Food Drives

Our Next Parish Food Drive:

June 27-28, 2026

 

Catholic Charities Food Pantry

Help Feed Our Neighbors in Need: A Message from Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas

 

We operate eight food pantries in our 21-county service area. We strive to provide healthy food to families in need as a way to supplement their household food budget. Following the pandemic and with the rising cost of food we have seen a continual increase in people accessing our food pantries. We have had a saying at Catholic Charities “school’s out, food’s out” and that was certainly true this past summer. Our shelves were close to empty and we were not able to replace our inventory at a rate that kept adequate food on the shelves. We continue to purchase food but there is limited bulk to purchase and just like everyone, our dollar is not going as far. We depend on the generosity of food drives and donations to keep us stocked with shelf stable food. Will you join us in our mission of feeding our neighbors in need?

 

How You Can Help!

 

• Donate food items at your local parish food drive. The most needed items this month are listed below. For a list of where to find our food truck in the KC Metro visit our website: https://catholiccharitiesks.org/food-drives
• Go shopping. Take the list below with you to the grocery store and purchase items from our most needed list and donate to your local Catholic Charities food pantry.
• Donate at the Hy-Vee Food Drive. Find our volunteers throughout the month on Saturdays at area Hy-Vee stores: https://catholiccharitiesks.org/food-drives

 

Items needed (June 2026)

 

Peanut Butter

Boxed Meals

Tuna

Canned Fruit

Rice

 

 

 

As always, we request no glass jars and no industrial size food items.  We also request –low sodium & pop-top cans if possible.

 

*Pop-top cans aid families and those without a home who do not have access to can openers (something most of us take for granted).

 

Financial Donations

 

Online Donations :   https://catholiccharitiesks.org/food-drive-donations/  .  

In the Parish Name drop-down you will need to select the name of your parish.  

Check or cash : Write  Food Drive – Parish Name in the memo line 

Mail to or drop off at: Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, 9720 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS 66212

On- Site Collection:  DO NOT put the money in with the food/in a food bin. We will not see it. 

Either drop the collected money off at 9720 West 87 ^th  Street – in an envelope label  Food Drive - Parish Name

If you send it back with the truck to put it in an envelope under the driver's seat, label  Food Drive – Parish Name