DISTRIBUTION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2023 - 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
(while supplies last)
PICKUP: EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH - 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
LOCATION: 3001 WALNUT STREET (LOWER WALNUT IN PARKING LOT)
THE PHILADELPHIA MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ASSOCIATION FOR NONVIOLENCE, INC. DISTRIBUTES FOOD MONTHLY TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY DONATIONS FROM THE SHARE FOOD PROGRAM AND OTHER DONORS.
TO RECEIVE FOOD, FAMILIES MUST COMPLETE A SHORT FORM UPON ARRIVAL. THIS FORM IS COMPLETED ONCE A YEAR AND EACH FAMILY RECEIVES A SHARE FOOD CARD THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO RECEIVE FOOD FROM ANY SHARE FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATION.
THE KING ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES AN AVERAGE OF 300 BOXES OF FOOD EACH DISTRIBUTION DATE AND HAVE A DATABASE OF 3,312 FAMILIES.
Our amazing volunteers lead by Lillie Oliver, Food Distribution Coordinator
This is where it all began, several years ago when a North Philadelphia resident approached us and offered to help us distribute food just before Covid- 19 swept through the world.
Frontline Dads, Inc. came to lend a helping hand and distributed items as well.
Sorting and bagging is a big job that includes pushing and pulling skids of food.
Families line up by foot and car to receive food.
King Association Board Members sometimes come to give a helping hand.
TO BE ADDED TO OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION MAILING LIST, PLEASE ADD YOUR EMAIL BELOW:
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