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Exciting news came earlier this week related to the local fight against food insecurity, when Rep. Susan Wild (D-7) announced Tuesday that the City of Bethlehem had secured a $2.9 million grant for the construction of the Bethlehem Food Co-op’s community-owned grocery store at 250 E. Broad Street.
On this episode we’re happy to welcome Kellyn Foundation co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Meagan Grega, MD. Launched nearly 15 years ago, the Kellyn Foundation is having a positive impact on local communities through its various initiatives designed to help families “make the healthy choice, the easy choice.”
Ahart’s Market in South Bethlehem has offered healthy and affordable food options to locals for nearly 20 years, however that’s about to change. The neighborhood grocery store recently announced it will close April 30 due to what it said were profitability issues related to COVID-19.
There is hunger here in Hellertown, and that’s why Saucon Source is partnering with local businesses and relying on the generosity of our readers to help Saucon Valley families who are facing food insecurity this holiday season.
For kids in Quakertown, St. Luke’s University Health Network has launched a new Summer Meals Program—running from June 17 to Aug. 30—to make sure no child goes without a nutritious lunch during the summer months.
Mark your calendars. On June 16, Plant A Row Lehigh Valley (PARLV) will begin their fourth season of helping food-insecure families and individuals in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Plant a Row Lehigh Valley–a nonprofit organization that addresses food insecurity in the Lehigh Valley–is now accepting online registrations for its third annual campaign to help home gardeners donate fruits and vegetables to families and individuals in Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and surrounding areas.
St. Michael the Archangel Middle School students received a Lenten lesson in humanity Tuesday when they helped pack meals for impoverished people in Africa, as part of an effort coordinated with Catholic Relief Services.
Gardeners throughout the Lehigh Valley donated 1.5 tons of produce through the Plant a Row program last year. The program aims for food donations amounting to 2.5 tons this year.
