Where to send donations
Trinity Pantry, Lehighton
Address: 175 S. Third St., Lehighton
Contact: 610-377-4303
Distribution: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. third Tuesday.
Coordinator: Carolyn Long
How you can help: Send monetary donations to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., Lehighton, PA 18235.
Christian Action Council of Palmerton Area Churches
Address: 2915 Fireline Road, Palmerton.
Contact: 484-522-8899
Distribution: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Friday of each month, except for next month, when it will be held on Dec. 17.
Co-coordinator: Ken Kaiser
How you can help: Send any kind of food products or any kind of personal care items to CACPAC, P.O. Box 213, Aquashicola, PA 18012.
Shepherd House Food Pantry, Weatherly
Location: 335 Third St. in Weatherly.
Distribution: The Shepherd House Food Pantry in Weatherly will distribute food between 10 a.m. and noon on Dec. 18.
Donations: Send your donation to the address above.
Call: 570-427-8981
West End Food Pantry
Address: 516 Kunkletown Road, Kunkletown
Contact: karena@westendfoodpantry.org.
Distribution: 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Saturday of the month. In January, they will distribute food Jan. 8 and Jan. 22 due to the holiday being Jan. 1.
Director: Karena Thek
How you can help: Send monetary donations to West End Food Pantry, 516 Kunkletown Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058, drop off donations at the food pantry any day of the week, or contact karena@westendfoodpantry.org to schedule an appointment if you don’t wish to drop off.
Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network
Address: Route 209 just outside Brodheadsville houses its food pantry and Clothing Closet, which provide free groceries, clothing and social service referrals to residents of Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Ross and Polk townships in Monroe County.
Distribution dates and times: First through fourth Tuesdays of the month, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Phone: 570-992-3136
Donations: Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network, P.O. Box 561, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 or online at www.pven.net.
Salvation Army Schuylkill Service Center, Tamaqua
Address: P.O. Box 229, Tamaqua, PA, 18252
Contact: 610-698-1904
Distribution: 2-5 p.m. second Wednesday of each month; 10 a.m. to noon, 4-5:30 p.m. third Wednesday of the month.
Regional manager: Rebecca Netznik
How you can help: Mail donations to the Salvation Army Schuylkill Service Center, P.O. Box 229, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Northern Lehigh Food Bank
Address: 7884 Center St., Emerald
Contact: 610-767-9525
Distribution: 1-3 p.m. second and fourth Monday; 4-6 p.m. first, second and third Thursday; 9:30-11:30 a.m. last Saturday.
Director: Barbara Scheirer
How you can help: Send monetary donations to the Northern Lehigh Food Bank, P.O. Box 255, Slatington, PA, 18080.