Goal: 150,000
lbs
You can help! We are working to put food on the table for
thousands of families this summer. Do your part by conducting a food drive in
your neighborhood, business or organization. We'll provide the posters,
collections bins and information packets. Thank you!
To donate funds, click here.
Summer is an especially hard time for families with children. In Rhode Island, 50,500 children are eligible to receive free or reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches. For many of these children, there is no meal program to replace those they would have received at school.
Summer is an especially hard time for families with children. In Rhode Island, 50,500 children are eligible to receive free or reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches. For many of these children, there is no meal program to replace those they would have received at school.
Click here to download this year's poster.
Join the effort by dropping off food donations to the Food Bank's
facility at 200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, any weekday between 8 am and 5 pm.
If you would like to organize a food drive in your workplace or neighborhood,
we can provide posters and boxes to support your collection. For more information,
contact Patti Perry at (401) 230-1692.
Our
most needed items:
- Peanut butter, tuna, canned and dried beans, canned chili, soups and stews
- Nutritious breakfast cereals, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, boxed macaroni & cheese, granola bars, cheese & cracker packages
- Canned fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tomato sauce, jams and jelly
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Foods six months past their expiration are not accepted. Also, no homemade products or glass jars of baby food, please. Boxed cereals and formula are welcome if unopened and within date code.
