Highmark Blue Shield Grant for Senior Hunger Programs
Funding Amount
$35,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Focus Areas:
- Senior hunger relief programs
- ElderShare program expansion
- Increasing awareness of senior programs
- Analytics on senior populations in Pennsylvania
- Direct delivery services to homebound seniors
- Advocacy for senior nutrition programs (CSFP, SNAP)
Geographic Scope: 27-county service area in central Pennsylvania
Program Details:
- Supports ElderShare program which provides fresh, nutritious food boxes monthly to low-income seniors
- In 2018, program served over 7,500 seniors
- Enables partnership with direct service programs like West Shore Meals on Wheels for home delivery
- Funds advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal officials
- Supports SNAP outreach and enrollment assistance for seniors
- Allows purchase of food items meeting special dietary needs (fresh produce, meat, dairy)
Contact Information:
- Harrisburg: 3908 Corey Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109 | (717)-564-1700
- Williamsport: 3301 Wahoo Drive, Williamsport, PA 17701 | (570)-321-8023
- Hollidaysburg: 811 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 | (814)-646-5075
- Email: info@centralpafoodbank.org
- Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm, Friday 8am-3pm
- EIN: 23-2202250
What Central Pennsylvania Food Bank actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 705
- Total given
- $112.08M
- Median grant
- $44K
- Range
- $5,033–$14.62M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 97%, North Carolina 1%, Missouri 1%. Top recipient cities: Harrisburg, PA; Lancaster, PA; York, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA
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New Hope Ministries - Hanover · Hanover, PA
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New Hope Ministries - Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg, PA
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$2.79M
Catholic Harvest Food Pantry · York, PA
Food relief
$2.46M
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA
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$2.07M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Seniors
- Hunger
- Food security
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