THIS IS WHAT COMPASSION LOOKS LIKE!

Last Saturday, we received a truckload of food donations from residents of DELCO. Sponsored by the DELCO County Council, hundreds of people delivered food that was transferred immediately to waiting trucks from local food pantries.

Many have asked about the impact of policy descions on the people we serve…from September 2024 to September 2025 we saw:

a 33% increase in the number of meals served;

a 135% increase in the number of hot meals served;
a 45% increase in the number of families served;
a 44% increase in the number of seniors served;

and a 143% increase in the number of new individuals coming to the food pantry from July-September
click here if you want to see the full report.
What do we need? Ongoing Compassion!

You can…

donate food: click here to see the list of our most needed items,
you can volunteer to serve in the Open Cupboard food pantry or Open Table hot meals program,
you can volunteer to help bring donated food to CEI, click here to read how,
you can make a cash donation that helps us purchase the food we need to feed the people who come to us.

How to Contribute
To offer a contribution toward this year’s special 40th anniversary appeal, you can use the link or QR code below. In either case, we will receive and rejoice in your gift.

DONATE HERE

CEI was recently highlighted in an article about the impact of SNAP cuts in The Swarthmorian. Read the article here.