Current Pantry Needs

Thank you for supporting our Food Pantry!
These are the items which are currently needed
to help stock our shelves!

Donation drop-off hours

Monday through Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm

Friday: None – building is closed.

Please do not leave items at door as that could attract wildlife

Come to the west side of our building (alley off of 2nd Street) to our receiving area.
Ring the doorbell to announce your arrival. (Button is located on door frame, upper left.)

Why non-food items? Because, these are things that cannot be purchased with food stamps and in order to stay healthy, individuals and families need these items too.

Food Safety Guidelines when donating food items

You can also make a online, secure financial donation, and select “I want help keep the Pantry shelves stocked” from the drop-down menu.

Snack Pack Program

Tri-Lakes Cares is connected with elementary, secondary, and preschools in our area in an effort to keep students’ tummies filled up so their focus can be on learning and simply just being kids!

We provide snacks on a weekly basis to eligible students in District 38 along with the area’s preschools. Please contact your school counselor for eligibility information.

In addition to providing local schools and students with snacks, we also offer the Snack Pack Program to our clients who have youth in the household. Please contact Case Management for more information.

If you wish to donate snack items, please review the “Youth Snacks/Lunch” section of our Current Pantry Needs above.

Home Grown Fresh Produce

Are you a home gardener? Do you always plant more than you can use? If so, we are more than happy to accept your donations of excess home-grown produce for our “Help Yourself” market. (Now you don’t have to sneak that extra zucchini to your neighbor’s porch!)