• Fighting Hunger in Berks and Schuylkill Counties for over 40 Years

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  • We supply food to more than 350 charitable food programs

  • In 2023, more than 51% of the food distributed by Helping Harvest is fresh or frozen

  • Our Weekender Program sends more than 4,200 at-risk kids home with food weekly

  • Each year 100,000+ people receive food supplied by Helping Harvest

  • Helping Harvest Distributes nearly 10 million pounds of food annually

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  • 12% of the population of Berks County and Schuylkill County live in poverty and thus face hunger issues.
  • Of those living in poverty, nearly 24,500 are children under the age of 18.
  • More than 38,000 school-aged children in Berks and Schuylkill Counties are eligible for the National School Lunch Program’s free and reduced lunches. This represents more than 52% of the population of school-aged children in Berks County and Schuylkill County.
  • More than 110,000 people in Berks and Schuylkill Counties qualify for food assistance – defined as living within 185% of the poverty guideline.
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