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Kids Summer Food Packs Are Available Each Week During Summer Months
Families can once again get summer food packs for kids ages pre-K – 12th grade throughout the summer through the Good Samaritan Food Pantry. Free summer food is available for kids in Adel, DeSoto, Minburn, Van Meter, Linden, Dexter, and Redfield. The weekly bag of food includes: 7 breakfast items 7 lunches 14 snacks Bags…
Read MoreThe Board of Directors Announces Appointment of Brandie Willson as Executive Director of Food Pantry
The Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of Brandie Willson as the new Executive Director of the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Adel, Iowa. Brandie brings a wealth of experience to this role, having a background in nonprofit work, volunteer recruitment and management, and community outreach. In addition, Brandie has years of…
Read MoreKid’s Weekend Backpack Program
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:…
Read More2023 Impact Report
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…
Read MoreBest Practices for Donating Food
More than 3300 people each year receive food thanks to those who help stock the shelves at the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Adel. Individuals and groups host food drives throughout the year to help families in need, donating about 22% of the food distributed at the pantry. We accept donations of shelf-stable food including…
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