WEEKENDER PROGRAM

The Weekender Program addresses childhood hunger by sending a bag of healthy, non-perishable food home with students who are food insecure on Fridays to ensure they are nourished over the weekend. Currently, Helping Harvest supports over 90 program sites throughout Berks and Schuylkill counties providing over 4,000 bags weekly.  Helping Harvest distributed 121,524 Weekender bags during the 2023-2024 school year.

Helping Harvest is actively seeking funding to expand this program to serve more children. If you would like to support the Weekender Program, you can make a donation here.

Food drives to support the Weekender Program are always welcome. You can download a list of needed items here.

HEALTHY SPROUTS

Piloted in March 2010, Healthy Sprouts (formerly named Produce 4 Kids) provides a bag of fresh foods to children in need. More than 1 million pounds of nutritious fruits, vegetables and dairy items have been distributed since its inception.