Help Feed Our Community

Across the country, Americans coordinate local food drives throughout the year to help their neighbors in need. Austin Cares facilitates supporting our neighbors in Austin area who are in need year round by raising food. We make it easy for you to make a big difference by fighting hunger within our community.

“According to the recent census data, more than one in five Texans is food insecure and have difficulty meeting basic nutritional needs; nearly 1 in 4 children in our area is at risk of hunger.”

The best way to support hunger-relief in our community, is by making a financial donation to Austin Cares or by volunteering to acquire and ship healthy, nutritious food. Please make sure you follow some simple rules when collecting food:

• Collect only healthy, non-perishable food items.
• Do not collect any homemade items.
• Items with intact, unopened consumer or commercial packaging
• Please keep personal care items separate from food items (i.e. mouthwash).
• No glass, please!  Glass items can chip and break easily in the barrels.

For specific guidance on our food drive please contact us at fooddrive@austin-cares.org

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