Harrisburg Area YMCA and Harrisburg Area Food Pantry officials cut the ribbon on the new food bank.
A local food pantry cut the ribbon on its new location on Tuesday.
The Harrisburg Area Food Pantry celebrated its opening at the Harrisburg Area YMCA’s Camp Curtin Branch, where it will assist thousands of residents struggling with food insecurity.
The pantry, which relocated from Messiah Lutheran Church and was formerly called The Ecumenical Food Pantry, opened at the N. 6th Street Y on Feb. 5.
“The Y is thrilled to welcome the food pantry to Uptown Harrisburg,” said Richard Utley, chair of the Camp Curtin Y’s board of managers. “People can come here and be treated with respect and dignity.”
According to food pantry officials, as the need for food has continued to grow, the organization needed a space that was easily accessible to the community.
Harrisburg Area Food Pantry
Currently, the pantry serves around 3,400 people each month, over 1,000 more each month than it served last year. The pantry has served the community for 51 years.
“Our reach and accessibility to the community is now not only inclusive physically, but we also benefit from the reach and the resources of the Y within the community,” said Ross Gibson, chair of the pantry’s board of directors.
The pantry is open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and on the third Saturday of each month. No appointment or vouchers are needed.
The pantry offers clients a three-day supply of food, every 30 days, including items like rice, pasta, bread, vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs and milk.
“Food insecurity is a problem that the Harrisburg Area Pantry can fix,” said David Ozmore, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Area Y. “What an exciting day for Harrisburg.”
For more information about the Camp Curtin YMCA, visit their website. To learn more about the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry, visit their website.
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