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

Our Offices and Food Pantry Will Be Closed Monday 1/20/25 in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Food Pantry

Starting January 7th, the following updates will be done at the Food Pantry:

The food pantry is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, and Thursday from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM, while food supplies last. Growing Home reserves the right to close the food pantry before the closing time when food supply is low. We will provide information for other food pantries to participants who arrive after we have met capacity, or we have closed.

The pantry will now serve a maximum of 45 participants per shift.
Participants are asked to bring their own shopping bags.
No Appointments Needed. Come to get food and resources.

Participants need to bring proof of address (e.g., utility bill, statement, etc.) and ID if available. Proof of address is required.

Growing Home offers a choice model where individuals can come in person and select food. Households can visit twice a month.

New Features

Senior Fridays: Participants aged 60 and over will now have priority service on Fridays, skipping the line and being first to receive buzzers. Seniors are welcome any day of the week but can avoid lengthy wait times on Fridays. A Growing Home Senior ID Card will be issued to seniors for access to Senior Fridays.
To-Go Bags for Unhoused Participants: Unhoused participants (those without a physical address) will no longer need to wait in line for service. They will receive a to-go bag containing ready-to-eat or non-refrigerated food items. Unhoused participants may pick up their to-go bag once per week.

What Can I Expect From My Visit To The Food Pantry?

Buzzers are handed out via a lottery system to avoid participants having to wait in line. You will be asked to draw a number from a container that will correspond to the number of the buzzer you will be issued. Your space in line will not determine when you’ll enter the food pantry; your buzzer number will.

New Service Hours:
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
- Thursday afternoons: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- The Thursday morning shift (10:00 am – 12:00 pm) is discontinued.
The Food pantry staff goes outside 30 minutes before the service (9:30 am Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 2:30 pm Thursday afternoons) to issue buzzers.
At the time buzzers are issued, staff will ask you to show your ID and proof of address.
- Once issued a buzzer, wait in your vehicle on the north side of the building or in the designated waiting zone in the northeast corner of the parking lot away from through traffic. If you are not in this range, the buzzer will not work.
Participant Capacity: The pantry will now serve a maximum of 45 participants per shift.
Participants are asked to bring their own shopping bags.

Do I Qualify For The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)?

Participants who don’t qualify for TEFAP can still shop for food in the non-TEFAP section of our food pantry. A household may meet TEFAP income-based standards in either of the following two ways:

1. Participants who report they participate in one of these public assistance programs:

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
SNAP (formerly Food Stamps)
Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Old Age Pension (OAP)
Aid to Needy Disabled (AND)
Aid to the Blind (AB)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Medicaid Eligible Foster Children

2. If the household does not participate in any of the above public assistance programs, the household must have a self-reported combined gross income that does not exceed the maximum income limit for the applicable household size.

For 2024 Income Eligibility Guidelines for TEFAP, click here. Participants will now need to bring their ID and proof of address, i.e., utility bill, statement, etc.
Only one member per household can register to shop for food. If it is necessary for another member of the household to shop, a proxy form must be signed by the registered participant.
We will serve a maximum of 45 participants in total for TEFAP and Non-TEFAP.
Participants can come to the food pantry twice per month.

Items You May Find in Our Food Pantry

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Pantry Essentials

We also provide as supplies last:

Bread and Pastries
Perishable and Pre-Prepared Food

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Needed Items

Donations are accepted at the Growing Home office between the following hours:

Monday: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Thursday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Donations are not accepted during service hours from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday) or 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Thursday) as we are assisting our participants. If these times do not work, contact us at nicole@growinghome.org to coordinate your donation.

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Dry Goods

Rice
Maseca and tortillas
Beans (black, pinto, black eyed peas, cannellini beans)
Pasta
Cereals (oats, dry cereals)

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Fresh Foods

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

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Personal Hygiene

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

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Shelf-Stable Items

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