01/01/2023
Happy New Year!
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12/31/2022
A very special thank you from all of us here at Downtown Daily Bread! 2022 was a wonderful year here at our organization.
We have provided services for over 30,000 clients in our drop in center and served over 50,000 meals between breakfast and lunch programs.
We could not have done it without the support of the community, donors, volunteers, neighbors of DDB, our staff, and board!
We look forward to continuing our mission in 2023 and thank you so much for another wonderful year here at Downtown Daily Bread.
12/28/2022
We are excited to be adding to our team here at Downtown Daily Bread. Follow Link below to apply!
https://jobs.nonprofittalent.com/job/790213-director-of-development-downtown-daily-bread
12/24/2022
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12/23/2022
⭐️ Happy Holidays from our kitchen to yours! ⭐️
Today we did our annual holiday dinner for our soup kitchen guests. We are so appreciative of the many donors who supplied us with the hams and other items to make our meal a success.
A special thank you to the members of Pine Street Presbyterian Church who baked the amazing cookies and bread for our dessert today!
May this year bring you great tidings and joy!
12/22/2022
Thankful for our great community agencies that are joining together to provide a warm place this weekend for our unsheltered community.
Thank you to the Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness and Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area for heading this up for us!
12/22/2022
The Board of Directors of Downtown Daily are very pleased to announce the appointment of Corrie Lingenfelter, currently Food Service Operations Manager, as DDB Interim Executive Director. Corrie is a compassionate, intelligent, and dedicated leader for DDB and we are in good hands with her leadership. Thank you, Corrie!
12/15/2022
As the winter months are upon us we get asked a lot about what are needs are. Here is our immediate need wishlist.
Please also visit our Amazon wishlist or website if you’re looking to donate to those in need this holiday season.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32HE2Z3Z5LHME
12/15/2022
A warm thank you to the colonial crest association who held their annual cookie walk for proceeds to be donated to DDB.
Not only did they drop off a monetary donation, but these amazing homemade Christmas cookies for our patrons as well. Again, thank you for giving back and for the amazing sweet treats!
If your group or business would like to find ways to donate/plan a drive for Downtown Daily Bread, please check out our website at www.downtowndailybread.org
12/15/2022
A special thank you to our amazing partners at GIANT who not only continue to generously donate to our mission but volunteered to get the dining hall holiday ready this past week as well.
We are so appreciative of partners like this group who get to join us in cultivating our relationships with our guests here at Downtown Daily Bread.
12/10/2022
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12/10/2022
Today is and we are proud to announce our end of year campaign to donate a portion of December’s sales to Downtown Daily Bread (DDB). Together we can make a difference in our community!
11/29/2022
Today is Giving Tuesday. Partner with our mission today in helping to continue providing essential care to homeless and hungry individuals in the community.
Visit our website www.downtowndailybread.org to donate today.
11/27/2022
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Downtown Daily Bread will be gearing up to open our Winter Overnight Shelter on December 1, 2022.
Check out flyer for more details and information on the other shelters opening this week.
11/16/2022
Downtown Daily Bread (DDB) updated their phone number.
Downtown Daily Bread (DDB) updated their phone number.
11/16/2022
Downtown Daily Bread (DDB) updated their address.
Downtown Daily Bread (DDB) updated their address.
11/16/2022
A huge thank you to the The Belong Collective for the amazing coat drive they did and supplied for our clients here at DDB!
Coat Drive items were delivered today. Thanks so much for your generosity!
11/01/2022
𝒜 𝒩𝑜𝓉𝑒 𝐹𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝑒𝒻
Happy November! October was another busy but great month in the kitchen. Our breakfast and lunch program have fed 400 more people more than September! We have a lot of new faces and new needs with the many new families experiencing hunger in our present day. I thank everyone from our consistent volunteer groups to our food donors for making it easier to feed the people!
As the holidays approach, I'd like to share some ways our community can get involved. We will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving this year as we were last year, but that never stops me from serving a great holiday meal. I will start serving thanksgiving meals from the 21-23 12-1pm. We also have filled our volunteer spots for the remaining of the year but on the flyer below this is also a great way you can support our holiday meals by donating items towards our meals. I will start taking donations today so please email or call to set up a drop off time!
I thank you so much for your continued support in feeding our community!
Kind regards,
Chef Corrie
10/28/2022
A huge congratulations to our very own Food Service Operations Manager here at Downtown Daily Bread!
Check out the November issue of Susquehanna Style to see the beautiful work she does here and in the community and being honored as a woman of strength of 2022! Great work!
https://susquehannastyle.com/issue-archive/november-2022/
10/27/2022
Great music. Delicious food and drink. Gorgeous location. Bring your friends and come enjoy with us this Sunday afternoon. 😊
Come out and join in the fun! For tickets, click on link: 😎 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rock-and-roll-halloween-dance-tickets-414746005467
10/25/2022
A huge thank you to Harrisburg City FARM for all this amazing fall produce! Swiss chard, beets, celery, and so much more! 🎉🎉
Stay tuned to the amazing ways Chef Corrie turns awesome donations like these into amazing meals for our patrons. We are so appreciative of local farms like HCF that make sure we’re able to provide fresh and organic produce to those who are hungry!
10/11/2022
Come out and join in the fun! For tickets, click on link: 😎 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rock-and-roll-halloween-dance-tickets-414746005467
10/04/2022
Photos from Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District's post
09/07/2022
Look at Chef Corrie from Downtown Daily Bread (DDB) in action!👩🏼🍳 Her vegan cooking demo at Plants + Pints was incredible🙌🏻
We're also thrilled to have Downtown Daily Bread as a beneficiary this year! They're a walk-in resource center for all hungry and homeless individuals in downtown Harrisburg. They do so much to benefit the community (and have been since 1983!) and we are so happy to help! For more information on how YOU can help, check out their website: downtowndailybread.org 🙏🏽
09/02/2022
Hats off to the AMAZING group of Master Gardeners that plan, tend, harvest, and deliver fresh veggies to our Soup Kitchen. You make SUCH a difference in the lives of our clients who are facing hunger and food insecurity. Thank you!
09/01/2022
Wolf Administration, Charitable Food Partners to Highlight Hunger Action Month, Share Programs that Feed Pennsylvanians
We kicked off Hunger Action Month with a great group of people this morning!
08/25/2022
Plants and Pints at Strawberry Square
Downtown Daily Bread will be one of the beneficiaries of proceeds of this amazing event, Plants & Pints on Saturday! Check out the Good Day PA segment that out very own Chef Corrie was able to show what she’ll be cooking up on Saturday afternoon.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday afternoon!
https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/plants-and-pints-at-strawberry-square/
Enjoy an afternoon of locally made plant based food, beer, and products at Plants and Pints. The event will benefit Downtown Daily Bread and River Rescue. Swing by Strawberry Square this Saturday f…
08/09/2022
𝒜 𝒩𝑜𝓉𝑒 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝑒𝒻
There is nothing better on a hot summer day than the amazing salads and dishes I am able to make with the awesome harvests from my favorite gardens. The Capitol Hunger Garden and Harrisburg University’s hydroponic gardens are making sure I am able to serve fresh produce with every meal.
Can you believe we’ve been serving more than 200 meals a day now between our breakfast and lunch?! Our numbers continue to soar in the summer months with guests wanting to have a nice meal in the cool AC! Add an ice cold drink and our summer desserts (made on site and by volunteers) and it’s a regular Tuesday here in our soup kitchen!
I am so thankful for the many agencies and volunteers that make serving our community a success. I couldn’t do it without them!
As you’re enjoying your summer, here are some highlights of ours. ☀️
Kind regards,
Chef Corrie
Please visit our website to see how you can volunteer or donate.
07/27/2022
Living and sleeping outdoors is uncomfortable,
especially in this heat and humidity.
For homeless people, DDB is the only place to shower.
In the past few weeks, the number of daily showers
jumped from 30 to 50 people.
Give today. Help others cool off!
To donate, Click here.😎
07/15/2022
Heartfelt thanks to the Home Depot Store #4113 on Derry Street for donating two air conditioners to DDB! Our counselor Chris delivered them to clients and their families this week. 😍 A cool room will make a BIG difference to the terrific young man pictured with Chris! 😎
07/11/2022
Penn State College of Medicine's MD Class of 2024 collected and donated an ENORMOUS amount of clothing for our clients. Many thanks, especially to Jake and Justin the organizers!🤩😎
06/13/2022
Have a moment? Click through to our Amazon Wish List and purchase a 30-pack of razors please. With your gift, 30 people will have a better day 😊 Thank you!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/genericItemsPage/32HE2Z3Z5LHME?type=wishlist&filter=all&sort=priority&viewType=grid
06/08/2022
Corrie Lingenfelter, our Kitchen Manager, represented DDB at the annual opening of the Capitol Hunger Garden. Harvests are donated weekly and incorporated into delicious summer meals! Thank you, Corrie, for your outstanding work in our community!
05/16/2022
Our team is SO grateful for your efforts! The food bags really help the people who come here for meals and assistance 🥰
05/10/2022
Finding Ways to Fight Food Insecurity - PennWatch
Finding Ways to Fight Food Insecurity - PennWatch
While many of us fret over how to fund our wants, too many struggle to merely meet their needs. For more than 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians, that includes worrying over how to feed themselves or their families. More than 1.35 million in the state – 10.5% of the population – are food insecure, according...
04/08/2022
Volunteers like you make our work possible!! Thank you 🥰
03/29/2022
So enjoyed meeting your outstanding young people!! Thank you for ALL you have given🥰to DDB!
03/23/2022
Looking for new or gently-used backpacks. Sturdy straps, adult-sized please. Find options starting at $11 on our Amazon Wish List. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/32HE2Z3Z5LHME/ref=cm_wl_huc_view Thanks!
03/02/2022
University garden project teams up with local soup kitchen to provide fresh produce for those in need
University garden project teams up with local soup kitchen to provide fresh produce for those in need
Harrisburg University’s Hydro & Aqua Garden Project teamed up with Downtown Daily Bread to deliver its first harvest.
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Today's mixed vegetables with roast beef, macaroni and ice tea was very good
Two thumbs up and posted on my news feed.
Two thumbs up and posted on my news feed.
This morning when I woke up around 3am. I took two Nyquill tablets to go back to sleep. I woke up at 7:30am anyway. Forgot I had a coffee in the fridge and came out to DDB.
Eight Hbg. City Police officers were there and four patrol cars at Pine St. Church and I started my video camera.
None of the people hanging around had any breakfast trays. Nor was there a table out. The other day a DDB employee was giving to go bags on the side . Today he was not there. The side doors were locked. But the main door was unlocked.
I was a little confused. The police presence had me wondering if breakfast was cancelled.
Anyhow several of us went downstairs to the green door and found it locked. So I called the DDB kitchen and someone answered. We were told breakfast was over. My phone was on speaker. For 15 minutes we were waiting for somebody to come upstairs as the doors on the side were locked and the door leading to the shower's was also locked.
Police still were hanging around the church. After being told we had to leave the building. I rang the doorbell of the church for assistance.
A gentlemen came outside, and entertained my grievance. I had grown used to breakfast never being served until 8:30am at the tables. Last Monday ( Columbus day ) and Wednesday 10/14/2020. Breakfast was not served at all.
However, one day after that I was invited to come in by way of the side door and pick up a breakfast or go in and sit down and eat.
So this morning. I had no idea what was going on. Especially with police officers present. None the less I told my advocate that the breakfast during the last month never came out to the tables before 8:30am. The police were still there and my advocate placed two phone calls then went to the kitchen and brought the cook up. Who asked if I still wanted something to eat and that she would get it. Which she did. Which resolved the issue.
I have no idea what happened before I got to DDB which brought the police. None of the officers were wearing protective masks either. Which was highly noticable.
But I was told by the cook today that the facility will be open for breakfast regularly at 8am to 9am.
Three times last week I came for a breakfast. Forgetting one of those times that on Sunday's you don't serve because of Market Square Presbeterian's breakfast program.
I was confused from the moment I arrived and even after I left. But found out that I can now come earlier in the morning If I'd like to to enjoy a healthy meal to start my day.
So I apologized for the misunderstanding. I just wish the other's who went downstairs with me had not left. It's not unusual for people to get lost when police keep hanging around as if they are fishing. Keep up the good work and thank you.
Eight Hbg. City Police officers were there and four patrol cars at Pine St. Church and I started my video camera.
None of the people hanging around had any breakfast trays. Nor was there a table out. The other day a DDB employee was giving to go bags on the side . Today he was not there. The side doors were locked. But the main door was unlocked.
I was a little confused. The police presence had me wondering if breakfast was cancelled.
Anyhow several of us went downstairs to the green door and found it locked. So I called the DDB kitchen and someone answered. We were told breakfast was over. My phone was on speaker. For 15 minutes we were waiting for somebody to come upstairs as the doors on the side were locked and the door leading to the shower's was also locked.
Police still were hanging around the church. After being told we had to leave the building. I rang the doorbell of the church for assistance.
A gentlemen came outside, and entertained my grievance. I had grown used to breakfast never being served until 8:30am at the tables. Last Monday ( Columbus day ) and Wednesday 10/14/2020. Breakfast was not served at all.
However, one day after that I was invited to come in by way of the side door and pick up a breakfast or go in and sit down and eat.
So this morning. I had no idea what was going on. Especially with police officers present. None the less I told my advocate that the breakfast during the last month never came out to the tables before 8:30am. The police were still there and my advocate placed two phone calls then went to the kitchen and brought the cook up. Who asked if I still wanted something to eat and that she would get it. Which she did. Which resolved the issue.
I have no idea what happened before I got to DDB which brought the police. None of the officers were wearing protective masks either. Which was highly noticable.
But I was told by the cook today that the facility will be open for breakfast regularly at 8am to 9am.
Three times last week I came for a breakfast. Forgetting one of those times that on Sunday's you don't serve because of Market Square Presbeterian's breakfast program.
I was confused from the moment I arrived and even after I left. But found out that I can now come earlier in the morning If I'd like to to enjoy a healthy meal to start my day.
So I apologized for the misunderstanding. I just wish the other's who went downstairs with me had not left. It's not unusual for people to get lost when police keep hanging around as if they are fishing. Keep up the good work and thank you.
I like Governor Tom Wolf. He should come back and get a taste of what the new DDB cook is brewing. I think her name is Cory or something like that. I was there today and enjoyed a succulent meal that was mouth watering. A kind of beefish tomatoe sauce delight !😊🎹😊.
Happy Birthday Debbie!
I don't know about you. But today's lunch time meal at the DDB was Deeeeelicious!
Hot baked bisquits surrounded by gourmet hamburger with all the trimmings except for the grease. It was amazing to see there was no grease all over the food. Especially with burgers and I tore mine up ! Succulent green beans fresh off the farm with mandarin oranges and an assortment of pastrys. Topped off with a fruit punch to wash it all down. DDB-----YOU ROCK !
Hot baked bisquits surrounded by gourmet hamburger with all the trimmings except for the grease. It was amazing to see there was no grease all over the food. Especially with burgers and I tore mine up ! Succulent green beans fresh off the farm with mandarin oranges and an assortment of pastrys. Topped off with a fruit punch to wash it all down. DDB-----YOU ROCK !
they are good people and they try to help you if u are homeless they let you take showers and give u locker to put ur stuff in and lets u get mail there and serve u lunch.they are a big help they helped me alot
The DDB had some very enthusiastic volunteer's today helping to serve the noon time meal. Members of the Paxton Presbyterian and Camp Hill Methodist Church. Got right in there . Filling up tray after tray of one of the more delicious meals I've come to enjoy. As the homeless and poverty stricken sank their teeth into the cook Kobie's gourmet chili. This mouth watering treat had green peppers, stewed tomatoes an rice and beans on the side along with other nutritional treats. Hip Hip Hooray !!! We had Chili Today !!!😋