Food Insecurity

The quantity and quality of food available to you greatly impacts your health and well-being. During this pandemic, a strong immune system is especially essential. A healthy, balanced diet protects against illness. Our community helps individuals satisfy this most basic human need with fuel to promote a healthier future. Visit these sites for help with hunger:

Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities
https://www.pottstowncluster.org

Along with providing a food pantry and community meals, this organization encourages healthful eating. The pantry is categorized according to the government recommended ChooseMyPlate to guide visitors in choosing food for a healthier diet. Community meals are served most days of the week at a variety of locations and times. Most are packaged to-go in adherence to safety precautions.

Salvation Army
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/cure-hunger/

This organization provides nutritious meals and assistance for all who suffer food insecurity, from the homeless to struggling families in need of an extra serving of help. The Salvation Army also addresses the root cause of this insecurity. They offer programs to help the unique sources of physical and mental distress that sometimes lead to food insecurity.

Pottstown School District
http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php

Student families officially are able to obtain free food from the district on school days. Breakfast and lunch are available; both meet federally mandated meal requirements. Other local organizations and school leaders often coordinate to provide free food pickups to continue feeding the children over weekends.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program

Visit this site for local locations that offer federally funded, state-administered free summer meals and snacks for kids and teens.

MontCo Anti-Hunger Network (MAHN)
https://www.montcoantihunger.org/mahn-member-food-pantries.html

This source fuels the food pantries themselves, providing 40 pantries with supplies to feed more than 15K households countywide. Along with distribution, they routinely educate their network on best practices to safely and comprehensively meet the community’s evolving demands.