Programs We Support

Community food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters

Food supplied by the GBFB provides more than 1,350,000 meals annually at soup kitchens and shelters and an average of 20,150 individuals receive food monthly from the food pantries.

Click the following links to see lists of these agencies: food pantries, soup kitchens & meal/snack programs, and shelters.

If you need food assistance please call the Greater Berks Food Bank at 610-926-5802 to find the location of a food pantry in your community.

Kids Cafes

An after-school program that provides nutritionally balanced meals to children who might not otherwise receive a meal at home. Additionally, the program provides homework help as well as recreational and social activities. The GBFB sponsors more than 25 Kids Cafes throughout the city of Reading. As many as 1,500 meals are served each weeknight and more than 1,000,000 meals have been served since 1997.

Click here to see a list of all current Kids Cafe program sites.

Weekender Backpack Program

Provides a bag of food for kids to take home on Fridays after school for the weekend. Currently, the GBFB supports seven program sites throughout Berks County providing a total of almost 500 backpacks weekly. The GBFB is actively working to expand this program to serve more children.

Click here to see a list of all current Weekender Backpack Program sites.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Provides a tote of food every month to nearly 800 low-income senior citizens. The tote provides a supplement to the seniors' normal purchases in an effort to ensure they receive foods of high nutritional value.  The GBFB delivers the totes to more than 50 senior living centers throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

Click here to see a list of all current CSFP delivery sites.