Local Food Pantry Information

Rep. Patty Kim    April 1, 2020 | 12:15 PM

ALLISON HILL COMMUNITY MINISTRY FOOD PANTRY

Address: The Rock Church, 1501 Market St., Harrisburg

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

BETHANY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE FOOD PANTRY

Phone: 717-545-1633

Address: 1605 Parkway West, Harrisburg

Serves residents in the 17112-zip code

First and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

THE CROSSPOINT FOOD PANTRY

Phone: 717-580-1048

Address: 6570 Mifflin Ave., Harrisburg

Website: www.xpointumc.org

Serves residents in the 17103, 17109 and 17111-zip codes. Open on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.

THE CUPBOARD AT CALVARY

Phone: 717-545-0021

Address: Calvary United Methodist Church, 4700 Locust Lane, Harrisburg

Website: www.calvaryuniteddmethodist.org

Serves residents in the 17109, 17111 and 17112-zip codes.

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY

Phone: 717-233-6889

Address: Messiah Lutheran Church, Sixth and Forster Streets, Harrisburg

Website: www.ecumenicalfoodpantry.wordpress.com

9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Wednesday when the morning shift closes at 11:30 a.m.

GREATER ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Phone: 717-541-0388

Address: 212 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg

Website: www.greaterzionbaptist.org

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every third Monday of the month.

HARRISBURG BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH

Phone: 717-561-2170

Address: 2217 Derry St., Harrisburg

Website: www.harrisburgbic.org

Second Thursdays of the month, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and every fourth Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

KINGDOM EMBASSY

Phone: 717-236-8600

Address: 2111 North Fourth Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110

CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Phone: 717-939-7700

Address: 1010 Orchard Drive, Steelton, Pennsylvania, 17113

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK

Phone: 717-564-1700

Address: 3908 Corey Road, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109

This statewide non-profit offers surplus food to charities, pantries, soup kitchens, and non-profits in Dauphin County. Those locations then distribute the groceries and foods to the low income, seniors, and needy in the county.

HARRISBURG FOOD MINISTRY

Phone: 717-761-2933

Distributes food from 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel AME Church, 1721 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg, and 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Brethren, 219 Hummel St., Harrisburg.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER

Phone: 717-236-1523

Address: 21 S. River St., Harrisburg

Website: www.isc76.org

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Phone: 717-232-8946

Address: 2339 N. Sixth St., Harrisburg

Operates a food bank from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday.

OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FOOD PANTRY

Phone: 717-233-1014

Address: 121 N. Third St.

Website: www.olbsharrisburg.org

Open every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clients are limited to one visit per month.

MARY’S HELPERS FOOD PANTRY

Phone: 717-985-1332

Address: Prince of Peace Church, 815 S. Second St., Steelton

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI FOOD BANK

Phone: 717-232-1003

Address: 1459 Zarker St., Harrisburg

Serves residents by appointment only in the 17103 and 17104 zip codes in Allison Hill area. Saturdays from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

LIVING WATER COMMUNITY CHURCH

Phone: 717-564-5003

Address: 206 Oakleigh Ave., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17111

You need an appointment in order to use this food bank. Bags of groceries, food, canned goods, and more is passed out to those that qualify.

The Islamic Center of Pennsylvania

Phone: 717-608-5532

Address: 5138 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17050

Providing food bank assistance to neighbors every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Community Room.

Central Dauphin School District

Phone: 717-545-4703

Drive-through distribution of breakfast and lunch.

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

This first-come, first-served program is for all resident children in the district ages 18 and under, but children must be present.

Locations:

  • Central Dauphin East High School
  • Swatara Middle School

Harrisburg School District

Phone: 717-703-4000

Grab and Grow Breakfast and Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Family food boxes donated by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank are available on a first come, first served basis from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Locations:

  • Foose School 
  • Rowland Academy 
  • John Harris Campus 
  • Downey School 
  • Ben Franklin School 
  • Cougar Academy (located in the rear of the Lincoln Administration Building)

Steelton-Highspire School District

Phone: 717-704-3800

Free “grab and go” breakfast and lunch bags will be distributed daily to any child 18 and younger. Both meals will be given at the same time, although the breakfast items being provided are intended for the following day.

Distributions will run each weekday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Locations:

  • Memorial Park concession stand in Highspire
  • East End Park
  • Mt. Zion Church
  • New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Steelton
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