With curbside service – and pre-filled bags – over, clients are happily back in the pantry, choosing their own favorite foods and flavors. Offering a client choice food pantry is important for some very important reasons. First and foremost, it affords all Circle of Concern families the dignity of making their own decisions about that most elemental thing – what is served on their own dinner tables.
Another huge benefit of client choice is that it means less waste of foods that people don’t enjoy. When clients choose foods they know they will eat, they, in essence, vote for those foods and against the things they don’t put in their carts. We pay attention to what is chosen and what isn’t, and that informs what we ask for from our donors and which fresh foods we purchase. Voting is participation! We are grateful for our clients who vote for what they want for their families, and we are grateful for YOU who make these choices possible!
Since reopening the food pantry, some food items are definitely favorites:
Popular foods right now:
- Beef items, chili, canned chicken, canned pasta
- Ready-to-eat soups, including cream of potato and chowder
- Tomato products
- Kid-friendly cereal
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
Foods we have an abundant stock of right now:
- Canned tuna
- O-shaped oat cereals
- Corn flakes
- Canned beans
