Thanksgiving Food Drive

Help our students as we fight food insecurity and help our neighbors in NEPA. It’s our biggest challenge yet…the Great Ignatian Challenge!

Created by Fordham Prep alumnus, Jim Rowen, this food drive Challenge highlights the collective service power and generosity among 20 participating Jesuit high schools around the country. Since 2016, the number of participating schools has grown and over 1.4 million pounds of food has been collected and distributed across local area food banks, community centers, and aid organizations. The goal of this Great Ignatian Challenge is to shine a light on the food insecurity that so many of our NEPA neighbors face. More than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity as their constant companions. With your help, we can change that here in Northeastern Pennsylvania

This year, Scranton Prep will join the Challenge with our “Fill the Field” event. For the next four weeks, we will be attempting to raise over 100 pounds of food per student. We’ll do this online, through our alumni, families, friends, students…and through you! On November 21, 2023, Scranton Prep’s students, teachers, administrators, and staff will attempt to “Fill the Field”, Loyola Field, with our non-perishable food contributions, filling trucks that will make their way to our various regional partners –NEPA Youth Shelter, Friends of the Poor, St. Francis Food Pantry, Ronald McDonald House, Bread Basket, United Neighborhood Centers, Seven Loaves Food Kitchen, Boys and Girls Club of Scranton, and the list goes on.