COLLECTIVE IMPACT
What is Collective Impact?
We are the problem-solvers, the hand-raisers, the game-changers. We fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every Lehigh Valley community.
Our Main Focus is to…
Strengthen | Protect | Build
Grab & Go Sites Feed More Kids
For kids, summer should be a stress-free time filled with fun, laughter and adventure. But many children and teenagers spend the better part of June, July and August wondering where they’ll find their next meal. Working with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, the Greater Valley YMCA, Lehigh Valley Health Network St. Luke’s University Health Network, school districts, and many other partners, the Lehigh Valley Food Policy Council coordinates marketing and support for more than 100 sites where children can find a free meal in the summer, no questions asked.
Emergency Food Support
LVFPC Initiative Full Cart LV started in 2020 to meet the needs of the population that cannot access a pantry, delivering healthy staples direct to the client’s door.
• 12,875 nutritious meals provided to date
Operation BBQ Relief
LVFPC coordinated with partners to bring state provided emergency feeding operations to Lehigh and Northampton County while providing employment for restaurant workers when pandemic shutdowns affected most of the state. Results are as follows:
27,960
Meals Distributed
6,990
Families Served
42
Partners Engaged
310
Volunteer Hours
300
Food Service Employee Jobs Provided
4,194
Employee Hours Provided
Food Recovery
Our ongoing work to divert edible food from the landfill helps to feed people. There is still much to do to reduce food waste. Join us to create solutions! Since LVFPC food recovery support started in 2017, we have created:
355%
increase in volunteers working to divert healthy edible food from the landfill and compost to meal and pantry programs in the Lehigh Valley (9 - 41 volunteers)
101%
increase in lbs. of healthy edible food diverted from the landfill and compost to meal and pantry programs in the Lehigh Valley (13,400 - 26,900 pounds)
157%
increase in agencies participating in delivering healthy edible food diverted from the landfill and compost to Lehigh Valley residents (14 - 36 agencies)
Donate Now
Just a dollar a day helps grant food access for everyone in the community!