Combating Food Insecurity in Our Community
What We Offer
St. Peter's recognizes that many of our nearby brothers and sisters may go to bed without enough food for the next day. We offer both non-perishable and fresh food to those in need through the St. Peter's Food Cupboard and the Abington Community Fridge.
St. Peter's Food Cupboard
The Food Cupboard stocks non-perishable food items as well as some personal care and household items. It is open every day from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, and is located directly inside the parish hall, through the back doors off the parking lot in back of the church. You are welcome to walk in and help yourself to whatever you need.
We'd like to thank our dedicated food cupboard stewards, Rick DeKalb and Terita Reeve, who continue to regularly tend to our pantry.
Many thanks to our St. Peter’s family for your continuing donations to the Food Cupboard.
Currently, shelves are emptied and refilled up to twice a day as demand increases in these uncertain times. Checks can be made out to St. Peter's with Food Cupboard in the memo line.
If you know of an organization that collects non-perishable items for cupboards like ours, please contact Rick DeKalb at Brick86@comcast.net.
Use the button below to download the list of most-needed items.
Abington Community Fridge and Shed
The Community Fridge is a project of mutual aid, in which community members provide food for one another through a refrigerator that is accessible seven days a week, 24 hours a day. It is located on the porch between the kitchen and the food cupboard.
The Abington Community Fridge, located on St. Peter's back porch, is an active mutual aid project that offers 24/7 food and resources to the community.
Perishable foods that are packaged, labeled and dated can be placed in the refrigerator or the freezer, as appropriate. Non-perishable items can be placed in the plastic cupboard or in the St. Peter's Food Cupboard through the door.
Leftovers from large food events such as office and school parties are also welcome as long as they are packaged and dated and labeled with their contents.
For more information, contact Misty LeCompte and Yovina Miller at abingtoncommunityfridge@gmail.com
Follow the fridge on Instagram @abingtoncommunityfridge for daily updates!
Your Donations Help
We encourage those who can to donate items to keep our cupboard and fridge well-stocked.
Fresh Foods - Fresh fruit and vegetables, unopened yogurts and beverages, and cured meats in sealed wrapping are among the items that can be placed in the fridge. Packaged and labeled raw meats and fish can go in the freezer. See the signage on the fridge for more information on what can and cannot be donated.
Non-perishables - St. Peter's members can bring their donations to church on Sunday morning and put them in the red wagon, where they will be presented at the altar as part of the Offertory. Items can also be dropped off directly to the cupboard any time when the cupboard is open or placed in the Community fridge shed 24/7. We accept non-
We are currently in urgent need of peanut butter and jelly, Spaghetti-O type canned pasta, dry pasta and sauce, soup, cereal, proteins (canned chicken, tuna, beef stew, etc.).
Click HERE for a printable Food Cupboard Grocery List.
Contacts
For more information on how to help with the Food Cupboard, contact Rick DeKalb (brick86@comcast.net) or Terita Reeve (teritar1005@gmail.com).
To learn more about getting involved with the Abington Community Fridge, contact Misty LeCompte or Yovina Miller at AbingtonCommunityFridge@gmail.com or click HERE.