250 families visit our choice pantry each month, so the shelves are too often too empty when a new month begins. Donations are always appreciated!
Community REACH, Inc.
Resourcing. Encouraging. Advocating. Connecting. Helping
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Resourcing Encouraging Advocating Connecting Helping
DONATIONS - always needed!
< especially needed immediately are household paper goods, toiletries and hygiene items, cleaning supplies, infant diapers as well as adult undergarment protection, Thank you! Pantry items needed weekly include: any frozen meats or dinners, canned meats and fish, canned fruit and vegetables, pastas and sauces, rice, noodles, mac&cheese, yams and potatoes [canned, packaged, fresh], condiments, kitchen staples (flour, sugar, etc.), dessert mixes, hearty soups, cereals and oatmeal, hot chocolate mix, coffee and tea. Fresh produce is appreciated year-round! 
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BLANKETS TIME TO COLLECT THE ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE WARM PROGRAM! NEW/ALL SIZES, or GENTLY USED/CLEAN of all sizes are appreciated. The youngsters like those small, rolled-up throws which are just their size for cuddling; the seniors enjoy an extra coverlet for their comfy chair; teens can always use an extra cover for camping or sleepovers; and most everyone appreciates an extra layer when the storms are raging. Perhaps you have an extra sleeping bag which is not in use anymore; we can use those for our transient or homeless situations. Handcrafted quilts or crocheted/knitted blankets or coverlets are appreciated in all sizes and all weights. Thanks! We do accept limited amounts of jackets and coats if storage is available. Sweaters and sweat suits are made available especially to the clients who are at-risk of little or no heating, or are temporarily displaced from a residence. Don't forget SOCKS! all sizes/adult & children! Thanks! KIDS' KAFE Since 2009, volunteers have spent each summer preparing bags filled with several choices of kid-friendly, individually-sized, healthy items for youngsters to pick up each Monday morning for that week. That first summer, we had an average of 55 children participating; in 2017 and 2018, the average has been 155. That's a lot of inventory needed each week! Due to the growth in the number of families who find it helpful to participate in the summer lunch program, our agency partnered this summer with the Family of God Community Church, which is about a block away for our facility, for the summer distribution site. Pick up took place at 147 First Avenue between 10am-12noon each Monday morning. For safety and convenience, parking in the lot off the alley behind the church and using the rear entrance to the church building, made the experience much better for everyone. THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY OF GOD COMMUNITY CHURCH FOR THEIR SUPPORT! 
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HOW CAN YOU HELP? *escort clients through the choice pantry *light office duties for client intake *pick up donations & orders at local grocers *organize a food drive or blanket collection and deliver it to the pantry *occasional child-care during nutrition classes or other on-site activities *help to plan and implement fund raising activities - large or small *spring or fall 'house cleaning' *weekly or bi-weekly general cleaning *bring a work team for simple maintenance and up-keep of facility *provide weekly/monthly updates to your organization or church for agency needs *continue to encourage others to donate Background checks are now required for all volunteers, so we request a copy of your latest one available, perhaps work-related or from another organization; or we will process a new one if needed. Thank you for understanding. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or reprisal for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
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Location & HoursEstablished in 1974 and incorporated in 1975, Community REACH, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit human services agency providing basic items of support to nearly 350 families residing in the Dallastown Area, Eastern York, and Red Lion Area School Districts in York County, Pennsylvania.
COMMUNITY REACH, INC. 15 First Avenue Red Lion, PA 17356 MONDAY - FRIDAY 9am - 2pm SATURDAY - SUNDAY Closed |