We greatly appreciate your support!
Food Donation Wish List
We happily accept donations from our community! If you want to donate food to Loaves & Fishes, please check the list below for what we need. In addition to the items on our wish list, we always welcome fresh produce from local gardens.
Download Accepted Food Donation List
Where to leave your donation:
Place donated food in the cart under the canopy at the far end of the building. Ring back doorbell for fresh food.
Donation Drop-off
Monday, Thursday and Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Types of Accepted Food & Supply Donations
Pantry Items
Other Supplies
Baking Items
Sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, rice flour (we have wheat and corn flour), and oil. Cake mixes and frosting.
Herbs & Spices*
SMALL containers of herbs and spices (no glass, please).
Condiments*
Ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, salad dressing.
Shelf-stable Milk
Shelf stable milk and other dairy alternatives (nut, soy, oat).
Individual-sized Items
Granola bars, fruit cups, dried fruits, nuts, cereal, oatmeal.
Shelf-stable Meals
Microwaveable meals or pull-top cans of chili, beef stew, ravioli, etc.
Pouches & Pull-top
Pouches and pull-top cans of tuna, salmon or other meats
Nut Butters
Peanut Butter, almond, and other nut butter
Dried Beans
Dried garbanzo, kidney, pinto, northern beans and lentils
Tea & Coffee
Green and black tea and coffee.
Garden Produce
Locally grown garden produce
Baby Items
Diapers in all sizes, wipes, formula, and baby food.
Feminine Hygiene Products
Menstrual pads and tampons, Bladder pads (such as Poise).
Ensure and other protein drinks
Gift Cards
Gift cards for Grand Market or Medina Market to purchase halal meat
Household Items
Dish detergent and can openers
* Please, no glass containers
2023 Food Donations by Weight*
Food Source | lbs. of food |
---|---|
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (donated) | 1,253,215 |
Sam’s Club | 334,731 |
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (purchased) | 190,275 |
Costco | 160,222 |
Dutt & Wagner (purchased milk & eggs) | 146,886 |
Wegmans | 143,414 |
Kroger Hydraulic | 34,292 |
All Others | 33,710 |
Food Lion Mill Creek | 33,688 |
Kroger Rio Hill | 29,097 |
Food Lion Pantops | 27,753 |
Truckers | 20,622 |
4P Foods | 18,727 |
Giant | 10,444 |
Bellair Farm | 6,104 |
Aldi | 5,008 |
Kroger Barracks | 2,415 |
Farms & Gardens | 6,936 |
* The above is just a sample of the very generous donations we receive.
When Loaves & Fishes receives nonfood donations, we try to share them with other organizations who also serve low-wealth members of our community. We have given brand-new mattresses to Alliance for Interfaith Ministries, Charlottesville's Department of Human Services, the Charlottesville and Albemarle Departments of Social Services, and the Shelter for Help in Emergency, costumes and clothing to the Shelter, Salvation Army, Ronald McDonald House, and the UVa Children's Hospital, and order-taking notepads to CATEC's food truck.
What about the food we can't serve to clients? Surplus dairy, produce and bakery items are shared with other local non-profit organizations such as Piedmont Housing Alliance, Salvation Army, The Emergency Food Network, PACEM, The Haven and other area food pantries. Food that has passed its expiration is shared with local farmers to feed their livestock.