ABOUT US


Our Mission:
The mission of The Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative is to alleviate food insecurity in Whitehall and Coplay.

• On January 14, 2021, we were able to open our WCHI Food Pantry, located in the Christ the King School at the St. John the Baptist Church Complex, 3024 S Ruch Street, Whitehall. The Pantry opened and continues with outside bagged food distribution held monthly on the 2nd Thursday in the parking lot at St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Whitehall.  In 2021, we registered 393 households, though not everyone comes monthly.  We provide enough food to prepare 5 meals per person. We had a total yearly attendance of 5,361 people which includes adults, children, and seniors for a total of 26,805 meals provided.  
  • WCHI is 100% volunteer.
  • Since we work with everyone in the household, including children and we offer children’s programs, all adult volunteers must provide copies of our required clearances before anyone is permitted to work with us.  Most of our clearances are Child Abuse ones required by PA State Law.
• Our WCHI garden located at the Mickley-Prydun Farm supplements pantry distribution of vegetables and herbs during the growing season. 
• Currently we are serving over 350 Whitehall and Coplay households consisting of 1200 children, adults, and seniors. 
• ​Please urge your family, friends, and neighbors who need food to call 484-225-0358 to schedule an appointment for one of our two Pantry distribution days.

Today, we continue our community partnerships with:
Whitehall-Coplay Press,
Second Harvest Food Bank,
Lehigh County,
Harry C Trexler Trust,
Diocese of Allentown, (our faith based partners),
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley,
Whitehall Coplay School District,
Whitehall Township,
Coplay Borough,
along with a myriad of service organizations including Knights of Columbus, Whitehall Lions, local businesses, and so many local residents. Without you, WCHI could not help so many in our community.
Food costs continue to rise and there are many supply issues.
WCHI is so grateful for Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB)!!  They provide us with much of our food.
Most of the food is free to Food Pantries like ours.
SHFB serves 200 Agencies in 6 counties.
We are also a Healthy Pantry, so we like foods that are not sugary and salty, though we do provide some of these items occasionally.
We need and appreciate all of you!!