Get Help

Are You or Someone You Know Suffering From Food Insecurity?

We're Here To Help!

Our team has access to resources to help you get the food you need. Please find more information about our resources below, or contact us for more information.

Next Food Distribution Hours

Saturday, January 6

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Pantry Operations

Pantry Shopping Eligibility

Only Lehigh County residents are eligible to receive food during drive thru food distributions. One adult person per household/address will receive food at each distribution. A maximum of 2 households per vehicle will be served. You must present a valid PA drivers license or PA resident card. Paperwork must be filed in order to have someone else pick up food for you.

Drive Through Operations

Distributions are held once per month. Please continue to monitor the home page of our website and our social media pages for updates. All Drive Thru Food Distributions take place at Kernsville Elementary School, 5051 Kernsville Rd, Orefield, PA 18069, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM on Saturdays. All dates and times are subject to change.

The parking lot opens at 7:30 AM. You will NOT BE PERMITTED to enter the parking lot until 7:30 AM. If you have arrive prior to 7:30 AM, you will be asked to leave and no parking is allowed on Kernsville Road or surrounding streets. All cars must enter off of Kernsville Road and follow instructions on where to proceed. We ask that each family drives carefully and is aware of people and cars around them.

Families must stay in their cars at all times. Do not exit your vehicle for any reason.

When you arrive, you will be asked to open your trunk so that volunteers can put bags directly inside. Please make space available in your trunk for the bags BEFORE you arrive.

We will be distributing food based upon availability as supplies last.

NO SMOKING is permitted on the property.

Snack Pack Program

Our Snack Pack program serves Parkland students a bag full of food, specifically packed for a weekend. This program is coordinated through Parkland School Guidance Counselors. If your family would like to partake in the program, please contact the guidance counselor at your child’s school.

Additional Resources In Our Area

View All
Food Pantry
Program
Shelter

Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley

Meals on Wheels provides homebound senior citizens and adults with disabilities with home-delivered meals, grocery shopping and other services. If you are in need of additional food resources or food delivery, visit the Meals on Wheels website for more information

PA SNAP (Food Stamps) Program

If you need help with long-term food assistance through the PA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, please call the hotline at 484-821-2406 or visit the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services SNAP website for more information or to apply.

PA WIC Program

If you are a pregnant woman, mother, or caregiver of infants and young children, you may be eligible for the PA WIC program. Visit the Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) website for more information or to apply.

Parkland School District

If you have a Parkland student who needs food assistance, please contact the district with your particular circumstance and the Parkland School District Food Outreach Team will respond. Please be sure to include your student’s name.

Email: ParklandREACH@parklandsd.org

Call: 610-351-5753

Second Harvest Food Bank

Their mission is to obtain and distribute food to people in need through area non-profits, and to provide resources for education and advocacy to end hunger. For more information and to locate additional food resources, visit the Second Harvest website.

United Way

If you are in need of additional food resources, housing assistance or other necessities, please visit the United Way website for more information.