PHOTOS: Local food bank delivers food, hope
The Network of Hope Food Bank, based at Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, offers home delivery for those who have a difficult time getting transportation to the main pantry located at the church.
Jonathon Parker, 17, waits in the cold on his front porch for his family's bi-weekly delivery of groceries from The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Parker said "(It's) good, I like getting them. It helps on a low income, I lost my job." Parker lives with three other people in the home. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Ken Smith, 74, from Valencia, sorts and packs groceries inside a rental van while Robin Pikur, both with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, returns to the truck to get another load for delivery in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Robin Pikur, with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, delivers groceries to residents in the Island neighborhood in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The food bank serves 700 to 800 individuals throughout Butler County with each person receiving enough food to support their families; including over 125 families in the Island alone. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Autumn Marshall, 31, shows a warm smile as she embraces Robin Pikur, with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Pikur and her team delivered groceries to Marshall and her two children, age 5 and 1. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Autumn Marshall, 31, moves a stack of grocery boxes into her home in the Island neighborhood of Butler on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Marshall received food for herself and her two children, age 5 and 1. The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, provides bi-weekly delivery to those who have problems getting to the food bank. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Mark Connolly, 51, of Penn Township, volunteers at The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15.. Connolly carried boxes of groceries to residents who can't drive to the main distribution point at the church. The food bank aids nearly 150 families in the Island neighborhood of Butler. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Karen Emert, 61, left, and Rachel Deterick, 28, center, listen to Robin Pikur with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, during the bi-weekly food drop off in the Island neighborhood in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. "I would have to go to the food bank but it is very hard because I don't have a car," Emert told the Butler Eagle. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Robin Pikur, left, with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, socializes briefly with Karen Emert, 61, while Blaze Scott, 5, looks on from his back door on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Pikur and her team delivered groceries to residents of the Island neighborhood in Butler. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Lydia Marshall, 5, catches snowflakes while Robin Pikur, with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, cheers her on in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Lydia's mother, Autumn Marshall, 31, right, receives groceries from the food bank to help feed her family. "I have had children chase me down the street and ask if I can bring food to their home, and that's really heartbreaking," Pikur said. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Robin Pikur, with The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, delivers groceries to residents of the Island Neighborhood in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The food bank program gives aid to those who would normally have hardship making it to the main distribution site at the church. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Jonathon Parker, 17, struggles with a portion of his groceries delivered by The Network of Hope Food Bank, Allison Park Church, Butler Campus, while he opens to the door to his residence in Butler, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
