Protein Foods Needed

The Chester County Food Bank provides critical food to residents in the county struggling with hunger issues. Our unique programs provide food to so many people:

• 1,000 children monthly, with our Weekend Backpack Program
• residents who need immediate food, with our Emergency Box Program
• non-perishable food to stock the shelves at Local Food Cupboards
• fresh or frozen meat to prepare hot meals at Local Meal Sites/Soup Kitchens

Our supply of canned protein goods are running low, especially the much needed protein items we use for the BackPacks and Emergency Food Boxes. Here is a list of our most needed items:

1. Peanut Butter (8oz containers)
2. Canned Meats (ham/tuna/chicken/seafood/spam)
3. Fresh Meat (venison/ground meat/turkeys/ham/chicken)

Donations are accepted at the Chester County Food Bank warehouse during our hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday – Friday - 1208 Horseshoe Pike in Downingtown, PA.  Please call us to learn more. 610-873-6000

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Venison Donations

In partnership with Hunters Sharing the Harvest, the Chester County Food Bank has initiated a venison program to provide venison to help feed the hunger in our area.

BUTCHER FEES COVERED - If you donate your deer through one of the butchers listed below, the butcher will process the deer meat into ground venison free of charge to the hunter and on your behalf, donate the meat to the Chester County Food Bank. Venison is a healthy source of protein that will help provide much needed nutrition to the 70,000 people in Chester County that struggle daily to get the food the need. Please contact one of these butchers for more information:

Volunteer at the Food Bank

There are so many ways to get involved at the food bank. From working in the warehouse to working in a garden or farm field, we offer many rewarding ways for INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS to get involved in the work of the food bank.

How To Sign Up To Volunteer

First step in becoming a volunteer is to complete our application form. Click Here to download our VolunteerApplication  Please use this form for either INDIVIDUAL or GROUP signups to volunteer (a.k.a companies/youth groups please just one form.)

Community Service Volunteers - Please note that all Community Service Volunteers need to be interviewed BEFORE they volunteer; we ask that you not sign up for a Tuesday Volunteer night prior to receiving an interview.  Please fill out the below application and then call the office to schedule an interview. 610-873-6000. CommunityServiceApplication

All volunteers should be at least 5 years of age; minors should be accompanied by an adult. The Food Bank staff will use your application information to match you or your group with the right volunteer opportunity.

TUESDAY Volunteer Night –  Held every Tuesday from 6-8pm, individuals, families and groups are welcome to attend our volunteer night. All are welcome: service organizations, school groups, private companies, and individuals. Volunteers will help with the following jobs:

• Unpacking stacks of canned goods, sorting them for delivery to local pantries.
• Preparing food in the kitchen, making soup, dehydrating fruits and vegetables and other duties.
• Assembling food for our Weekend Food Backpacks Program.
• Packing Commodities Supplemental Food Program boxes for Senior Citizens.
• Assembling food for our Senior Box and Emergency Food Programs
• Office work of printing nutritional flyers, box labels, data entry.

* *  SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEER NIGHT * *

All GROUPS are welcome to work a Volunteer Night: service organizations, school groups, private companies, and individuals. To sign up your GROUP, just call Ally in the office to schedule a Volunteer night – 610-873-6000.

ALL INDIVIDUALS that would like to sign up for Volunteer Night can use the link below: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A44ADAC2CA64-tuesday/493412

You need to bring a Volunteer Application to your first day/night of volunteering.

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INTERNSHIPS

Interns are so important to us – they provide help with managing data on volunteers & donations -this is so critical to our work. Please consider volunteering your time as an intern. Click Here to download our InternshipApplicationDescriptionandQuestions

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