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Catholic Charities’ Chew Street Soup Kitchen is located at 179 W. Chew St., Allentown
“Sit-down” meals are once again being served, with the option of packaging “take-out” to go. Meals are served on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays from 12 noon to 1:00p.m. For more information or if you are interested in volunteering, please email
Catholic Charities’ Pottsville Area Soup Kitchen or PAK is located at 504 Mahantongo St., Pottsville.
PAK provides a welcoming, respectful environment demonstrating compassion and support. Catholic Charities helps hungry adults and children in the Pottsville area by providing hot, nutritious meals 52 weeks per year including holidays. Serving meals Monday through Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sundays at 12 p.m.
For more information or to volunteer, contact: Terry Alexander 570-617-2957 or email
Kennedy House is located at 532 Spruce St., Reading.
It operates as a Soup Kitchen with some food pantry services. After registering, a client may receive prepackaged goods or is encouraged to walk through the pantry to select items including non-perishables, dairy, fresh produce, frozen meats, breads and pastries that will best serve the needs of the family. The pantry operates on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Note: Closed the month of August); hot meals are served regularly on alternate days.
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Food Pantry LocationsFood Pantry Locations
- 900 S. Woodward St., Allentown, PA »
- 532 Spruce St., Reading, PA »
Offers an emergency food pantry service to clients referred by Healthy Harvest
FOOD PANTRY ITEMS NEEDED!!
- Potato products
- Cereal
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly
- Crackers
- Chef Boyardee, etc.
Items may be dropped off at our food pantry location at 900 S. Woodward Street, Allentown.
Items may be dropped between 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Chew Street Community CenterChew Street Community Center
Chew Street Community Center, a program of Catholic Charities, opens its doors to the community. The center provides the neighborhood with a safe space to meet, engage and grow together. The Community Center offers a variety of events and activities such as arts and crafts, movie nights, discussion groups, and special summer/after school programs that also encourage parent engagement.
The Center is closed due to Covid. Please check back for updates.
8,000 Ombudsman Program responsible for 8,000 aging facility beds across Lehigh and Northampton counties
3,614 + 15,378 3, 614 Food boxes handed out that served 15, 378 individuals during the Pandemic
10,000 Over 10,000 Households assisted through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Carbon and Lehigh Counties.
2,851 2,851 Case Management Clients assisted during 2021
Catholic Charities' mission is to provide compassionate human services with respect for the sanctity of all human life.
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