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Communi t y C upb oard was founded in the 1970s by the United Churches Elizabethtown Area. It moved to its current location in October of 2018. Residents of ZIP codes 17022, 17502 and 17570 must meet eligibility requirements of the Pe n n s y l vania Depar tment of Agriculture to shop at the pantry, which operates by appointment only. Residents may shop once every four weeks. Because it’s a “food choice” pantry, shoppers may select their groceries. Supplies are stocked based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid and follow USDA MyPlate recommendations. Food ranges from nonperishables to refrigerated items, and
In 2014, Mable and John Hershey saw a need in their community and felt called to act. They realized a personal care home on Cherry Street in Columbia faced closure, displacing its residents. “Being the kind of people we are, we said, ‘Let’s see what we can do to maybe keep it open,’” Mable recalled. “We’re people that have a caring heart. We knew these 30 people living there would not have a home to live in if this had to close.” For the next three years, the Hersheys began the arduous work of turning the home into a nonprofit organization and improving the site. “Through many miracles of people giving us funds, we were able to make it a nonprofit and make improvements to the home,” Mable shared. Neither Mable nor John had any experience running a nonprofit. “We were farmers before this,” Mable said. They relied on their faith and help from friends, forming a board and soliciting donations for the project. The residents were able to stay in the home during the process, and in June of 2017, Our Home of Hope was born. The prior owner had chosen the name, hoping to create a nonprofit. “She had chosen that name because she believed for the people who come there, it is their home of hope,” Mable said. Our Home of Hope can house up to 30 people, none of whom have the funds to enter a traditional personal care home. “ We take low-income, private-pay people who can afford the monthly charge,” Mable explained. “They have to be able to move around by themselves.
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Youth members of Mount Calvary Church drop off donations they collected for the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown.
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go with the client and take the product from the shelf and bag it n organization that helps and place it in their cart.” people in the community Volunteers are needed in other can use your help fulfilling areas as well, he noted. “Stockits mission. room volunteers mark the dates Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown is looking for volunteers for a variety of roles. “Our hearts are filled The organization, which is part with the gratitude the of Community Place on Washingclients show us.” ton, is located at 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown. It operates as a food choice pantry for residents of Elizabethtown, Bainbridge and on the food products, so the oldest Rheems to receive groceries free of products are placed on the shelf charge on Wednesdays and Satur- first,” he explained. “Volunteers days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. do donation pickup at the local “Volunteers are used as shopping grocery stores, and some stock the assistants,” said Steve Knox, Com- shelves before every Wednesday munity Cupboard director. “They and Saturday.”
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