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Mission First
MISSION STATEMENT:
Hope Starts Here
Notes:
We provide 24/7 food for our community through our outdoor refrigerator and food house. We are located in a depressed neighborhood. Food insecurity is on the rise and we desperately need help.
ORGANIZATION DETAILS
Address: 414 East High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19464 United States
Website: Missionfirstpottstown.org
Phones:
- 610-325 -0560
TYPE: Food Pantry,
Soup Kitchen,
Food Banks,
Meal Delivery,
Mobile Pantry,
Other
Area Served:
- Neighborhood
- Urban
Population Served:
- Children
- Disabled
- Families
- Formerly Incarcerated
- Homeless
- Immigrants
- LGBT
- Men
- People of color
- Pregnant Women
- Seniors
- Unemployed
- Women
- Low-income
- Youth
- Veteran
- Refugees
- Infant
- Health Conditions (Cancer/HIV)
Areas of Interest:
- Capacity Building
- Funding Resources
Healthy Foods:
- Distributes fresh fruits and vegetables
- Sources fresh food from local/regional farms
- Growing food or garden education
- Community food hub
- Hosts healthy community meals
Food is Medicine:
- Provides medically tailored meals/ Groceries
- Partners with healthcare clinic providers
Non-food services:
- Shelter/shelter referral
- Utility assistance
- Housing rental assistance
- Non-food emergency assistance
- Clothing
- Substance abuse assistance
- School supplies
- Prescription Assistance
- Seasonal Services
Advocacy:
- Voter registration
- Anti-oppression training
- Client led activism
Client Center:
- Cafe Style Meals
- Client Choice Food Pantry
- Client Volunteer
