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Food Insecurity Increased by 12.88%

With food insecurity continuing to rise in Chester County, we need your help now more than ever to help us ensure that all Chester County neighbors facing food insecurity have access to nutritious and familiar food. 

Since 2022, the rate of Chester County neighbors facing food insecurity has increased by nearly 13%. This increase is alarming, and indicates a continual rise in the future, but if we work together, we can make a difference for our neighbors in need. 

Make an impact for our neighbors facing food insecurity, and please donate today.

Thank you for supporting our most vulnerable neighbors with your kindness and generosity. 

Hunger Action Month Food Drive

September is Hunger Action Month! We have an impactful September planned to support our Chester County neighbors facing food insecurity.

On Monday, September 14th, we will be hosting a food drive at the Chester County Food Bank from 9:00am-6:00pm.

Please join us by helping to contribute to our goal of collecting 17,000 pounds of food in honor of our 17th anniversary for our community! Most needed items include canned beans, canned chicken, canned fruit, canned tuna, and canned vegetables.

If you are able, food donations to help our neighbors facing food insecurity would be greatly appreciated.

With your generosity this Hunger Action Month, we can, together, provide nutritious and familiar food to our neighbors facing food insecurity.

We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie Miller to our team as our new Vice President of Advancement!
 
Previously serving as Chief Operating Officer for the Chester County United Way for 21 years, Stephanie has been integral in building strong relationships across Chester County. We look forward to Stephanie bringing her many years of experience and expertise in our fight against food insecurity. 
 
Stephanie will be leading our Development, Community Relations, and Volunteer Services departments, working in a collaborative manner to ensure the needs of our neighbors are met. 

Fun Facts about Stephanie: In her free time, Stephanie loves crafting, kayaking, logic puzzles, and blackjack. She also can make balloon animals!

We are excited to announce that Amy Scheuren has joined our team as our new Director of Agency Partnerships! 

With a wealth of experience helping those who need it most, Amy earned her Master of Social Service and Master of Law and Social Policy degrees from Bryn Mawr College and previously served on the team of our partner Kennett Area Community Service in Emergency Service focusing on housing and homelessness.

Fun Facts about Amy: Amy is bilingual in English and Spanish and has been long committed to community projects in the Western Highlands of Guatemala since 2005. She also serves as a long-time board member of Foundation Todos Juntos, a local foundation that primarily supports health and education projects in Guatemala. 

We are happy to share that Patrick Dufour has recently joined our team as our newest Logistics Operations Associate; collaborating with our Operations, Finance, and Food Access and Education teams to ensure inventory is handled, stored, and counted in accordance with policies and procedures.

Patrick recently graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in economics and has previously worked as a Front-End Associate at Wegmans and as a Warehouse Technician at Thomas Willcox Company. 

Fun Facts about Patrick: In his free time, Patrick likes lifting at the gym and travelling with friends.  He has also solved a crime! After his dorm was robbed in college, Patrick gathered evidence and solved his own case! He even got to take a ride along with the police and watch the suspect get arrested.

Tuesday, August 25 will mark Chester County Food Bank’s 17 year anniversary! Thank you to our incredible community for supporting us over the past 17 years in our efforts to ensure access to nutritious and familiar food for our Chester County neighbors facing food insecurity. We could not do what we do without you, and we are so grateful to have the gift of your generosity and kindness.

This month, we’d like to highlight our strong and long‑standing partnership with West Chester Area Senior Center!

Through their mission of “enriching the lives of our senior neighbors through friendship, activities, education and nourishment work”, West Chester Area Senior Center strives to provide seniors with services that promote health and well-being.

CCFB is proud to support West Chester Area Senior Center in their mission by distributing 52,348 pounds of food to help neighbors facing food insecurity.

We know that experiencing food insecurity can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone.

Together with our incredible community partners, we are here to provide support and resources to anyone in need.