The Storehouse
The Storehouse food pantry distributes shelf-stable food and fresh produce on site at the Bethany Center in Homewood on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The critical anchor of our food pantry is shelf-stable pantry items from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. However, we believe that it's important to go above and beyond for our neighbors. So, we also partner with local businesses to acquire fresh fruits and vegetables and, occasionally, personal care products, and PPE as well.
Register for the Storehouse on-site at the Bethany Center.
Help us Stock the Storehouse pantry for the holidays!
We want to bless 100 families with nourishing meals this Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Bethany Community Ministries wants to make sure that the families in our community have what they need to make the holidays special. Our third annual Stock the Storehouse Food Drive is taking place October 1 to December 13, 2024.
Thanksgiving 🦃
Food Drive: Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, 2024
Pantry Date: November 16, 2024
Christmas 🎄
Food Drive: Nov. 9 to Dec. 13, 2024
Pantry Date: December 21, 2024
Our team will be available to accept donations Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Bethany Center in Homewood. Have questions? Need to schedule a different time to drop off items? 📞 Call Ty: 412-212-7493 ext. 4
Christmas Food Drive:
Our Storehouse pantry volunteers are putting together meal kits for guests with ingredients for a family-sized main dish, side dishes, and dessert. We want to make sure that we're well stocked on our most popular items first!
Here's what we need:
Canned Sweet Potatoes
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Green Beans
Jars of Gravy
Canned Collard Greens
Pancake Mix and Syrup
Chicken Stock or Bouillon
Christmas Cookie Mix
You can also contribute by donating funds. We've set a goal to raise $1,000 to supplement the goods we receive so that all of our guests get a complete meal. Cash and checks are accepted. Make checks out to Bethany Community Ministries.
Donate Online:
You can give online through the Donorbox form below. BCM is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, EIN 59-2957287. All contributions are tax deductible. Any amount helps!
The Homewood community lacks its own grocery store, farmer’s market, or other healthy food provider, making it a food desert.
The food pantry at BCM began over 20 years ago in response to the need to reduce the stigma of hunger in our community, and help mitigate the barriers to access that living in a food desert creates for our neighbors. In addition to a geographical lack of access to healthy food, members of the Homewood South community are significantly more likely to experience poverty compared to residents of the City of Pittsburgh at large. The Storehouse pantry aims to address these needs by not only providing food, but also connecting our neighbors to other resources that aid them in taking care of their health and well-being.