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Alongside our generous supporters, we’re reinventing food accessibility for allergen-avoidant communities.
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That’s a food bank system where visits to the food pantry are worthwhile and worry-free.
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To achieve this mission, we stock food pantry shelves and fridges with allergen-friendly foods.
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32 million Americans have a potentially life-threatening food allergy. Your food pantry can help close socioeconomic gaps, stop the poverty cycle and create equitable access to safe food.
OUR FOOD PANTRIES.
Food pantries are community programs distributing food to people with hunger or disrupted food access. Unfortunately, many have logistical and economic challenges in accommodating visitors with food allergies and specialty diets. These are often rooted in long-standing procedures, time and budget constraints, or limited understanding of food allergy.
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To break barriers to allergy-free nutrition, Securing Safe Food brings no-cost, allergen-friendly foods and education to a network of food pantries across the U.S. We partner with food pantries already knowledgeable about food allergies as well as those not familiar with medical dietary restrictions as we strive toward improved accessibility.
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The top 9 food allergens are milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, and sesame. With food allergies globally on the rise, SSF relies on a network of pantries committed to serving our world's diverse dietary needs.
We work to achieve effective points of access.
Every food pantry and its community are unique, which is why we gather data on visitor dietary needs, preferences, age, ethnicity and language to disperse our resources for maximum impact.
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We approach partnership with long-term sustainability in view.
We prioritize pantries concentrated with allergen-avoidant visitors or located near our medical hubs. We expect these programs will translate their experiences with SSF into long-term, allergen-friendly practices beyond our supplemental foods. This work edges us towards a safer and more inclusive food system.
California.
Ecumenical Hunger Program
Partner since '20
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2411 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA, 94303
Berkeley Food Pantry
Partner since '22
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1600 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA, 94702
Hope's Corner
Partner since '22
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748 Mercy St, Mountain View, CA, 94041
Colorado.
Marshall ROC Food Pantry
Partner since '23
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357 McCaslin Blvd, Suite 115B, Louisville, CO, 80027
Connecticut.
Sterling House Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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2283 Main St, Stratford, CT, 06615
Operation Hope Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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636 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT, 06824
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center
Partner since '20
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27 Chase St, Pawcatuck, CT, 06379
Friendly Hands Food Bank
Partner since '20
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50 King St, Torrington, CT, 06790
Florida.
UCF Knights Helping Knights Food Pantry
Partner since '22
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4133 Pyxis Lane, Orlando, FL, 32816
Illinois.
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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1072 Ridge Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007
Elk Grove Township Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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600 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007
First Baptist Food Pantry
Partner since '22
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301 East Elm St, Canton, IL, 61520
Massachusetts.
Easthampton Community Center
Partner since '20
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12 Clark St, Easthampton, MA, 01027
Newton Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA, 02459
Jeremiah's Inn Food Pantry
Partner since '23
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1059 Main St, Worcester, MA, 01603
Northampton Survival Center
Partner since '23
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265 Prospect St, Northampton, MA, 01060
Liz Murphy Open Hand Pantry
Partner since '23
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12 14th Avenue, Haverhill, MA, 01830
Missouri.
Metro Lutheran Food Pantry
Partner since '22
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3031 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO, 64109
New York.
Urban Strategies Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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829 Saratoga Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11212
Commonpoint Queens Food Pantry
Partner since '20
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108-13 67th Road, Forest Hills NY 11375
Reaching-Out Community Services
Partner since '20
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7708 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11214
Community Food Cupboard of Rochester
Partner since '20
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11 Nester Street, Rochester, NY, 14621
North Carolina.
Backpack Beginnings
Partner since '22
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3711 Alliance Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27407
One Step Further CSNP
Partner since '22
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1806 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27407
Oregon.
Lift Urban Portland
Partner since '22
3448 NW Yeon Ave,
​Portland, OR, 97210