Food for ME: Citizen Action for Community Food Recovery
A Food Pantry Wish List
Originally prepared by C. Joyce Kleffner, Extension educator. Revised and updated by Kate Yerxa, Extension educator.
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Take this chart with you when you go grocery shopping to help you choose healthy foods to donate to the food pantries, or use it to help you organize a community food drive.
Check with your county University of Maine Cooperative Extension office for a listing of pantries or food assistance programs in your area and accompanying donation information, or visit the County Search for Food Assistance Programs on the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources website.
If you want to donate fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables or other perishable food items, please call the food pantry first to be sure they can accept them. Keep these items refrigerated or frozen to keep them safe.
Food Items to Donate
Dairy: Milk, Yogurt and Cheese
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Protein Foods: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, and Nuts
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Vegetables
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Fruits
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Grains: Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta
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Oils and Condiments
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Non-Food Items to Donate
Certain non-food items may also be welcome. Call your local food pantry to see what they need.
Paper Products
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Soap Products
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Personal Care Products
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Extras
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How you can help recover food
To get involved in community food recovery, use the ideas in the Food for ME fact sheets, call the National Hunger Hotline at 800-453-2648 (800-GLEAN-IT) or 866-348-6479 (866-3-HUNGRY), or visit www.whyhunger.org.
Food Recovery Resources
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