Hunger Facts: did you know?

How To Help:
F&FD and Event donations



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Donate food at Community Events and Food & Fund Drives to help raise food for hungry Central Texans, or coordinate your own Community Event or Food & Fund Drive.

For every pound of food donated, the Food Bank can provide the equivalent of .8 meals. Remember, for every $1 donated, the Food Bank can provide 5 meals.

What should I donate?

  • Healthy non-perishable food
  • Items with intact, un-opened, consumer or commercial packaging
  • Items with non-breakable packaging (no glass please)
  • Food within the expiration date on the packaging

What are the most-requested items?

  • Canned meats like tuna, stew and chili (pop-tops preferred)
  • Canned vegetables
  • Pasta & pasta sauce
  • Beans
  • Rice
  • Healthy cereals
  • Peanut butter
  • Baby food & baby formula

Learn More:

Learn how food banking works.

 

Watch a video to learn what happens when you donate food.