DONATE FOOD or SUPPLIES

Whether you have non-perishable items from your kitchen pantry or your business has pallets of fresh produce, healthy food donations of any quantity are welcome anytime. For every five pounds of food donated, CAFB can provide the equivalent of four 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
• Food from your community or backyard garden

What are the most-requested items?

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

What happens to my food donation?

After being checked for safety and quality, CAFB distributes your food donation to one or more of the 350 Partner Agencies across 21 Central Texas counties. Partner Agencies including soup kitchens, pantries and shelters who then provide the food to hungry Central Texans. Learn how food banking works.  Watch the "Follow the Can" video.

Individual Donations

Donate food for hungry Central Texans or make in-kind donations to support Partner Agencies serving the hungry. You can also donate from your personal garden harvest. Visit the Grow & Give Gardener Pledge page for information.

Food Donation Drop-Off Locations

Capital Area Food Bank
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
An after-hours drop box for food donations is available at the front entrance.

"Fill the Barrel, Feed the Need" in-Store Giving Program sites
Austin-area RunTex locations. 

In-Kind Donations

Donated goods and services are welcome. Many in-kind donations are given to CAFB Partner Agencies, allowing them to invest additional funding and energy into programs and services for their clients.