InterFaith Community Services Food Drive

Are you ready to do something meaningful for your community? Then I encourage you to participate in this Food Drive! Read my post below to understand why I am so fired up about volunteering! I had the pleasure of touring the facilities at InterFaith Community Services. They provide so many needed services for people in need. They have services for low income, homeless and underserved populations. For additional information about this organization click here.

The best way I felt we could help would be to sponsor a food drive for their Food Pantry in Escondido. Last year InterFaith provided over 26,000 people with enough food for 3 days. They give away over 1,500 food items per DAY and their needs are increasing about 30% each month. 90% of the food items in their pantry must come from donations. When I visited their food pantry many of the shelves were bare. They need our help!

Here is a list of the most needed food items. While all of these are important there is currently a critical need for the first 3 items.

• Canned Tuna Fish
• Macaroni & Cheese (Not Easy Mac!)
• Canned Beans (kidney, black, etc.)
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Hearty Soups
• Canned Chili
• Dried Pasta
• Canned Panta Meals
• Cold Cereal
• Canned Vegetables
• Canned Fruit
• Peanut Butter
• Jelly
• Diapers

Beginning Sunday, Sept. 14th I will provide a brown paper grocery sack with a Food Needs list attached. Just take a bag (or 3 or 4!) and fill it/them up with the requested items. Bring your donations to church and I will do the rest! The deadline for donations will be Sunday, Sept. 28th. For any additional information or questions please leave a comment on this post, or see Cindy Huff! Thank you for your help in making this Food Drive the HUGE success that I know it will be!