Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
- Crawford Organics – May – Aug
- Greensgrow West – summer and winter
- Primal Meat Supply – Butcher’s Club
- Red Earth Farm June – November
- Philly Foodworks
- West Philly Foods May-Oct
- Landisdale Farm – June-Oct
- Lancaster Farm Fresh – May-Oct
- Taproot Farm CSA – June – Oct
PA Access Card / SNAP / Food Stamps
SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the new name for the food stamps program. “SNAP benefits” are the same thing as “food stamps”. In Pennsylvania, benefits are provided monthly through an ACCESS card, similar to a debit or credit card. EBT stands for Electronic Benefit Transfer. It’s the system the government uses to disburse benefits.
Apply
Apply through Pennsylvania’s COMPASS website. COMPASS is an online tool for Pennsylvanians to apply for many health and human service programs and manage benefit information: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/compass.web/Public/CMPHome
Open Source List of Discounts with a PA Access Card: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G8YFF4VqPGw8-5oJ3qFJlzpLK3t34BWlCLx3hr8US-k/edit?fbclid=IwAR3iEIOuL5bse2TRW4RfFBPPm4V1h9-TMIsSRVC7e_KuPCY5QjP3SE2JtHQ#gid=0
Find places that accept Food Stamps / SNAP benefits: https://www.phillyfoodfinder.org/map. To search, go to the map sidebar > Advanced Search > scroll down to “ACCEPTS_SNAP is” and change to “Y” > click “Apply”
Get Help
Community Legal Services can help you if your SNAP application is denied or your benefits are cut off or reduced: https://clsphila.org/services/snap-food-stamps/
PLA helps clients get and keep benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as Food Stamps: https://www.philalegal.org/foodstamps
Find food, meals, pantries
Community Fridge at 52nd Street – take what you need
Why Hunger has a food resource finder by zip code: https://whyhunger.org/find-food/
SEPA + United WAy: 211sepa.org is a database of all different kinds of services for people in need. They also have a food pantry finder
Broad Street Ministry in Center City has sit-down meals, a clothes closet, mail services, and other services and resources. They practice radical hospitality – nobody turned away!
Philabundance is one option for families that are in need of food, especially for the upcoming holiday. Leading the fight against hunger. https://www.philabundance.org/
Cedar Park neighbors food baskets during December. Email foodbaskets@cedarparkneighbors.org
West Philly Resource 