west newbury merrimack river

Fall Food Drive

Our Neighbors and Food Pantries
Need Our Assistance NOW!

We are collecting Food in all offices through NOVEMber 15th

Due to the urgent and immediate need for food assistance in our communities, we have moved up our regular holiday food collection and are collecting non-perishable food items in all offices to benefit our neighbors in need and local food pantries.  

Please refer to the chart below for most needed items in each office. 

Donations can be dropped off at any IFS office during regular business hours.  For a list of our offices and hours of operation, please click on any office name or refer to our Locations page.

We thank you in advance for your generosity.

COLLECTION LOCATION BENEFICIARY MOST NEEDED ITEMS
Amesbury Office
 Amesbury Community Action Peanut butter, canned proteins (tuna, chicken, and beans), pasta and pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, hearty soups, cooking oil
Beverly Office Beverly Bootstraps Peanut butter, canned proteins (tuna, chicken, and beans), pasta and pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, hearty soups, cooking oil
Ipswich Depot Square Office
 The Open Door Peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken & turkey, 100% juice/juice boxes, breakfast cereal, hearty soups, canned vegetables & fruits, spaghetti sauce, rice, pasta, cake, muffin & pancake mixes
Gloucester Office The Open Door Peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken & turkey, 100% juice/juice boxes, breakfast cereal, hearty soups, canned vegetables & fruits, spaghetti sauce, rice, pasta, cake, muffin & pancake mixes
Hamilton Office Acord Food Pantry Coffee, tea, condiments, cookies, crackers, baking mixes, cereal (hot & cold), hearty soups, rice, peanut butter
First Parish Newbury Food Pantry
 Hearty soups, beef & chicken broths, hot cereal, cold unsweetened cereal, rice & pasta, baking mixes, coffee & tea, Gluten-free products, gravy mixes (jars or packs), sugar, flour, condiments
Community Service of Newburyport
Hearty soups, canned tuna and chicken, pasta, rice, cereal
Middleton Office Middleton Food Pantry & First Church Congregational Boxford Food Pantry Beans, vegetables, tuna, cereal, pancake mix, peanut butter, pasta
Rockport Office The Open Door Peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken & turkey, 100% juice/juice boxes, breakfast cereal, hearty soups, canned vegetables & fruits, spaghetti sauce, rice, pasta, cake, muffin & pancake mixes
Rowley Office Rowley Food Pantry Pasta sauce, canned soup, canned tuna, coffee, beans, baking mixes, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, canned fruit, juice boxes
Salem Office The Salem Pantry Hearty soups, canned fruits & vegetables, beans, pasta, rice, oats, pasta sauce, cake, muffin & pancake mixes, cooking oil, spices, sugar, flour
Salisbury Office The Pettengill House Chunky soups, pasta sauce, baking mixes, canned meals, coffee, rice, pasta, cereal
Topsfield Office
Topsfield Top Cupboard Food Pantry & First Church Congregational Boxford Food Pantry
Peanut butter & jelly, coffee, tea, olive oil, canned meats, canned fruits & vegetables, rice, beans, pasta

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IN ALL officeS
SATURDAY, November 15th from 9 am-12 noon

Drop your donations off at any Institution for Savings office and our volunteers will meet you in the lot -- no need to park and come into the office! 

Bring a bag of food….get a bag. Bring a bag filled with non-perishable items and receive a FREE insulated IFS tote bag to keep!