Whitehall Food Pantry | ststephenswhitehall

The Whitehall Food Pantry
to serve the community by extending a helping hand
Open Mondays 6 pm - 8 pm by Appointment
Contact Telephone: 484-246-5715

The Whitehall Food Pantry was established in 1974 at St Stephen's Church and has been serving Whitehall and surrounding community residents in need ever since.

About 50% of the food supplies have been obtained from the Second Harvest Food Bank (state & federal grants based on the number of recipients). Second Harvest serves six counties in Northeastern PA distributing over four million pounds of food each year through 84 food pantries like ours. However, in more recent months, we along with Second Harvest are experiencing serious declines in food supply due to political and economic pressures.

The remaining food supply comes from individual donations and a generous community effort with the active collaboration of Whitehall churches; including Faith Lutheran (Whitehall), St John's Lutheran (Fullerton), First Presbyterian (Hokendauqua), St John's UCC (Mickley), and St John's UCC (Fullerton), and individuals from other churches and the community who both drop off food and volunteer.

Civic groups and area businesses play a large part in our support, as well.

Every Monday morning, Whitehall Food Pantry volunteers pick up several cases of food from the Giant Food Store in Coplay, Redners Market, Whitehall and Weis Markets in Whitehall. Chick-fil A and Egypt Star Bakery also provide regular food donations.

Many volunteers across our community give of their time which is the cornerstone for sustainability and growth of the food pantry.

The Impact

The Whitehall Food Pantry continues to expand its outreach, servicing approximately 165 different families each month and over 4,600 individuals in the course of a year. Some of our families just need short-term emergency aid while others suffer continuing situations.

How Can You Help?

+ Donate food

+ Donate money

+ Donate your time