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In our school-bound Backpacks of Love, we provide single-serving, easy-to-open foods:

• fruit cups

• Applesauce cups or pouches

• Ramen noodle, Oodles of Noodles

• Vienna Sausages

• Beanee Weenees

• Canned Chicken

• Canned Tuna

• Vegetable cups, or canned veggies

• Mac & Cheese 

• Microwavable meals (not frozen: shelf stable)

• peanut butter

• Canned Soup

• Individual Cereal boxes or cups

• Packets of oatmeal and grits

• Pop tarts

• Granola Bars

• Canned Pasta (Spaghetti-Os/Boyardee)

• Individually wrapped snacks (chips, cookies, lance crackers, pudding cups, etc.)

 

The foods above are available in our Pantry, and we also stock these additional items for each Thursday the Pantry is open.  (Note that donations of items such as milk are time sensitive, and monetary donations help us most to provide fresh bread, eggs, milk,  and cheese on the day of the Pantry.)

• Rice

• Pasta

• Pasta Sauce

• Family boxes of cereal

• Sugar

• Cheese

• ½ doz eggs per household

• Stuffing

• Bread

• Canned or bagged beans

• Cooking oil or cooking spray

• Flour

• Half gallons soy or almond milk

• Half gallons milk

 

When we receive donations of non-food items, our guests are very grateful to get them.  We hope to intentionally increase these offerings, though we do not currently invest to stock them

• Toothpaste

• Toothbrush

• Toilet paper

• Paper towels

• In fall/winter: hats, gloves, scarves, 

• Deodorant

• Socks

• undergarments

 

• Laundry detergent

• Dish detergent

• Feminine hygiene products

• Household cleaners

• T-shirts

• Soap

• Shampoo