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We hope this finds you well and enjoying all the blessings of this time of year. We have been working hard this past year to serve our growing communities and ask you to please consider a tax-deductible donation to the Good Samaritan Food Pantry. The cost of food continues to rise, and assistance from the Food…

During the Thanksgiving season, the Good Samaritan Food Pantry offers shoppers groceries for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. The “Thanksgiving Basket” is in addition to the regular monthly food available to families who visit the food pantry. Any household interested in receiving a Thanksgiving Basket must sign up during the month of October. You can sign…

In collaboration with the the Food Bank of Iowa and the ADM and Van Meter School District, we offer a weekend BackPack Program for kids during the school year. The programs increases access to easy-to-prepare, single servings of food to school-aged children on weekends when school breakfast and lunch is not offered. How it works:…

2023 was a busy year at the food pantry in Adel, Iowa. 1450 families visited to shop the shelf stable pantry items that includes meat and dairy items when available. In addition there were another 3200 visits for fresh food (often called rescue food) which is perishable food donated by local stores. The pantry also…

The Good Samaritan Food Pantry will continue to provide a weekly bag of food for children during the summer months. Similar to the weekend backpack program during the school year, kids can receive a bag of food each week. Summer weekly food bags will contain: 7 breakfast items 7 lunches 14 snacks Bags will be…