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We are a member agency
of the
Centre County United Way

Location and Client Service Hours

Location:

The State College Food Bank is located at 276 W. Hamilton Avenue, in the Hamilton Square Shopping Center behind the Mobil Service Station.

Mailing Address: Box 907, State College, PA, 16804. 

Phone Number: 814/234-2310.

Fax Number: 814/272-0649.

Client Service Hours: Effective September 15, 2007, the State College Food Bank hours are:

• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
• Saturdays from 10:00 am - 12 noon .

Holiday closings - the State College Food Bank will be closed on the following holidays:

• Thursday, January 1, 2009 (New Year's Day)
• Monday, February 16, 2009 (Presidents Day)
• Monday, May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day)
• Saturday, July 4, 2009 (4th of July)
• Monday, September 7, 2009 (Labor Day)
• Thursday, November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving)
• Friday, November 27, 2009
• Thursday, December 24, 2009 (Christmas Eve) - January 3, 2010

Emergency Services: Emergency food provided by our food bank is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Community Help Centre, located at 141 S. Pugh Street.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to provide emergency food to those in need in the State College area and to support the network of food pantries in Centre County.

Did you know... that over 2,000 people received food here annually?

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Services

Clients may come to the State College Food Bank up to six times in a twelve month period for emergency food. After six times, the client must be working with a case manager in another organization in order to continue to receive food help.

Clients receive a large supply of groceries, sufficient for about a week. The size of the food order corresponds to the number of people in the household. In addition to non-perishable foods, every grocery order includes milk, eggs, bread and frozen meat. People may exchange food items in their order for other items that they prefer.

Did you know... that approximately 40% of those we serve are children under the age of 18?

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Eligibility

To receive emergency food, the client must have a referral from a social service agency or a religious congregation. The service area is the entire State College Area School District (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania Furnace, Stormstown, Port Matilda, Unionville, Fillmore, Gatesburg, State College, Lemont, Patton Township, Ferguson Township, and Pine Grove Mills) and the part of Julian with 692- phone numbers.

Clients from other parts of the county may be served once a year if they have an emergency when their food bank is closed. (For a listing of food pantries in Centre County, see our Hunger Links page.)

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Board and Staff

The State College Food Bank consists of a volunteer Board of Directors, a paid staff, and more than fifty other volunteers.

The Food Bank of the State College Area, Inc. Board of Directors for 2009:

• President: Janice Somers
• President-Elect: Thomas Charles
• Recording Secretary: Kathy Mayberry
• Corresponding Secretary: Laura Jester
• Treasurer: Barbara Dreese
• Board Members:
  • Richard Dumm
  • Carolyn Follett
  • Ron Friedman
  • Gary Glenn
  • Cyndee Graves
  • Howard Heevner
  • Kristi Mattzela
  • Ford McNutt
  • Deborah Murray
  • Heather Pleskonko
  • Carola Rohrbaugh
  • Lynn Zinn

Photo: Board member and volunteer Deb Murray fills a client's order

Staff:

• Linda Tataliba , Executive Director ltataliba@gmail.com
• Ernest Boyd, Manager of Operations ernestcboyd@gmail.com