Need in Des Plaines, IL
Backpack Project Food Items
Where: Des Plaines, IL
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Our Backpack program helps provide food for children at one of the local schools for the weekend. We are collecting specific food items at certain times throughout the year. Some volunteers help with the refilling of the backpacks and some with drop-off.
What's needed
- 1 - Canned pasta & meat (example Spaghetti O’s)
- 1 - Canned soup – kid flavors
- 1 - Boxed macaroni & cheese
- 1 - Can of beef stew or chicken stew
- 1 - Small can of sausages, tuna, or chicken
- 2 - Oatmeal packets
- 2 - Individual cereal boxes
- 2 - Individual fruit cups
- 2 - Small cans of fruit or vegetables
- 6 - Juice Boxes
- Shelf-stable milk
- 6 - Snack bars, fruit snacks, peanut butter crackers, individual pretzels, chips
- 3 - Cookies, pudding cups, Rice Krispy treats, etc
- Peanut butter [1 jar per month]
- Jelly [1 jar per month]