Helping Harvest Community Kitchen Project Coming Soon!

Announcing the January 2025 Opening

Our City Reading Partnership Project

Helping Harvest Community Kitchen

located in the Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank Annex, 229 Washington Street, Reading.

Addressing basic food needs and providing education and job training to our neighbors in
Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

• • A newly renovated 10,000 square foot facility for Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank, including a 7,000 square foot state-of-the-art commercial kitchen.
  • Culinary Arts skill training will be provided to students and volunteers by highly trained professional chefs.
  • This facility will allow Helping Harvest to accept bulk food donations, which will be used to prepare 2,500 meals weekly for distribution through our extensive pantry network.
  • Helping Harvest’s client-facing staff will be more accessible to Reading residents, especially for assistance in applying for SNAP benefits.
  • Chef Amanda Richards has been hired as the Director of Culinary Operations.  Click here to see the announcement.