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Gifts In-Kind - All Kinds!

At our Distribution Center we receive clothing, household items, furniture, large and small appliances, lawn and garden equipment, automobiles - and yes even boats.

We quickly match what we receive with our waiting list of individuals, families and other cooperating programs in our Valley.

Client needs come first, then ministry and then the public.

Seeing to the needs of our residents and the public is a God-sized task. Providing food alone is a real-time, everyday process as we strive to keep the trays and baskets balanced and full.

To that end we do our best to follow the USDA Food Pyramid guidelines in preparing our meals at the Residence Center, and as we fill baskets to hand out at the Distribution Center. Listed are some suggestions for each category - they are not all inclusive.

Ongoing needs in our

Emergency Food Pantry

USDA Group 3 Fruits & Group 5 Meats

Year in and year out the pressing need is for USDA Group 3 - Fruit items, such as canned fruits, juices of all kinds, Jell-o and Group 5 - Meat and protein items, such as peanut butter, canned meats, stews, and canned meat based dishes.

USDA Group 1 - Grains:

Barley, Bread, Bread Mixes, Cereal, Cornmeal, Crackers, Flour, Grits, Hamburger Helper, Macaroni, Muffin Mixes, Noodles, Oatmeal, Popcorn, Potato Dinners, Rice, Rice Dinners, Spaghetti, Taco Shells, Tortillas, Tuna Helper

USDA Group 2 - Vegetables:

Asparagus, Beets, Black Beans, Carrots, Cremed Corn, Garbanzo Beans, Green Beans, Greens, Kidney Beans, Lima Beans, Mushrooms, Navy Beans, Peas, Pinto Beans, Pumpkin, Spaghetti Sauce, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato Juice, Tomato Paste, Tomato Sauce, Wax Beans, White Potatoes, Whole Kernel Corn, Whole Tomatoes

USDA Group 3 - Fruits:
Applesauce, Apricots, Cranberries, Fruit Cocktail, Fruit Juices, Grapefruit, Mandarin Oranges, Mixed Fruit, Peaches, Pears, Pie Fillings, Pineapple, Plums, Prunes, Raisins

USDA Group 4 - Dairy:

Canned Milk, Parmesan Cheese, Powdered Milk, Puddings, Romano Cheese

USDA Group 5 - Meats:

Chicken, Corned Beef, Dried Beans, Dried Peas, Luncheon Meat, Nuts, Peanut Butter,
Salmon, Sardines, Spam, Tuna, Turkey

Listed below are some additional items that The Rescue Mission consistently needs. Please contact the Volunteer Administrator at 330-744-5485 if your group would like ideas for a project.

Baby Products
Snack Foods
Beverages
Paper and Plastic Products
Personal hygiene Items
Over-the-Counter Medications and First Aid Items
Household Supplies