THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.
Help our food-insecure clients meet their basic needs.
Our various food pantries in Houston, Richmond, and Galveston provide supplemental food to allow our clients to provide for their families with dignity.
Host a Food Drive with your friends and family, collecting some or all of these items:
- Beans: Pinto, Black, Kidney (dried or canned)
- Boxed Dinners
- Cereal
- Chili with or without Beans
- Corn Bread Mix
- Crackers (Graham, Saltine, Wheat Thins)
- Evaporated Milk
- Flour
- Jelly
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Oatmeal
- Pasta
- Peanut Butter
- Ravioli, canned
- Ready-to-Eat Soups and Stews
- Rice
- Salt
- Shelf-stable fruit juice
- Shelf-stable low-fat milk
- Sugar
- Tuna
Because our food pantries also supply other basic needs, feel free to include other items in your drive such as toiletries and laundry detergent.
For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org.
