Host a Donation Drive for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

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Host a Donation Drive

You can support Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services by hosting a donation drive. All types of items are in great need year-round.

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services can provide you with collection barrels as well as delivery and pick up service for donation drives over 100 pounds.

Each of our 55 gallon durable blue plastic barrels are 38” tall and 24” diameter, labeled with specific drive posters, take up about as much room as two people standing together and can hold up to 300 pounds of canned goods. We welcome the personalization of the barrels through non-permanent decorations. We also have Lucite collection boxes for monetary contributions.
Decorated donation barrel

We have nine different programs and services, so our needs run the gamut from baby items to clothing and food. Several wish lists are available to help you focus your drive. A variety of wish lists, organized by program, are listed below.

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services can deliver all of your containers to one location, or to various sites of your choice. We typically deliver/pick up collection containers weekdays during our normal business hours (7:30 am to 4:00 pm), however other times may be accommodated. Please note that pickup and delivery service is limited during the holiday season.

Some of our supporters have drives as short as one day or even a few hours for special events. Some choose a limited duration to host collection containers, such as two weeks or a couple months. Still others maintain one barrel or cash box at their location on an ongoing basis. Also, there’s no need to let containers overflow while waiting for a pick up. We can swap out full barrels or cash boxes for empty containers anytime during your drive.

To request donation containers, please fill out and return the Donation Drive Request Form. Someone from our office will contact you within three business days of receiving your form to coordinate the delivery and pick up of your donation containers. If you have a wagon, truck or SUV, you may be able to pick-up your container(s) from our Guest Services department. Please contact Tarah Frost, Spirit of Giving Coordinator, at tfrost@sacramentofoodbank.org if you have questions, concerns or need additional assistance with your drive.

Wishlists:

Food Assistance Wishlist
Clothing Wishlists (Clothing and Business Attire )
Mother-Baby Wishlists (Mother-Baby and Cloth Diaper)
Adult Education Wishlists (Adult Education and Books)
PlayCare & Youth Academy Wishlists (Youth Art)
Women’s Wisdom Art Wishlist
Computer Clubhouse Wishlist
Volunteer Services Wishlist
Kitchen sink Wishlist

Want to do an art supply, book or other category-specific drive? Request a wishlist from Tarah Frost, Spirit of Giving Coordinator, at tfrost@sacramentofoodbank.org