The Allentown Food Bank is delighted to accept food donations from individuals. Grocers, restaurant owners, and wholesalers also are welcome to make donations. All food donations can be delivered to the food bank from 8:30-11:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday or 10:45-11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Considerations when selecting foods to donate:
Consider people with health conditions such as heart disease or diabetes. Select some low-salt and low-sugar items
Include gluten-free items for those with celiac disease
Pop-top cans are ideal especially for the elderly, children, homeless people, and other populations
Plan a Food Drive
The Allentown Food Bank also is pleased to support individuals, companies, and groups that wish to conduct food drives. Interested parties are asked to call the food bank during business hours for assistance.
Most Needed Foods
The foods that typically are needed the most are as follows:
Ready-to-prepare side dishes
Shelf-stable soft tortillas
Microwave popcorn
Rolled oats or instant oatmeal in packets (unsweetened)
Condiments in plastic bottles such as barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressing and ketchup
New Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags
Soap
Deodorant
Shampoo/conditioner combo
Toilet Paper
Diapers—mostly 3
Depends—Sizes Sm/Med, Large and XL
Dish detergent
Laundry detergent
Toothbrushes
Foods Not Accepted by the Food Bank
Non-food items
Baby food or formula
Home cooked, processed, or baked foods
Foods in open containers
Foods with best buy greater than 6 months
GARDENERS
Share your bumper crops with the food bank! Or, sow extra plants to donate their fruits or vegetables to the food bank
Give to the Allentown Food Bank
The Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank is Allentown’s only daily food bank, assisting families in need from Monday through Friday. Every dollar of your support helps provide this crucial support to approximately 25,000 people or more each year.
Give Food
The Allentown Food Bank is delighted to accept food donations from individuals. Grocers, restaurant owners, and wholesalers also are welcome to make donations. All food donations can be delivered to the food bank from 8:30-11:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday or 10:45-11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Considerations when selecting foods to donate:
Plan a Food Drive
The Allentown Food Bank also is pleased to support individuals, companies, and groups that wish to conduct food drives. Interested parties are asked to call the food bank during business hours for assistance.
Most Needed Foods
The foods that typically are needed the most are as follows:
Foods Not Accepted by the Food Bank
GARDENERS
Share your bumper crops with the food bank! Or, sow extra plants to donate their fruits or vegetables to the food bank
Give to the Allentown Food Bank
The Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank is Allentown’s only daily food bank, assisting families in need from Monday through Friday. Every dollar of your support helps provide this crucial support to approximately 25,000 people or more each year.
Give to the Allentown Food Bank