OUR IMPACT
In 2022
- Helping Harvest (HH) distributed more than 9.6 million pounds of food valued at more than $14,900,000 to our 300+ charitable food program partners: food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, after-school programs, Mobile Markets and senior housing facilities. More than 40% of the food distributed was fresh or frozen perishable foods.
- 839,045 meals and snacks were served at shelters with food obtained from HH.
- 310,571 meals and snacks were served at soup kitchens with food obtained from HH.
- An average of 24,000 individuals were nourished with food received from a pantry on a monthly basis.
- Nearly 2,000 low-income senior citizens received a monthly food tote as part of the Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program. HH delivers these totes monthly to more than 80 sites located throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
- HH’s Mobile Market program distributed 1,746,431 pounds of produce, dairy, breads and frozen meats at 22 distribution sites. More than 2,300 families were served on average monthly.
- HH’s Produce Plus program for seniors distributed more than 249,282 pounds of produce, dairy, breads and frozen meats to low-income senior housing facilities in our two county service area.
- 104,125 bags full of food were sent home through the Weekender Program to 4,564 children in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
- 64,065 pounds of fresh produce and other nutritionally-balanced foods were distributed to elementary school students in the city of Reading through our Healthy Sprouts program.