Our Offices and Food Pantry Will Be Closed Monday 05/25/2026 in Observance of Memorial Day.
Join Growing Home’s Kids’ Caring Club This Summer
Kids’ Caring Club welcomes kids of all ages to give back this summer by collecting food and essential items during June and July to support families, children, and individuals in your community.
Join the Club and help make a difference this summer by collecting donations with your family, friends, neighbors, or group.
Growing Home collaborates with our community, providing families and individuals with critical resources, guidance, and wraparound services to grow pathways to stable and healthy futures.
How to Participate
- Join the Club. Download your Kids’ Caring Club flyer here to start collecting and tracking your impact. You can use the tracker to cross off items as they collect them during June and July. Click here to download more trackers. Every item helps make a difference for families, children, and individuals in our community.
- Collect Donations. Participate on your own, with family, or as a group.
Gather food and hygiene items by inviting friends, neighbors, family members, classmates, or community groups to join you. You can collect items throughout the summer and track your progress along the way. - Drop Off Your Donations. Bring your collected items to Growing Home on one of our summer donation drop-off dates and make a meaningful impact in your community. We’ll celebrate your kindness and share the impact of your donation drive throughout the year.
To help our Food Pantry team receive and organize donations, please sort items by category when possible and place them in boxes or reusable bags. Reusable bags are also helpful for neighbors who may need an easy way to carry items with them.
What to Collect
Download our Most Needed Items Flyer for an up-to-date list of high-priority donations that make the biggest impact. Please note: Opened, used, expired, and repackaged items cannot be accepted.
You can collect:
- Rice
- Maseca and tortillas
- Beans (black, pinto, black eyed peas, cannellini beans)
- Pasta
- Cereals (oats, dry cereals)
- Vegetables
- Tomatoes and tomatillos
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Lettuce
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Bell Peppers and Chiles
- Zucchini and squash
- Celery
- Corn
- Fruit
- Apples
- Avocados
- Pears
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Melons
- Pineapples
- Soap (4 oz bar)
- Shampoo/Conditioner (16 oz bottle)
- Hand Soap (12 oz bottle)
- Toothpaste (8 oz bottle)
- Toothbrush (standard size)
- Feminine Hygiene
- Diapers (Sizes 4, 5)
- Pullups (Sizes 4T, 5T, 6T)
- Baby Wipes
- Disposable Face Masks
- Grains:
- Maseca
- Cereals
- Pasta
- Rice
- Proteins:
- Canned meat (tuna, chicken, salmon)
- Beans (black, pinto, black eyed peas, cannellini beans)
- Peanut butter
- Vegetables:
- Corn
- Green beans
- Tomatoes (whole, diced, sauce)
- Fruit:
- Canned peaches
- Canned oranges
- Canned mixed fruits
- Miscellaneous:
- Broth
- Crackers
- Jelly
- Granola and fruit bars
- Gummies
To help our Food Pantry team receive and organize donations, please sort items by category when possible and place them in boxes or reusable bags. Reusable bags are also appreciated and may be used to help neighbors carry items with them.
Really nice staff and volunteers. They helped my family with food so we could have something on the table until I got paid. Thank you!
Glendarika G.
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