Food Pantry & Free Groceries
Free groceries for neighbors in Luzerne, Carbon & Monroe counties
Learn more →Beaver Meadows, PA · Serving Luzerne, Carbon & Monroe counties
Everybody eats.
No exceptions. No cost.
Common Ground Ministries provides free groceries — curbside pickup, plus delivery for neighbors who can’t get to us — a community garden, youth leadership programs, and free monthly events across Northeast Pennsylvania. We’ve been feeding our community one friend at a time since 2004.
Our impact
1,600+
people fed right now across three counties
100,000+
pounds of good food rescued from waste every year
20+
years serving families since 2004 — NJ to NEPA
$5 → $200
every $5 donated becomes about $200 worth of food
Two ways to find common ground
Whether you need a hand or have one to lend
I need food or help
Free groceries by curbside pickup in Beaver Meadows, distributions in Monroe County, delivery when you can’t get to us, and 24-hour food-emergency response. No paperwork walls, no judgment.
Get help nowI want to give help
Donate, volunteer at the pantry or the Garden of Eating, or partner your business, church, or farm with us. Every $5 puts about $200 of food on a neighbor’s table.
Ways to giveWhat we do
Feed. Teach. Train others to do the same.
The Garden of Eating
Fresh vegetables, fruit & herbs grown with and for our community
Learn more →Food Recovery & Waste Reduction
Rescuing 100,000+ pounds of good food from the landfill every year
Learn more →Youth Leadership Development
Positioning young people for success through the Word and education
Learn more →Free Community Events
Monthly gatherings where no one goes hungry
Learn more →Need food today? Call or text our hotline.
Free groceries by curbside pickup, with delivery for neighbors who can’t get to us.
570-801-2699Free groceries by curbside pickup, with delivery for neighbors who can’t get to us.