Who We Are

AGAPE Fast Facts

• The AGAPE ministry began in July 2009.
• We primarily serve families throughout Columbia and Montour counties, however, during the 2011 Tropical Storm Lee flood AGAPE helped families throughout six counties.
• In 2019, received Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce's Non-Profit of the Year award.
• In 2011, AGAPE was awarded the Humanitarian Award from the Alcoa Foundation.
• In 2014, we served 5,376 hot lunches through our weekly DailyBread meal.
• There has been a 17.6% increase in the number of meals provided through our weekly DailyBread meal from 2013 to 2014.
• In 2013, AGAPE provided $46,685 in non-perishable foods and $78,080 in other in-kind items to local organizations and other agencies.
• Since 2013, AGAPE has helped over 1,700 clients with over $122,000 worth of clothing through our monthly clothing giveaway.
• In February 2013, the first two individuals to successfully graduate from the Columbia County Drug Court Program completed their community service hours through AGAPE.
• In 2014, AGAPE served 131 homeless clients (not including those served through the Project Fozen: Sharing the Warmth program), accounting for almost 10% of our total clients served.
• 94 cents of every dollar goes directly to the program.
• In December 2013, 11 graduates completed AGAPE's first 16-week "Getting Ahead in a 'Just Gettin' By World" poverty-reduction training series.
• In 2017, AGAPE provided $2,311,416.06 in total assistance! We also had 31,674 Volunteer Hours!
• In 2018, AGAPE provided $25,381.79 worth of Disaster Relief!
• Throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic, AGAPE provided $92,075.92 in financial assistance and distributed 623,567.47 lbs. of food to our communities
• In 2021, AGAPE acquired a larger building with immense support from a generous donor.
• AGAPE has since moved to its new location in March 2022 and continues to fulfill its mission of serving Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland counties!