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FOOD RESCUE DRIVERS NEEDED!
UPDATE: These positions have been filled. Thank you! Two volunteers are needed on the 3rd and 5th Mondays of the month to pick up food from 5-6 places in West Des Moines and Waukee. The shift is roughly between 8:30am – 11:30 am. Volunteers help to load fresh food donated from stores and deliver it…
Read MoreWe’re Here and Ready to Help!
The increase in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that was available during the pandemic will end April 1. SNAP was formerly known as the “food stamp program.” This change will result in less food for families and some seniors in the Good Samaritan Food Pantry (GSFP) service area. Most households in Dallas County will…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed!
Update: This position has been filled. If you would like to volunteer in the future, please contact Celia at 515.478.3760. We are looking for a volunteer or volunteers to fill an important spot at the food pantry on Mon. & Tues. from 9:30am-2:30pm the third and fourth weeks of the month. If you are looking…
Read MoreDecember Food Drives Keep Shelves Stocked into the New Year
There are so many generous people, businesses, churches, and organizations in our communities, and the month of December is a beautiful snapshot of that generosity! More than 4000 pounds of food were collected between Thanksgiving and the end of December, helping us keep shelves full and ready for the new year. This incredible display of…
Read MoreAnnual Scout Food Drive
October is the Annual Scout Drive for us. There are many boy and girl scouts and adult leaders that canvas the town first to deliver bags to your homes and then to collect the bags and bring them to us. This time it was wet and rainy but that didn’t deter them. There were some…
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