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Community Nutrition Program

 

The North Penn Community Health Foundation, The Food Trust and members of the community have teamed up to address food insecurity in the North Penn area. The Community Nutrition Program has been developed to help individuals and families in the North Penn community receive healthy foods through the emergency food system by increasing the amount of fresh and nutritionally rich foods available in local pantries. Together, we can make sure families not only get the food they need, but that they get the nutrients they need as well.

Photo Courtesy of: North Penn Community Health
Foundation & Photographer Rich Quindry

Goals

  • Develop capacity of the Community Nutrition Coalition for long-term sustainability
  • Improve the nutritional quality of foods in the emergency food system by increasing donations of fresh food
  • Increase community outreach to raise awareness of the Community Nutrition Coalition's efforts to educate families on healthy eating

The Community Nutrition Coalition Members

Community Housing Services
311 N. Broad St., Lansdale, PA 19446

Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church
100 S. Main St, Hatfield, PA 19440

Hatfield Church of the Brethren
1333 Cowpath Rd, Hatfield, PA 19440

Indian Valley Opportunity Center
104 Main St, Souderton, PA 18964

Manna on Main Street
514 W. Main St, Lansdale, PA 19446

North Penn Visiting Nurses
51 Medical Campus Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446

Shepherd’s Shelf
Christ Lutheran Church
PO Box 213, Kulpsville, PA 19443

Exciting Activities:

The Vegetable Basket Program 2008:  This Mennonite-based program has produced a bounty of garden-fresh produce by encouraging community members to plant extra in their home garden. Every Monday during the summer months, this produce is picked up by the local food pantries for their clients.

Give the Gift of Good Health:  Each winter holiday season, the Coalition in partnership with The Food Trust and local supermarkets holds a food drive to encourage fresh food donations for the pantries. Last December they collected nearly 1,000 pounds of fresh food!

Want to know more? Contact Moriah Zimmerman at mzimmerman@thefoodtrust.org.