Mission/Service Area
Mission
The mission of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania is to distribute food to hungry people and eliminate the waste of food.
In 1982, the first year of operation, Second Harvest distributed 444,916 pounds of food to 40 agencies. During fiscal year 2011-12, Second Harvest distributed nearly 11 million pounds of food to 298 member agencies and 155 distribution sites for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors.
Service Area
Second Harvest serves the following 11 counties in northwest Pennsylvania: Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Venango and Warren.
