Your food donations provide variety to supplement the staple items and produce Emergency Food Network distributes to our partner food programs.
Items that are most needed include: peanut butter, canned stews, canned meats, infant formula, baby food, diapers, canned fruits, and canned vegetables.
Food donations can be dropped off at our Distribution Center (3318 92nd St S, Lakewood 98499) Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, or you can donate food directly to a food pantry near you. (Food Map)
Food Drives
Food and Fund Drives raise awareness of hunger in the community, collect food for people in need, and play an essential role in the fight against hunger.
Find out how you can host a food drive!
Most Wanted Food Donations
Your food donations provide variety to supplement the staple items and produce Emergency Food Network distributes to our partner food programs.
Please give careful consideration to what is in your donation bag. Try to select foods high in nutritional density with the lowest saturated fats and refined carbohydrates (sugar, white flour).
- Any nut butter (peanut, sunflower, almond)
- Canned meals such as ravioli, spaghetti – Pop top cans are easy to open!
- Canned chili or stew – Pop top cans make food super accessible!
- Canned meats (tuna, chicken, Spam)
- Canned fruits (packed in juice)
- Canned vegetables (low salt)
- Anything baby (formula, baby food)
- Hot and cold cereals (no or low sugar preferred)
- Healthy kid snacks (applesauce, dried fruit)
- Any nut butter (peanut, sunflower, almond)
- Canned meals such as ravioli, spaghetti – Pop top cans are easy to open!
- Canned chili or stew – Pop top cans make food super accessible!
- Canned meats (tuna, chicken, Spam)
- Canned fruits (packed in juice)
- Canned vegetables (low salt)
- Anything baby (formula, baby food)
- Hot and cold cereals (no or low sugar preferred)
- Healthy kid snacks (applesauce, dried fruit)