Food Drives
Food collected by community groups provides better choices for our clients.
Food drives can be a fun and worthwhile activity for any group, small or large.
We welcome food drive donations for our Kids Club program all year round. We encourage collection of foods from three categories which are described on this page.
During October and November, we appreciate food drives that will provide families with side dishes or pies for their Thanksgiving meal. The foods collected provide families with the quality brands that they prefer, and offset our expenses for food purchases.
Kids Club Food Drive
Kids love mac n’ cheese, granola bars, and most of all, a wide variety of breakfast cereals that we can never get from the Greater Boston Food Bank.
These are the three most needed Kids Club food drive items:
Breakfast Cereal (variations on Cheerie-Os or other kid-friendly varieties)
Cereal or granola bars (6-8 bar boxes)
Mac n’Cheese (Kraft, Annie’s or similar boxed options)
Click the button below if you want to learn more, or are ready to run a food drive.
The food you will collect in your drive does more than just fill the cupboards of those in need; it provides dignity.
Families prefer the brands of food that we take for granted when we shop at a supermarket. When these are included in Kids Club and holiday grocery bags, they replace the stigma associated with government food and replace it with a small example that they are not “lesser than” others, and that the community cares.
Holiday Food or Pie Drive
A holiday meal isn’t complete without side dishes, sauces and desserts. This year, our holiday food drive requests are:
Stuffing mix (6-12 oz. bags or boxes)
Cranberry sauce (jellied or whole)
Brown sugar (2 lb.)
Would your organization like to purchase and collect pies in November? We will need over 1,000 pies to provide one to every family for their holiday table. If you are interested, please email our Executive Director.
