The
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a
distribution of $3,900 in funding to area food banks.
Funding
was provided to food pantries managed by Central Pennsylvania Community Action
in the communities of Clearfield, Curwensville,
Philipsburg, Burnside/Mahaffey, Houtzdale, Osceola Mills, Karthaus, West
Branch/Allport and 2 DuBois locations – the DuBois Ministerium Food Pantry and
emergency needs at the DuBois Salvation Army.
Funding
was also provided to the Living Bread Ministries, which operates a location in
the East
End
section of Clearfield, and the Clearfield
Salvation Army for their food bank.
CCCF
Executive Director Mark B. McCracken joined with Community Action Director of
Operations and Finance Michelle Stiner to visit several food pantry
locations.
During
the visits McCracken noted “the community food pantries have become an
important resource to help families in communities all across Clearfield County.
“The
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation has a specific fund, the Basic Needs
Fund, that is dedicated to supporting area food banks and this year the CCCF
Board added an additional distribution for the Philipsburg Food Pantry to help
people who utilize that location”.
The
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is working to enhance communities
throughout Clearfield County through funding, grants
and scholarship opportunities.
Anyone
who would like to contribute to support future distributions to area food
pantries can visit the CCCF website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org and donate online
specifically to the Basic Needs Fund or send donations by mail to PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
Posted: February 26, 2020 by Mark McCracken
CCCF Distributes Funds for Local Food Banks
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a distribution of $3,900 in funding to area food banks.
Funding was provided to food pantries managed by Central Pennsylvania Community Action in the communities of Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg, Burnside/Mahaffey, Houtzdale, Osceola Mills, Karthaus, West Branch/Allport and 2 DuBois locations – the DuBois Ministerium Food Pantry and emergency needs at the DuBois Salvation Army.
Funding was also provided to the Living Bread Ministries, which operates a location in the East End section of Clearfield, and the Clearfield Salvation Army for their food bank.
CCCF Executive Director Mark B. McCracken joined with Community Action Director of Operations and Finance Michelle Stiner to visit several food pantry locations.
During the visits McCracken noted “the community food pantries have become an important resource to help families in communities all across Clearfield County.
“The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation has a specific fund, the Basic Needs Fund, that is dedicated to supporting area food banks and this year the CCCF Board added an additional distribution for the Philipsburg Food Pantry to help people who utilize that location”.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation is working to enhance communities throughout Clearfield County through funding, grants and scholarship opportunities.
Anyone who would like to contribute to support future distributions to area food pantries can visit the CCCF website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org and donate online specifically to the Basic Needs Fund or send donations by mail to PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
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