School Pantry Program for Students From Helping Harvest
Helping Harvest runs a School Pantry Program that places food pantries inside schools, so students who do not have enough to eat can choose food for themselves and their families.
The program is directed toward middle and high school students and their families. School pantries help students experiencing food insecurity at school by offering healthy, student-friendly food choices that students select themselves, and they let students and their families get food in a familiar place.
Helping Harvest began piloting the School Pantry Program in 2024. In 2025, the program distributed 31,559 pounds of food valued at nearly $65,000.
Beyond this, few details are given. The page does not list which schools have a pantry, when the pantries are open, how a student or parent signs up, or whether there is any cost, so ask about all of it before you count on it.
For questions, Helping Harvest's general contact number is 610-926-5802, and its office is at 117 Morgan Drive, Reading, PA 19608. The organization's office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; these are office hours, not school pantry hours. Your child's school is also a good place to ask whether it has a school pantry.
Source: helpingharvest.org/programs-2/youth-programs, read September 18, 2026.
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In Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank’s words
Helping Harvest began piloting a School Pantry Program in 2024, directed towards middle and high school students and their families. School pantries assist students experiencing food insecurity at school by providing healthy, student-friendly food choices that they can select for themselves. School panties allow students and their families to access food in a familiar environment.
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Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
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