Food & Fund Drives
Community sponsored fund and food drives are vital to Food Bank operations. Contributions from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and individuals generate thousands of meals for families, children and seniors each year.
Before you complete the form, check out these FAQs about food donation.
Host a Food & Essentials Drive
Thank you for your interest in hosting a food and/or essential needs drive!
Community-sponsored food and essentials drives are important sources of nutritious food and necessities for those we serve. We appreciate you and your support; we could not do what we do without YOU.
Start a Fund Drive
Because of our buying power and ability to source food, the Food Bank makes each dollar go a long way.
Fund drives (fundraisers) are fun for everyone and allow for the most creativity! Host a bike race and ask for donations per mile, team build at work, or celebrate a special occasion with “in honorarium” gifts. The options are endless!
Every dollar donated allows us to provide two meals’ worth of food to those in need. That’s one reason why we encourage supporters to consider fund drives instead of or in addition to food drives.
Financial donations help us acquire large amounts of food to distribute to our clients.
Food Drive FAQs
- Peanut butter (non-hydrogenated oil)
- Canned meat/fish (chicken, salmon, tuna)
- Canned Fruit in Fruit Juice
- Whole Grain, Low Sugar Cereal
- Whole Grain Pasta
- Brown Rice
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Diapers (Size Premie, 5, 6, 7)
- Hygiene wipes
- Mouthwash
- Deodorant
- Menstrual Products
We can help you with that! You’ll need to request boxes from your food drive application and let us know how many you’d like, where you’d like to pick them up and what date you’d like to pick up the boxes. The options are:
- Loveland Warehouse
5706 Wright Drive
Open Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - Fort Collins Food Share
1301 Blue Spruce Drive
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and open Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm - Loveland Food Share
2600 N. Lincoln Ave.
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
Upon arrival, follow the signs to the donor/donations parking spots.
- Loveland Warehouse
5706 Wright Drive
Open Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - Fort Collins Food Share
1301 Blue Spruce Drive
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and open Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm - Loveland Food Share
2600 N. Lincoln Ave.
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
Based on USDA and other important food safety guidelines and laws, we happily accept:
- Whole, fresh produce.
- Cut fresh produce packed separately in food-grade packaging.
- Prepared foods chilled to 41˚F maximum that have not been served or placed on a buffet.
- Chilled perishable packaged foods such as juice and cheese in their original packaging.
- Meat, poultry, chilled to 41˚F maximum or frozen.
- Dairy products 41˚F maximum to expiration date.
- Shelled eggs.
- Frozen foods in original packaging.
- Baked goods (day-old bread, bagels, and other bakery items).
- Canned and packaged goods in original packaging.
- Wild game processed and packaged in a USDA approved facility.
Based on USDA and other important food safety guidelines and laws, we regret we cannot accept:
- Foods that have been served or put on a buffet table or previously reheated.
- Food items should not be on the ground, but rather in a plastic bin, box or container.
- Foods that have been kept in the danger temperature zone for more than 1 hour (cold or hot).
- If food is being collected outside, please make sure it’s being brought in at night.
- Foods with damaged or compromised packaging, resulting in the loss of a sanitary barrier protection.
- Any food containing alcohol.
- Produce with significant decay.
- Frozen foods with severe freezer burn.
- Sushi or any seafood intended for raw consumption.
- Open, punctured, bulging, or seriously damaged canned goods.
- Home canned or home jarred products.
- FROZEN SOLID turkeys or cornish game hens
- Hams
- Canned vegetables
- Canned yams
- Marshmallows
- Canned cranberries
- Boxed or bagged Stuffing
- Canned gravy (prefer cans over glass jars)
- Instant Potatoes
