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Help Prevent Hunger at the Summit Area YMCA Food Drive

Since it's founding, the Summit Area YMCA has always worked with our neighbors, side-by-side, to meet the need of our communities. Providing programs and facilities to nurture youth, strengthen minds and bodies, and most importantly, instill a sense of social responsibility to uplift and help those in need for a stronger, happier, and healthier community. 

This holiday season, the Summit Area YMCA will be collecting canned and other dry good food donations for needy NJ families. All donations will go towards local food pantries. This is an easy, meaningful way to give back and strengthen the foundations of our community locally.


WHEN: November 9, 2020 - November 23, 2020

FOOD DROP OFF LOCATION: BERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA, 59 LOCUST AVE. BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922

 

ITEMS NEEDED:

Individual milk or chocolate milk cartons

Powdered Drink Mixes

Can of Instant Coffee

Box of Tea Bags

Can of Dried Coffee Creamer

Bag of Sugar

Rice

Bags of Dried Beans

Jar of Peanut Butter

Jar of Jam

Jar of Mayo

Boxes of Jell-O or Pudding Mix

Box of Cereal

Pasta

Pasta sauce

Granola bars

Pancake mix & syrup

Ketchup

Salsa

Boxed Stuffing Mix (like Stovetop)

Instant Mashed Potatoes in boxes or packets

Jars of Turkey Gravy or Dried Gravy Mix Packets

Canned Yams

Cranberry Sauce

Canned Veggies (green beans, corn, peas, carrots)

Cornbread Mix

Canned Pumpkin or Fruit Pie Filling

Pie Crust Mix

Salt and Pepper

Cans of Soup

Cake Mix or Brownie Mix and Can of Frosting

Vegetable Oil

Crackers

Paper Towels

Bath Tissue

Hand Sanitizer

Soap

 

 

In addition to food drives, the Summit Area YMCA also provides healthy food packs to local families in need. Throughout the summer, volunteers packed and provided healthy food packs to local families in need to help address food insecurity in our community, especially during the pandemic. During the school year, Y volunteers work with local Summit area schools and deliver food packs so that children enrolled in free or reduced-fee lunches may have access to food over the weekends. Learn more about our Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Family Packs Program, and how you can help.

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Interested in volunteering? Learn more about volunteering and sign up today with the Summit Area YMCA to help those in need and strengthen our communities.

Volunteer

 

Questions? Contact:

Tiffany Escott
BERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA

Executive Director
CONNECT WITH ME:

tiffany.escott@thesay.org

(908)464-8373 ext. 2012