DEP Funds Helping FaithCentre Food Bank Fight Hunger While Reducing Waste

DEP highlights grant program at Bellefonte food bank, no future funding expected

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A state grant program has been "instrumental" in transforming how much food the FaithCentre Food Bank can take in and give out, but now that program's future is uncertain. The FaithCentre Food Bank has benefited from the state's Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant (FRIG) program. It received roughly $112,000 in total across [...]

DEP Funds Helping FaithCentre Food Bank Fight Hunger While Reducing Waste

More than $100,000 from a state grant program is helping FaithCentre Food Bank in Bellefonte provide more fresh food to families in need and reduce waste. Department of Environmental Protection representatives visited the 135 S. Allegheny St. food bank on Thursday to highlight how the funding from the Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant Program has assisted the facility to expand its capacity to safely accept, transport and store fresh food that …