Who We Serve...
The single parent
of young children, working part-time, unable to make ends meet;
The unemployed
and under-employed seeking a better opportunity;
The needy senior
on a low fixed income;
The latch-key
child who needs a warm meal and a smile;
The ill or
disabled person in chronic need.
Rainbow Kitchen Community Services aids those in need during tough times.
Through supplemental food assistance, case
management, and other supportive
services, we help them get back on their feet and move again toward
self-sufficiency. For the elderly and disabled with few resources, the Kitchen
keeps critically needed food on the table.
What We Do...
Rainbow
Kitchen’s Anti-Hunger Programs provide
a source of nutritious supplemental food for low-income individuals and
families:
·
The
Breakfast Program provides a
substantial, nutritious hot meal each weekday morning, serving an average of 70
people per day. Most of our
breakfast participants are elderly, homeless and/or have one or more physical or
mental health problems.
· The Rainbow Kitchen Food Pantry serves residents of five communities of the
· Rainbow
Kitchen also operates the Loving Arms Food Pantry, which serves
200 low-income elderly and disabled residents of a local subsidized apartment
complex. Participants receive a 3-5
day supply of nutritious supplemental groceries every month.
· Kids Café®*, a program of
Case Management* services are offered to individuals and families
on both a short-term and an extended basis.
Immediate/crisis assistance and advocacy are provided as needed,
including referral to other social service agencies for additional help.
The goal of extended Case Management is to provide ongoing aid to
participants as they work towards self-sufficiency.
Rainbow Kitchen Community
Services is proud to be partnering with
Other Activities
and Services
Throughout the year, Rainbow
Kitchen offers a wide variety of other activities and services to enhance the
well-being and quality of life for low-income members of our community,
including:
·
Winter coat and clothing
distribution
·
Adopt-a-Family holiday
program; holiday gift distribution; turkey certificate distribution
·
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
New Year’s Day dinners
·
Participation in community
events, particularly those targeting youth
·
Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) program
·
Medical Assistance
Transportation Program screening and bus ticket distribution
·
Food stamp eligibility
screening and nutrition education host site
·
Host site for educational and
informational presentations by other service providers
·
Volunteer opportunities, and
community service opportunities for youths
* These programs are funded in
part by a grant provided by the PA Dept. of Community and Economic Development.
How Are We
Supported?
Rainbow Kitchen Community
Services offers all of the above services as efficiently as possible, with the
support of volunteers; food donations; foundation, business, and community
service funding; charitable contributions, and an extremely small and dedicated
staff. We would be delighted to have
you join our volunteers. We also gratefully accept both food and financial
donations, which are tax deductible.
Rainbow Kitchen Community
Services is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.