Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The mission of the Community Food Warehouse is to provide supplemental food to those who are hungry and to raise awareness of hunger throughout Mercer County.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Pantries and Emergency Food
Through our agencies, we distribute food to 4,200 households across Mercer County. Our agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, abuse and homeless shelters, local churches, after-school programs, low-income day care centers, youth centers, and mental health treatment centers.
BackPack Program
The BackPack Program is a nationwide program of Feeding America, which is operated and coordinated by individual Feeding America food banks. The BackPack Program feeds hungry school children on weekends. Eligible children deemed to be chronically hungry receive nutritious and child friendly food items for the weekends, throughout the school year. We currently serve over 900 children in nine school districts across the county.
CSFP - Senior Box Program
CSFP or Senior Food Box Program is a federal food program, designed to improve the health of senior citizens. Food for the program is provided by the USDA’s Agency of Food and Nutrition Service.
Currently, the CFWMC's CSFP Program serves 386 seniors in 23 different sites across Mercer County. The sites consist of Income Assisted High Rises for seniors, the Warehouse itself, and many of the food pantries who are member agencies of the CFW. In fact, the Senior Food Box program alleviates some of the financial burden on these pantries. By using the Senior Food Box program to feed their senior clients, pantries can then use the money saved to feed more of the needy in the community.
MilitaryShare Program
MilitaryShare, is designed to provide fresh, nutritious foods for veterans and military families in need. For the convenience and privacy of the individuals and families served, MilitaryShare distributions take place at designated sites throughout Mercer County.
Fill a Glass with Hope Milk Program
Fill a Glass with Hope is Pennsylvania's First Statewide Charitable Fresh Milk Program to supply fresh milk to families in need. There are many costs to acquiring, handling, and distributing milk to needy Pennsylvanians.
Temp. Emergency Food Assistance
The Temporary Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) provides for the responsible distribution of USDA commodities and program funds received by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from USDA allocated to Mercer County.
The CFWMC has been designated by the Mercer County Commissioners as the lead agency for this program. To ensure that all commodities are distributed to eligible residents of Mercer County, the CFWMC, establishes both program and eligibility criteria. A memorandum of understanding is signed between the CFWMC and eligible emergency food assistance pantries.
All pantries must:
· Maintain a process to register eligible clients who receive emergency food assistance.
· Report on a monthly basis to the CFWMC the number of unduplicated individuals served within the category of eligibility.
· Ensure that records will be maintained to track any food items received under TEFAP.
·Shall not discriminate in any fashion in providing assistance to all who are eligible
Harvest Helpings Fresh Produce Program
Harvest Helpings is the Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County's fresh produce drop program. The CFWMC started this program in 2016, when we received a $10,000 grant through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System, or PASS, which connects Pennsylvania farmers to charitable food organizations.
Where we work
Awards
Phoenix Award - Growth Service Award 2011
Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce
Citation 2011
Com of PA House of Representatives
External reviews

Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The mission of the Community Food Warehouse is to provide supplemental food to those who are hungry and to raise awareness of hunger throughout Mercer County.
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What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County
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Dr. Joan Humphrey
Penn State Shenango
Term: 2018 - 2019
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