AGAPE Love From Above

What AGAPE Love From Above does

AGAPE Love From Above To Our Community is a non-denominational, faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in a 100,000 sq ft facility at 851 Railroad Street, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2009 by Eileen Chapman, the organization operates as a community assistance hub for individuals and families in Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties, with a stated mission of "filling in the gaps so no one falls through the cracks." It delivers a portfolio of ten interconnected programs across its core service areas: hunger relief (Daily Bread, Fresh Express, food pantry network, Community Meals), emergency shelter (Code Blue in Bloomsburg and Berwick), financial assistance and case management (Life's Essentials), furniture and household goods (Joseph's Storehouse), family support including hygiene/clothing and pet food (Family Care, Bare Necessities, Happy Tails), and disaster response (operating as administrator of CCCOAD with FEMA, PEMA, and American Red Cross coordination). The organization claims 94 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs.

AGAPE's technology stack is intentionally minimal: standard nonprofit administration tools including charity tracker software for benevolence intake, Volgistics for volunteer management, PayPal for online donations, and a WordPress website form the operational backbone. There is no proprietary technology, SaaS product, or AI/ML component. Services are delivered through a combination of walk-in access at the Bloomsburg headquarters, mobile distribution (Fresh Express distributions on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays), a network of 20+ community meal sites and 7 food pantry network locations, DoorDash-powered senior home delivery, and emergency cold-weather shelter activation.

The revenue model is purely donation-based: individual donations (one-time and recurring via PayPal), foundation grants from a diverse base of regional funders (FCFP, PNC Foundation, Highmark, the Stabler Foundation, the Hoverter Charitable Foundation, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, and others), corporate sponsorships, planned giving, and fundraising events (most notably the Raise the Region 30-hour online giving campaign). All client-facing services are free. The organization runs a lean paid staff of 13 (as of July 2022) supported by over 30,000 annual volunteer hours and is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. A leadership transition occurred in July 2024, with founder Eileen Chapman retiring and Karla Alexander promoted to Executive Director.

Name

AGAPE Love From Above

Legal name

AGAPE Love From Above To Our Community

Website

https://agapelovefromabove.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGAPE Love From Above is a non-denominational faith-based nonprofit in Bloomsburg, PA, providing free food, clothing, furniture, shelter, financial assistance, and disaster response to individuals and families in Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties through ten integrated community programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Emergency food assistance
• Social services nonprofit
• Community disaster response
• Homeless shelter services
• Humanitarian aid programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monetary gifts from individuals through online PayPal donations, automatic monthly withdrawals, one-time gifts, and checks mailed to the organization. Donations power programs providing food, clothing, shelter, and essential services.
2. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from community foundations including First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP), Dollar General Literacy Foundation, PNC Foundation, Highmark, Perry County Community Foundation, Harold Greaney Charitable Trust, TFEC The Fund for Women & Girls, Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation, and Lawrence And Julia Hoverter Charitable Foundation.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Financial contributions and in-kind donations from businesses including corporate sponsors for events like golf tournaments, retail partnerships for donations, and business community support for programs.
4. Planned Giving: Legacy donations including cash gifts, securities, charitable gift annuities and trusts, bequests through wills or living trusts, and gifts of retirement assets or life insurance to ensure long-term sustainability.
5. Fundraising Events: Raise the Region 30-hour online giving campaign through FCFP, holiday food box drives, charity golf tournaments, and Facebook fundraisers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AGAPE Love From Above To Our Community is a faith-based nonprofit that provides free humanitarian assistance to individuals and families in Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties in Pennsylvania. Its core offerings include emergency food assistance, clothing, furniture and household goods (Joseph's Storehouse), cold-weather shelter (Code Blue), financial assistance, disaster response coordination, and pet food support (Happy Tails). Services are delivered through direct walk-in support, mobile distributions, and a coordinated network of community partners.

Product overview

AGAPE Love From Above is a non-denominational faith-based nonprofit organization serving Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties in Pennsylvania. The organization operates as a community assistance hub offering a portfolio of interconnected programs addressing essential human needs. The core programs include: Daily Bread (hunger relief and food access), Life's Essentials (financial assistance and emergency support), Family Care (comprehensive family services), Bare Necessities (hygiene and clothing), Joseph's Storehouse (home furnishings), Disaster Response (emergency relief), Code Blue Shelters (cold weather emergency housing), Fresh Express (fresh food distribution), Happy Tails (pet food assistance), and Community Meals (network of meal programs). These programs work together to provide holistic support from immediate crisis relief to long-term stability building, with 94 cents of every dollar going directly to programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Life's Essentials
• Daily Bread
• Family Care
• Bare Necessities
• Joseph's Storehouse
• Disaster Response
• Code Blue Shelters
• Fresh Express
• Happy Tails
• Community Meals
• Senior Food Boxes

Quantifiable outcome

• Served over 700 families/households monthly with food assistance
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The Gate HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Partnership for Code Blue shelter expansion providing emergency shelter and critical support services for individuals experiencing homelessness during extreme cold weather. The Gate House provides operations director support and case management. Currently operating Bloomsburg Code Blue (activates below 45°F) in partnership with Town of Bloomsburg and Berwick Code Blue (activates below 40°F) with Berwick Borough.
• DIG Furniture BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Partnership with DIG Furniture Bank in Milton, PA to combat furniture poverty. Both organizations attended the 2025 Furniture Bank Conference in Washington D.C. hosted by A Wider Circle. AGAPE refers clients to DIG for household furniture including beds, dressers, kitchenware, and tables for individuals and families transitioning into stable housing.
• GOODS Charities/Rescue BanksupportingOthersNational charity providing pet food donations through Rescue Bank program. Pet food is distributed to Fresh Express clients with registered pets during monthly distributions (3rd Thursday of each month).
• SmuckerssupportingOthersPet food donations provided through Smuckers partnership for Happy Tails program distributing free pet food and supplies to families during Fresh Express events.
• Central Pennsylvania Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Fresh Express distributions bringing fresh and shelf-stable food across Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties. Food bank provides bulk food supplies that AGAPE distributes through monthly mobile distributions.
• DoorDashsupportingOthersPartnership for delivering Senior Food Boxes to homebound seniors across Columbia County. DoorDash drivers deliver nutritious groceries directly to seniors' doorsteps, removing transportation barriers for elderly clients.
• Town of BloomsburgcoreOthersMunicipal partnership for Code Blue Bloomsburg shelter location. Town collaborates with AGAPE to activate emergency shelter when temperatures drop below 45°F, providing safe overnight accommodation for homeless individuals.
• Berwick BoroughcoreOthersMunicipal partnership for Code Blue Berwick shelter location. Borough collaborates with AGAPE to activate emergency shelter when temperatures drop below 40°F.
• Columbia County Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for weekly Daily Bread meal and supplemental emergency food boxes distribution. AGAPE serves as lead agency for Columbia County Food Pantry Network with 7 distribution locations.
• Columbia County Emergency ManagementcoreOthersAGAPE serves as administrator of Columbia County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (CCCOAD). Partners with county EMA during declared emergencies to coordinate disaster response and relief efforts.
• FEMA and PEMAcoreOthersPartnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency during declared disasters. AGAPE coordinates local disaster relief and serves as collection hub for Mission Central relief supplies.
• American Red CrosssupportingOthersPartnership during declared disasters for coordinated relief efforts including shelter support, supplies distribution, and recovery coordination.
• Mission CentralsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGAPE serves as collection hub for Mission Central (Mechanicsburg, PA) disaster relief supplies. Gathers disaster relief kits and essential supplies donated by churches and community members for distribution during national and worldwide emergencies.
• Community AidsupportingOthersCharitable organization with clothing collection bins. Nonprofits receive quarterly cash donations per pound of clothing and Care Cards (clothing vouchers) for distribution to those in need.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Columbia and Montour Counties: Regional United Way affiliate that funds many of the same partner agencies AGAPE coordinates with. Comparable as a fundraising-and-grant-making hub for social services in AGAPE's exact service area.
• Central Pennsylvania Food Bank: Regional food bank supplying bulk food to AGAPE's Fresh Express distributions across Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties. Direct operational partner and the most comparable food-relief peer in the same geography.
• Mission Central: Mechanicsburg, PA-based disaster relief hub that AGAPE partners with as a collection hub for relief supplies. Comparable as a faith-rooted, central-Pennsylvania nonprofit that originated the 'hub' concept AGAPE was founded to replicate.
• DIG Furniture Bank: Milton, PA furniture bank that partnered with AGAPE in 2025 at the Furniture Bank Conference. Directly comparable in combating furniture poverty and referring clients for household goods.
• Columbia County Food Bank: Local food-assistance partner with which AGAPE co-leads the Columbia County Food Pantry Network. Directly comparable in mission (emergency food) and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National food bank network of which the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank (AGAPE's partner) is a member. Comparable on hunger-relief mission and on the model of sourcing/distributing food at scale.
• American Red Cross (Eastern Pennsylvania): National disaster-response organization that partners with AGAPE during declared emergencies. Comparable on disaster response and shelter operations, but at a much larger scale.
• Salvation Army (Central Pennsylvania): National faith-based nonprofit offering comparable wraparound services (food, shelter, clothing, disaster response, financial assistance). Competes for the same donor and volunteer pool and serves overlapping client needs in central PA.
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Scranton: Faith-based social-services organization providing food, housing, and emergency assistance across northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties AGAPE serves. Comparable wraparound model and faith-based positioning.

Regional players

• Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Susquehanna Valley: Regional housing-focused nonprofit serving nearby counties in central PA. Comparable on household-stability mission and reliance on volunteer labor and donated goods, with overlap on furniture/household-items distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/agapelovefromabove
• Instagraminstagram.com/agapelovefromabove/?hl=en
• Xx.com/agapetweets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agape-love-from-above-to-our-community-bloomsburg

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Profiles19 records

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