Partner Spotlight: Maureen Anastasi
Maureen started making meals for Aid for Friends back in the late 90’s and just recently started delivering meals again for Caring for Friends, almost 30 years later.
Partner Spotlight: Philadelphia USO
“Working with Caring for Friends has saved us about $75-$100,000 in the past year – money we can put back into serving military, national guard, reserves, retirees, and their families,” said USO Center Manager, Brian Loughlin.
Volunteer Spotlight: Noel Abejo
In August 2020, Noel’s wife saw a post on a local town watch site seeking volunteers. That’s when his journey began.
Volunteer Spotlight: Judy Stavisky
A donor for 20 years, Judy began cooking and delivering meals in 2020 to two homebound seniors.
Fall 2021 Newsletter
Seniors are the ‘‘HIDDEN HUNGRY’’ in Pennsylvania. Read more…
Summer 2021 Newsletter
April was Volunteer Recognition month and this year we did it up BIG at Caring for Friends! Read more…
Spring 2021 Newsletter
If the first two months of 2021, we distributed 1,900,000 lbs. of food through our Senior Meal Partners and 168 Food Pantries. That is an annual rate of more than 18,000,000 lbs. per year. A 50% increase over 2020! Read more…
Fall/Winter 2020 Newsletter
Volunteers helping hundreds of thousands of people for months are still going. We went from helping 1,400 seniors per week to over 20,000 in the past several months. Read more…
Spring/Summer 2020 Newsletter
Executive Chair, Vincent Schiavone shares Caring for Friends coronavirus crisis response-hunger relief, and our team shares community stories that will inspire you in the days ahead! Read more…
Love Letters aka Testimonials
Inspirational, kinds and important words from our community pantry partners, client friends, community and supporters.