Hosting a food drive is easy and fun. All that is required is a little planning and enthusiastic people!

FIRST STEPS

The first step is to get approval from your organization’s management or administration to host a food drive within your organization or group.

After you have received permission to host a food drive the next step is to set up an organizing committee to manage your food drive. (For detailed instructions and tips on hosting a food drive, visit the How to Organize a Food Drive webpage.)

REGISTER YOUR FOOD DRIVE

Once you are ready, you can register to host a food drive on our Register Your Food Drive webpage.

Before you register you should determine:

• Start and end dates of your food drive.

• Your method of collection.  You can either use your own boxes, or the Food Bank can provide you with our red barrels.

• Whether you will be picking up and dropping off boxes/barrels from our warehouse (preferred), or if you will need to have a driver deliver/pick up at your address.
  
  Please note:
  If you plan to pick up/drop off the red barrels yourself, the San Diego Food Bank is located at 9850 Distribution Ave., San Diego, CA 92121.  Barrels can be picked up/dropped off Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

MOST NEEDED FOOD ITEMS

The Food Bank relies on donations to provide food to hungry San Diegans. The following list includes our most needed food items. For a more comprehensive list and printable copy of our most needed food items visit the Most Needed Food Items webpage.

San Diego Food Bank most needed food items:

• Canned meats (tuna, ham, chicken)
• Canned soups
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Dried goods (such as dried beans, pasta, rice, and other grains)
• Peanut butter
• Infant formula

For additional information, contact our Food Drive Manager, Will McHenry: wmchenry@sandiegofoodbank.org (858) 527-1419 Ext. 19

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