The Genuardi Family Foundation is privileged to partner with many regional organizations whose direct services aid the most vulnerable and support the development of healthy individuals, families and communities.
2025 Core Grantee Highlights
Ann’s Heart, founded in 2014 in Phoenixville, is dedicated to addressing homelessness, solving food insecurity and providing educational opportunities. Funding will support their Center for Emergency Resources, which offers year-round support with meals, laundry and case management and their Code Blue Center, an emergency warming center open nightly from November to April. Their HEART kitchen combats food scarcity, and their HEART campus provides programming space for local nonprofits and hosts their Adult GED program. By investing in these core programs, they ensure that their community receives the support it needs, now and for years to come.
Manna on Main Street is dedicated to feeding and caring for persons facing hunger in the North Penn region through a food pantry, a soup kitchen, emergency financial aid, counseling, referrals and educational opportunities. Funding will support general operating costs for Manna’s kitchen, an inclusive soup kitchen open seven days per week, Manna’s Market, a choice-model food pantry, and Manna’s Common Grounds Training Program, an award-winning free two-month food service job training program.
Murphy’s Giving Market operates a food pantry in Upper Darby, serving approximately 300 families each week. It began at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when Desireé LaMarr-Murphy set up a free “market” in her backyard for neighbors who needed food. Now in a new location, funding will support their mission to provide fresh, healthful and culturally appropriate food options, clothing and hygiene products, facilitate access to a wide network of resources, and empower clients to create long-lasting changes in their lives and communities.
Norristown Hospitality Center, from its beginnings as Norristown Ministries, Inc., has flourished on its own since 1992, establishing a day center for homeless individuals, serving over 1,200 annually. Funding will support their primary programs, namely Basic Needs Supports, providing a nutritional breakfast, mail service and a Code Blue shelter; a Health and Wellness program delivered through on-site clinics; and Social Services, providing case management and connections to other community resources.
North Star of Chester County guides Chester County’s single working parents with dependent children who are at risk of homelessness toward stability and financial independence through a structured program of financial assistance, mentoring and supportive services. Funding will help families, through their case managers, to set financial goals, giving them the tools to be successful in the long term. After as much as three years in the program, successful participants remain independent and do not seek support from other agencies.
Pottstown Beacon of Hope is dedicated to providing shelter and support to individuals experiencing homelessness in the Pottstown community. Funding will help expand general operations of their programs and services, which include a warming center for 35 guests per night, a permanent shelter with 45 individual rooms for guests, and community partnerships with local organizations to provide comprehensive support services. Through these integrated services, they not only meet immediate needs but also provide long-term solutions, empowering individuals to achieve housing stability, food security and financial independence.
Baker Industries provides a trauma-informed workforce development program, which helps low-income individuals facing disability, incarceration, homelessness and substance use disorder gain meaningful work and develop essential skills for job readiness. Funding will help serve 200 participants annually by providing real work experience for actual customers at a competitive hourly wage. The program also partners with local social services to address housing, healthcare, and financial needs, empowering participants to achieve sustainable employment and generate significant economic and social benefits for the community.