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Nutritional Development Services recently received more than 37,000 pounds of goods from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, helping to restock pantries where client demand has surged.

Hundreds gathered for an Oct. 22 clothing and footwear giveaway spearheaded by St. Johns Hospice, with participants sharing

Expectant mothers and parents with young children were treated to a special afternoon thanks to a community baby shower hosted by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services.

Staff at Nutritional Development Services are seeing an uptick in requests for aid -- and theyre counting on donors more than ever to help meet it.

Nutritional Development Services is serving thousands of area kids food for both body and heart, and

Nutritional Development Services has pulled supplies of Jif products marked as a potential source of salmonella, while staff are reminding donors of ways to give food safely.

More than 639,000 area individuals, from kids to seniors, were helped by a wide range of support from Catholic Human Services, according the agencys newly released annual report.

A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries run by churches and other agencies.

The annual campaign by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services, which runs through May 31, supports food pantries throughout the five-county area -- and the need is greater than ever.

PHILADELPHIA — A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries, including those operated by the Catholic Social Service