This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Dear Donors – Last week’s donations were zero bags of grocery donations, and zero non-food or cash donations. It is deep in winter now and warming foods are the greatest need right now – see the list below for the items that the Food Closet is most in need of this week. As always, your generosity is so much appreciated by the members of the community who find themselves food insecure and also by the volunteer staff who commit to serve their community in need.
Drop off donations at the Food Closet. The Diocese allows food pantries to remain open during Covid. All Saints Food Closet is taking precautions to protect staff, volunteers, customers and donors using a protocol from Second Harvest, the main Food Closet donor. The address and new hours are:
425 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
-M, T, W, F: 9 am-2:30 pm
-Thursday: 9 am to 2:30 pm
(except 12 pm to 1 pm when closed for staff meeting)
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Access is via the blue side door that opens onto Hamilton Street. Please call ahead – (650) 325-3663 to let them know you are coming. Please do not drop off food after hours – it brings up a variety of concerns as people often congregate unsafely after hours to go through the food.
Donating by Check: You can also donate by check. Check donations will be used to purchase needed shortfall items. Please write a check to the Downtown Streets Team, and write in the memo line “For Food Closet”.
Checks can be mailed to:
Project Manager
Downtown Streets Team
1671 The Alameda, Suite 306
San Jose, CA 95126
Current Food Donation Requests:
- Traditional original Quaker Oats
- Peanut butter (please no organic or oily brands)
- 15 oz cans of whole corn
- Protein products (such as canned: chicken, spam or ravioli)
- Hearty soups including broth and ramen (much needed in cold weather)
- Sugar
- instant coffee
- Jam/jelly
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Non-food items:
grocery bags with handles (no department stores please)
ziplock bags (sandwich size)
newspaper sleeves
