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Rescued Food and the Food Pantry
Here at Good Samaritan Food Pantry, every week we rescue hundreds of pounds of perishable food from a variety of retailers in the western suburbs of the Des Moines metro. These food items are still fresh and edible, and are available to all our patrons every week on both Monday and Tuesday. We are so thankful for…
Read MoreBackpack Meals Program
The Good Samaritan Food Pantry sponsors a program called Backpack Meals. Backpack meals provide meals to students in grade K-12 that are food insecure on the weekends. Without anyone knowing, school personnel quietly puts the meals into the Backpacks of each child K-5. At the 6-12 level, students stop by a designated area to put…
Read MoreOn Line Gifts So Important
During 2020, on-line donations to Good Samaritan reached over $5,000, the highest ever since we began accepting on-line contributions! No matter what size of financial gift you make, every dollar is important and is used to support the Pantry’s activities, purchase food to fill in what is not donated, and help sustain the future of Good…
Read MoreFood Drives Help Stock the Pantry
During February 2021, Good Samaritan has benefited from two sizable food drives. The ADM Middle School and Middle School Student Council held food drives early in the month that provided over 783 pounds of food to the Pantry. Teachers Sara Huston and Kim Timmerman helped to coordinate the drives and deliver the food. They also…
Read MoreDid You Know?
With its expanded service area Good Samaritan is now helping our neighbors in over 50% of Dallas County (a total of 300 square miles and a population around 14,000). We serve anyone with a mailing address of Adel, DeSoto, Dexter, Linden, Minburn, Redfield and Van Meter. “We only ask for you to bring a current…
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