​Food For Families

For over 25 years the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has operated Food For Families in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. Following the call to feed the hungry, the Society operates two food banks and two Family Kitchens, one in Altoona and one in Johnstown, as well as five food pantries serving Altoona, Hastings, Ebensburg, Johnstown, and Patton.

In partnership with Feeding America and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food bank and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Food for Families is able to maintain its mission of fighting hunger throughout the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese.

Through the work or our dedicated members and volunteers, nearly 100,000 meals were served last year at our kitchens and some 1600 families per month receive much needed groceries from our SVDP pantries each month.

In addition, our parish conferences assist many families with food and household supplies.

 

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. 

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form Instructions, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 

1. mail: 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 

2. fax: 

(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 

3. email: 

program.intake@usda.gov 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.