby, and Emmy split into two teams to see who could buy the most items for the Lancaster County Food Hub!...
a NEW Initiative Happening at the Hub
We are so excited to share with you about the Food Pharmacy, a new project that will impact many individuals. The Food Pharmacy is a pilot project led by Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) where the Lancaster Food Hub serves as a host site. The premise behind this...
The Food Hub: On the Air
The Lancaster County Food Hub was recently featured on By the Way, with Fun 101.3 FM. Hosted by Tom Richards, the radio show features individuals and organizations in the Lancaster community who are influencing and helping others. Gail Rittenhouse, Executive Director...
The Grocery Outlet’s 5 for 5 Campaign
The Rohrerstown Grocery Outlet is partnering with the Lancaster County Food Hub for a 5 for 5 Campaign. Every July the Grocery Outlet facilitates a generous campaign and choses a local organization to give back. This year, the proceeds are benefiting the Lancaster...
The “Out of The Bag” Experience
Whether you're coming in for service, or you're a volunteer joining us to serve, your experience at the Food Hub matters. We want you to feel valued, loved and appreciated when you come through the doors of the Lancaster Food Hub, no matter who you are. - When you...
Lancaster’s Community Meals
Check out the community meals offered in Lancaster County below! Learn More About Us!Connect Contact Us Get Our E-mails Get Involved Volunteer Donate Events & Happenings Get to Know The Hub Meet Our Staff Board of Directors...
Who We Are: A Resource
Our Community is inspired, fresh and full of flavor! Just last week, one woman picked up food from the Food Hub to prepare for a community meal. Our hats go off to individuals like Christina and her team from St. Anne’s church, who prepare delicious meals at St....
Community Partnership: Pepperidge Farm
The Lancaster County Food Hub partnered with Pepperidge Farm to provide food for families at Ross Elementary School. The Pepperidge Farm staff filled 135 backpacks with food for students and their families. The Lancaster County Food Hub visited the Denver Plant of...
24th Annual Auntie Anne’s C.A.R.E.S. Charity Golf Tournament
Caring for people is at the core of Auntie Anne's and is the purpose upon which "Auntie" Anne Beiler founded the company. The proceeds raised this year will benefit Auntie Anne's national charitable partner, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, PAL (Police Athletic...
Service Spotlight
“She is wearing an American flag shirt today, and she has a story to share,” exclaimed one of our Food Hub team members. And Linda does have quite a story to share. She has been coming to the Lancaster County Food Hub for over 4 years. Linda shared, "I am an...
Lancaster County Food Hub 2019 Annual Breakfast
We recently hosted our 2019 Annual Breakfast on May 16 at Highland Presbyterian Church. We were excited to have the Secretary of Education, Pedro A. Rivera, as our keynote speaker. Connect Contact Us Get Our E-mails Get Involved Volunteer Donate ...
The Extra Ordinary Give
The Extra Ordinary Give is Lancaster County's largest day of giving! November 22, 2019 In just 7 days of giving, the ExtraGive has inspired more than $42 MILLION benefiting more than 500 community benefit organizations. Save the date for November 22 and get ready to...
Introducing Lancaster County Food Hub
Our organization was founded in 1947 by a Council of Churches that came together to be a unified voice for the church and was appropriately established as the Lancaster County Council of Churches. Over the years, the organization grew and developed into a large social...
