Crunch’s journey is ending! As we have shared, the journey from farm to table requires the help of us all! With your donations, the help of volunteers and partner pantries, healthy, wholesome foods make their way to the tables of thousands of central Pennsylvanians.
The final stop, at one of our partner pantries is the most important – local families pick up the food they need.
Anna and her children, Mary Jane and Malachai visit our partner, New Hope Ministries, each month.
Anna says her family is like any other, busy raising young kids.
“I’d say we are the average family; Dad works 2 jobs, one full-time and one part-time and I work a part-time job. Our kids are involved in activities and hang out with friends and family,” Anna said. For Anna’s family, the Food Bank helps them to stretch their budget a little further every month. We are all seeing the rising costs of food and other basic needs items. Families’ budgets are strained as they make impossible choices between paying for groceries and other critical needs such as housing, transportation and medicine.
“The Food Bank means being able to get through the month without stressing about where we are getting money to get our meals. It means being able to pay an entire bill instead of needing some of that for food.”
Crunch and their Produce Pals are stars in Anna’s home – Crunch being extra special!