Food Resources
General Food Resources
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
WhyHunger
- Call 1-800-5-HUNGRY
- Text your zip code to 1-800-548-6479
- Visit https://findhelp.org/ or https://whyhunger.org/find-food/
PA 211
- Dial 211 for immediate food assistance
- Visit https://www.pa211.org/ for a food map
Share Food Program
- Find Food Map: sharefoodprogram.org/find-food/
- Call 215-223-2220
- Email info@sharefoodprogram.org
Chester Food and Meal Providers
ACCESS Chester Community Center
701 Booth Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://accesschester.org/
Phone: 445-252-1084
Grocery Bag Distribution: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12pm
Hot Lunch: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12pm
Boys & Girls Club of Chester
201 E 7th Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.boysgirlsclubchester.com/
Phone: 610-874-1237
Food Pantry: Monday through Friday from 10am – 6pm
Catholic Social Services
130 E 7th Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://cssphiladelphia.org/family-service-centers/
Phone: 267-331-2500
Food Pantry: Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm
Chester Senior Center
721 Hayes Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.scsdelco.org/chester-senior-center/
Phone: 610-497-3550
Lunches: Monday through Friday at 12pm (reservations required one day in advance, small donation suggested)
Everybody Eats / Sharing Excess
18 W 5th Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://everybodyeatsphilly.org/
Phone: 215-980-0893
Food Distribution: Mondays from 2:30pm – 5pm
Greenhouse Project
44 E 23rd Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.ghproject.org/
Phone: 610-874-2753
Food Distribution: Tuesdays from 10am – 11am
North Chester Baptist Church
2331 Providence Avenue, Chester, PA 19013
Phone: 610-874-7948
Food Pantry: Tuesdays from 8am – 11am and 6pm – 7pm
Fridays from 6pm – 7pm
St. Katharine Drexel Food Pantry
130 E. 7th St, Chester, PA 19013
https://stkatharinedrexelpantry.org/
Phone: 484-490-5079
Food Pantry: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am – 12:30pm
Saint Paul CME Church
1009 W 3rd St, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.facebook.com/stpaulcmechester
Phone: 610-874-9966
Salvation Army of Chester
151 West 15th Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://pa.salvationarmy.org/chester/the-salvation-army-in-chester-pennsylvania
Phone: 610-874-4266
Breakfasts: Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 9am
Lunches: Monday through Friday from 12pm – 12:30pm
Food Pantry: 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 10am – 1pm
Bernardine Center
2625 W 9th Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.bernardinecenter.org/
Phone: 610-497-3225
Food distribution: 1st Wednesday of each month from 9am – 11am
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 4pm – 5pm
Buckners Giving Tree
225 Concord Avenue, Chester, PA 19013
Food Pantry: Tuesdays and Fridays from 11am – 2pm
Chester Eastside Inc.
301 E. 9th St., Chester, PA 19013
https://ceichester.org/
Phone: 610-872-4812
Food Pantry: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am – 12:45pm
Hot Meals: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am – 12:30pm
Grab and Go Meals: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am – 12:30pm
CityTeam Ministries
634 Sproul St, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/chester
Phone: 610-872-6865
Hot Meals: Daily at 5pm
Hope Café: 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at 5pm
Food Pantry: Wednesdays from 10am – 12pm
Fresh Produce: Thursdays from 1:30pm – 4pm
Grace Community United Methodist Church
1213 Central Avenue, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.facebook.com/p/Grace-Community-UMC-of-Chester-PA-100079766257980/
Phone: 484-480-5028
Food Pantry: 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 1pm – 3pm
Kingdom Konnect
804 Welsh Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.sgsministry.com/
Free Hot Meals (Dine-In or Takeout): Every Sunday in November at 5pm
St. Daniels United Methodist Church
315 Edwards St, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.saintdanielsumc.org/
Phone: 610-876-8152
Food Pantry: Tuesdays from 11am – 2pm
Thursdays from 12pm – 2pm
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
703 Edwards Street, Chester, PA 19013
https://stmaryschester.org/
Phone: 610-818-8813
Food Pantry: Thursdays from 12:30pm – 2pm
Step N Up Mentoring & Community Interactions Inc.
1603 Concord Avenue, Chester, PA 19013
Hot Meals: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5pm – 7:30pm
True Vine MFGB Church
701 Morton Avenue, Chester, PA 19013
https://www.facebook.com/DaVine701/
Phone: 724-572-3234
Food Distribution: Tuesdays from 10:30am – 11:30am
Emergency Food Distribution: Thursdays (appointments only) from 10:30am – 1pm
Chester Holiday Meals and Food Distributions
The Christian Church of Chester
308 W 3rd Street, Chester, PA 19013
Hot Thanksgiving Meals: Saturday, November 22 12pm – 4pm
City of Chester
1 E 4th Street, Chester, PA 19013
Veterans Day Luncheon: Monday, November 10 from 11am – 2pm
Hot Thanksgiving Meal and Turkey Giveaway: Monday, November 17 from 3pm – 7pm
Operation Look Forward
410 Welsh Street, Chester, PA 19013
Takeout Meals: November 6, 13, 20, and 25 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Boys & Girls Club of Chester
201 E 7th Street, Chester, PA 19013
Phone: 610-874-1237
Grocery Giveaway: Tuesday, November 18 at 6pm
Thanksgiving Meal: Thursday, November 20 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm (BGCC members only)