We are a
member agency
of the
Centre County United Way
Location and Client Service Hours
Location:
As of January 22, 2007, the State College Food Bank is located at 276 W. Hamilton Avenue, in the Hamilton Square Shopping Center next to the Mobil Service Station.
Mailing Address: Box 907, State College, PA, 16804.
Phone Number: 814/234-2310.
Fax Number: 814/272-0649.
Client Service Hours: Effective September 15, 2007, the State College Food Bank hours are:
- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m
- Saturdays from 10:00 am - 12 noon .
Holiday closings - the State College Food Bank will be closed on the following holidays:
- Tuesday, January 1, 2008 (New Year's Day)
- Monday, February 19, 2008 (Presidents Day)
- Monday, May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day)
- Friday, July 4, 2008 (4th of July)
- Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
- Thursday, November 27, 2008 (Thanksgiving)
- Friday, November 28, 2008
- Wednesday, December 24, 2008 (Christmas Eve)
- Thursday, December 25, 2008 (Christmas Day)
Emergency Services: Emergency food provided by our food bank is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Community Help Centre, located at 139 S. Pugh Street.
Our mission is to provide emergency food to those in need in the State College area and to support the network of food pantries in Centre County.
Did you know... that over 2,000 people received food here annually?
Clients
may come to the State College Food Bank up to six times in a twelve month
period for emergency food. After six times, the client must be working
with a case manager in another organization in order to continue to receive
food help.
Clients receive a large supply of groceries, sufficient for about a week. The size of the food order corresponds to the number of people in the household. In addition to non-perishable foods, every grocery order includes fresh milk, eggs, bread and frozen meat. People may exchange food items in their order for other items that they prefer.
Did you know... that approximately 40% of those we serve are children under the age of 18?
To receive emergency food, the client must have a referral from a social service agency or a religious congregation. The service area is the entire State College Area School District (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania Furnace, Stormstown, Port Matilda, Unionville, Fillmore, Gatesburg, State College, Lemont, Patton Township, Ferguson Township, and Pine Grove Mills) and the part of Julian with 692- phone numbers.
Clients from other parts of the county may be served once a year if they have an emergency when their food bank is closed. (For a listing of food pantries in Centre County, see our Hunger Links page.)
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The State College Food Bank consists of a volunteer Board of Directors, a paid staff, and more than fifty other volunteers.
The Food Bank of the State College Area, Inc. Board of Directors:
President:
Ford McNutt - President-Elect: TBA
- Recording Secretary: Carolyn Follett
- Corresponding Secretary: Laura Jester
- Treasurer: Barbara Dreese
- Board Members:
- Thomas Charles
- Susan Cromwell
- Ron Friedman
- Cyndee Graves
- Larry Hofer
- Kathy Mayberry
- Tammy Miller
- Deborah Murray
- Karen Rohde
- Carola Rohrbaugh
- Susan Sampsell
- Janice Somers
- Richard Supina
- Roger Wurst
- Charlotte Zmyslo
Photo: Board member and volunteer Deb Murray fills a client's order
Staff:
- Linda Tataliba , Executive Director ltataliba@gmail.com
- Ernest Boyd, Manager of Operations ernestboyd@hotmail.com
Linda Tataliba, Executive Director
Hello, I'm Linda Tataliba, the new Executive Director as of July 2006. I am a Penn State graduate with a degree in Home Economics Education and am excited to be back in State College.
I have over 15 years experience with non-profit organizations which assisted needy families with their basic needs of food, shelter, and employment. In addition, I am an instructor in Safe Food Handling and Sanitation, and have spent 8 years as a dietary manager for a large, long-term care nursing facility in Somerset, PA.
I am a native of Somerset County with three grown children.
I am thrilled, and proud, to be part of such a valuable and necessary organization helping people in the Centre Region - and amazed at the level of volunteerism enabling us to provide family benefits at such a high level of service.
Copyright © 2003
Food
Bank of the State College Area, Inc.
276 West Hamilton Avenue
State College, PA 16801
(814) 234-2310
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February 8, 2008
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