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Food Drives

Rally your workplace, school, faith community, or friends to host a food drive and help provide food for neighbors across our five-county footprint.

Register to Host a Food Drive
Six GLHomes volunteers stand beside a house-shaped display built from canned goods, decorated with American flags, at a Harry Chapin Food Bank food drive.

Getting Started

How a food drive works

  1. Register

    Let us know you’d like to host or join a food drive.

  2. Set Your Goals

    Work with our team to decide what to collect and for how long.

  3. Collect Donations

    Rally your community to gather non-perishable food and everyday essentials.

  4. Bring It Home

    Coordinate with our team to get your donations to Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Most-Needed Items

These nonperishable items are especially helpful for a food drive.

  • Canned meats and fish
  • Fruit (cups, canned or dried)
  • Vegetables (canned)
  • Soups
  • Breakfast cereals
  • Oatmeal
  • Peanut butter
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Macaroni and cheese (boxed)
  • Instant mashed potatoes (boxed)
  • Dry beans

Food Safety & Acceptance Guidance

Harry Chapin Food Bank accepts nonperishable food drive items Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Drop-Off & Delivery

Fort Myers Distribution Center — 3760 Fowler St., Fort Myers, FL 33901

Collier County Center — 3940 Prospect Ave. #101, Naples, FL 34104

Hosts should use their own boxes whenever possible. Limited boxes may be available for pickup.

Hosts are responsible for delivering donations to Fort Myers or Naples. Deliveries exceeding 1,000 pounds require advance contact with Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Finished your drive?

Let us know how it went by submitting your completed food drive information. This opens Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Microsoft Form on a separate site.

Submit Completed Food Drive Information (opens in a new tab)

Questions about hosting a drive?

Email our Food Drives team, or call (239) 334-7007 ext. 120.

Email the Food Drives Team

Ready to Host a Food Drive?

Register your drive and our Food Drives team will help you plan what to collect and how to deliver it. You can also support neighbors across our five-county footprint with a financial gift.

Register to Host a Food Drive Or make a gift

Have surplus food from a grocery store, food business or farm? Learn about Food Rescue & Partnerships.

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The official USDA statement is available in English only.

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