How Do I Get Help?

** Any resident of Juniata County in urgent need of food will be assisted at the Pantry with a One-Time Emergency food distribution. **
To qualify to receive assistance:
1. A resident of Juniata County
2. Income eligible based on 150% poverty levels
Households may visit the food pantry for groceries no more than twelve (12) times in one year, and no more than one (1) time per month, except in the case of Alternate Distribution Sites (see below).
If you have any questions, please call us at 717-436-9718 during regular business hours.
Where Can I Get a Referral?
You can request a referral from any Juniata County church, or any of the following organizations.
Abuse Network - 436-2402
Area Agency on Aging - 242-0315, 1-800-348-2277
Children & Youth - 436-7707
County Assistance Office - 436-2158
Crossroads Pregnancy Center - 436-0024
Head Start / Early Head Start - 436-2405
Juniata River Center - 248-8540
Learning Center (TIU-11) - 436-2517
Neighbors Helping Neighbors - 734-3581
Probation Office - 436-7716
Salvation Army - 436-9405, 527-0244
Service Access &Mgmt - 436-8600
Shelter Services - 248-0102
State Health Center - 527-4185
Universal Community Behavioral Health - 248-8197
WIC Office - 248-5339
Alternate Distribution Sites
To help families save on gas and transportation costs the Food Pantry has alternate distribution sites at the north and south ends of Juniata County. The same rules apply at the alternate sites as at the Mifflintown location of the Food Pantry, except that households participating in these distributions will automatically receive two (2) portions of groceries (equivalent to 2 visits) at each distribution since these distributions occur only 6 times a year.
10:00-11:00 AM, 3rd Saturday of the following months and locations:
Turkey Valley United Methodist Church
Rt 235, 5 miles south of East Salem
January, March, May, July, September, and November
McCoysville Presbyterian Church
McKinley & McCoysville Rds, Between Rts 35 and 75 South
February, April, June, August, October, and December