Most Needed Items
MOST NEEDED ITEMS
Second Harvest Foodbank won’t discourage you from purchasing groceries at retail prices for a food drive or cleaning out your pantry and donating food that might otherwise go to waste. But we’d like to emphasize that your contribution will go much further toward ending hunger if you raise funds because every $1 donated can provide 3 meals.
For every 1.2 pounds of food donated, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin can provide one meal.
Here is a list of the non-perishable food and non-food grocery items most needed by our agency partners to assist families and individuals facing hunger. Download a printable list in:
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Beans (dried/canned black, kidney, navy, pinto) Cereal (hot & cold) Cooking oil (canola & vegetable) Cornmeal Flour (whole wheat & white) Fruit (canned, 100% juice or light syrup) and applesauce Juice (100% fruit) Milk (shelf-stable & powdered, skim or 1%) Peanut butter & Jelly Pasta (dry, whole wheat & white) Pasta sauce Rice (brown & white) Spices (dry) Tortillas (shelf-stable, whole grain) Tuna (canned) Vegetables (canned) |
Financial Donations Baby wipes Bar soap Deodorant Diapers (disposable) Facial tissue Laundry detergent Liquid dish soap Paper towels Plastic food storage bags Razors (disposable) Sanitary napkins and tampons Shampoo Shaving cream Toilet paper Tooth brushes and paste |
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ITEMS WE CANNOT ACCEPT |
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GLASS Containers Open or used items Homemade and non-commercially canned or packaged items Gift cards Perishable items Alcoholic beverages or mixes Rusty, badly dented or unlabeled canned or packaged items |
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