Food Helpers is here to help If you're from Western Pennsylvania, you probably know Mr. Rodger's advice for people in need: "Look for the helpers." When it comes to food in Washington County, look for the food helpers. Food Helpers Staff members, volunteers and board members at the Great- er Washington County Food Bank spent the last five years re-working, re-organizing, re-assessing and ultimately re-branding themselves. They are now, officially, Food Helpers. Feeding - Training · Thrifting Farming "We have grown to be so much more than a food bank, and so we needed a new brand to represent that growth," said Food Helpers Executive Director Connie Burd. Greater Washington County FOOD BANK Healthy HABITS Training Center See the pretty new logo? It represents the history of food banking in Washington County and its four new divisions - Feeding, Training, Thrifting and Farming. Measuring Success A division of Food Helpers Advison o Food Helpers Food Helpers will continue to do what they do best - feed the food insecure people of Washington County through its Great- er Washington County Food Bank division. Since the pandem- ic began, the organization has seen an unprecedented (for Washington County) $3 million worth of food go through their doors and into the community. In addition, as part of the PA Senior Food Box Program, Food Helpers facilitates boxes of nutritional food for the senior population age 60+, serving as many as 700 seniors per month who need food assistance. THE FARM Country ThriftMarket Addressing Hunger Through Innovation A division of Food Helpers Adivsion of Food Hetpors There were even more food-insecure people during the pan- demic, so Food Helpers stepped up to fill the need. There is a new truck you may see in your neighborhood. The Greater Washington County Food Bank pioneered the Truck to Trunk delivery model to distribute food to needy families in rural and underserved areas. If you want fresh, they have fresh. Partner- ships with local farmers ensure that clients receive the high- They might be called Food Helpers, but est quality food. Check out their website, as distribution sites change from week to week. used donations to the store (they accept EQT Qrew volunteer on a monthly ba- clothing, home goods, furniture and of sis to assist with warehouse support course, "more") are accepted Tuesdays and pack food boxes; everyone always and Wednesday during business hours. looks forward to the time they spend working alongside the staff." they also have their own helpers - volun- teers and local donors who always show up when needed. But that's just their mission of Feeding. They are also Train- ing anyone in Washington County, regardless of economic circumstances, at the Healthy Habits Training Center, where they offer courses related to food preparation and nutrition, gardening techniques and life skills. They will soon have a commercial kitchen not only to prepare meals but to teach others how to do it. Check out the gardening classes if you want to impress your neighbors with the size of your zucchini. Interested? Visit foodhelpers.org. Food Helpers would love to support you as a client with their new food program. Get involved as a volunteer by helping pack boxes or volunteer as a group at be a Food Helper: putting the betterment of an upcoming distribution. Join as a stu- the community above themselves, helping dent, where knowledge is power. Join the mission as a donor to ensure no one Their volunteers embody what it means to those they may never meet. Donors who make Food Helpers their charity of choice goes to bed hungry. Help Food Helpers enable food to go out to those who need it help Washington County. most. It takes a team of food helpers to be the Food Helpers The third leg is Farming. On the 22-acre facility sits a division called The FARM. Food Helpers not only grows vegetables, traditionally and hydroponically (they grow in water!), they've also planted an orchard that willi provide fruit in the near fu- ture. If you want to learn how to do any of that, Food Helpers will gladly teach you. EQT is one of the many local companies that has provided financial and volunteer ser- vices to Food Helpers and its programs. Sponsored content brought to you by "We are proud to support Food Helpers in the many programs the organization provides to the community. The innova- tion and education that is taking place on The FARM is nothing short of stellar!" said Ellen Rossi, president of the EQT Founda- tion. "We've been so fortunate to have our The Dr. Malcolm Ruben and Dr. Jerold Ruben Fund of And finally, Thrifting. Country Thrift Market is a high-qual- ity thrift store, including a "boutique" section of designer fashions. Stop by and see it. It brings "re-use, recycle" to a whole new level. The store is open Monday through Fri- day, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Gently the Washington County Community Foundation Food Helpers is here to help If you're from Western Pennsylvania, you probably know Mr. Rodger's advice for people in need: "Look for the helpers." When it comes to food in Washington County, look for the food helpers. Food Helpers Staff members, volunteers and board members at the Great- er Washington County Food Bank spent the last five years re-working, re-organizing, re-assessing and ultimately re-branding themselves. They are now, officially, Food Helpers. Feeding - Training · Thrifting Farming "We have grown to be so much more than a food bank, and so we needed a new brand to represent that growth," said Food Helpers Executive Director Connie Burd. Greater Washington County FOOD BANK Healthy HABITS Training Center See the pretty new logo? It represents the history of food banking in Washington County and its four new divisions - Feeding, Training, Thrifting and Farming. Measuring Success A division of Food Helpers Advison o Food Helpers Food Helpers will continue to do what they do best - feed the food insecure people of Washington County through its Great- er Washington County Food Bank division. Since the pandem- ic began, the organization has seen an unprecedented (for Washington County) $3 million worth of food go through their doors and into the community. In addition, as part of the PA Senior Food Box Program, Food Helpers facilitates boxes of nutritional food for the senior population age 60+, serving as many as 700 seniors per month who need food assistance. THE FARM Country ThriftMarket Addressing Hunger Through Innovation A division of Food Helpers Adivsion of Food Hetpors There were even more food-insecure people during the pan- demic, so Food Helpers stepped up to fill the need. There is a new truck you may see in your neighborhood. The Greater Washington County Food Bank pioneered the Truck to Trunk delivery model to distribute food to needy families in rural and underserved areas. If you want fresh, they have fresh. Partner- ships with local farmers ensure that clients receive the high- They might be called Food Helpers, but est quality food. Check out their website, as distribution sites change from week to week. used donations to the store (they accept EQT Qrew volunteer on a monthly ba- clothing, home goods, furniture and of sis to assist with warehouse support course, "more") are accepted Tuesdays and pack food boxes; everyone always and Wednesday during business hours. looks forward to the time they spend working alongside the staff." they also have their own helpers - volun- teers and local donors who always show up when needed. But that's just their mission of Feeding. They are also Train- ing anyone in Washington County, regardless of economic circumstances, at the Healthy Habits Training Center, where they offer courses related to food preparation and nutrition, gardening techniques and life skills. They will soon have a commercial kitchen not only to prepare meals but to teach others how to do it. Check out the gardening classes if you want to impress your neighbors with the size of your zucchini. Interested? Visit foodhelpers.org. Food Helpers would love to support you as a client with their new food program. Get involved as a volunteer by helping pack boxes or volunteer as a group at be a Food Helper: putting the betterment of an upcoming distribution. Join as a stu- the community above themselves, helping dent, where knowledge is power. Join the mission as a donor to ensure no one Their volunteers embody what it means to those they may never meet. Donors who make Food Helpers their charity of choice goes to bed hungry. Help Food Helpers enable food to go out to those who need it help Washington County. most. It takes a team of food helpers to be the Food Helpers The third leg is Farming. On the 22-acre facility sits a division called The FARM. Food Helpers not only grows vegetables, traditionally and hydroponically (they grow in water!), they've also planted an orchard that willi provide fruit in the near fu- ture. If you want to learn how to do any of that, Food Helpers will gladly teach you. EQT is one of the many local companies that has provided financial and volunteer ser- vices to Food Helpers and its programs. Sponsored content brought to you by "We are proud to support Food Helpers in the many programs the organization provides to the community. The innova- tion and education that is taking place on The FARM is nothing short of stellar!" said Ellen Rossi, president of the EQT Founda- tion. "We've been so fortunate to have our The Dr. Malcolm Ruben and Dr. Jerold Ruben Fund of And finally, Thrifting. Country Thrift Market is a high-qual- ity thrift store, including a "boutique" section of designer fashions. Stop by and see it. It brings "re-use, recycle" to a whole new level. The store is open Monday through Fri- day, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Gently the Washington County Community Foundation