Farmers to Families Food Box Program

Produce Alliance was awarded Round Three and Round Five of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program, to date equaling more than $304,246 million dollars. This funding was given to be used to distribute approximately 9 million combination boxes through May 2021.

• Round Three (September 22 - October 31, 2020): Produce Alliance distributed over 55 million pounds of food (over 1.8 million combination boxes of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and meat products) to food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits serving in 16 states.

• Round Five (January 25 – Present): In February Produce Alliance distributed over 54 million pounds of food. The USDA then extended the contract through the month of May to distribute an additional 162 million pounds of food totally 216 million pounds. February - May will equal over 7 million combinations boxes of (fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and meat products) distributed to food banks, communities and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits serving in 9 states.

While this was conducted through PA and not the PA Foundation, it speaks to the PA Foundations ability to carry out similar funding and scope in a similar time frame. Although that funding ended, our ability to effectively and efficiently distribute food has not. With the help of our network, PA Foundation can distribute an endless amount of food and the need has never been stronger.