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ECHO Food Room Most Needed Items - Fall 2024

Thank you for including ECHO Food Room needs on your shopping list.
ECHO’s Food Room continues to break records. During July and August 343 families (1400 people fed) came to ECHO for food assistance. We gave out 51,000 pounds of food during these two months. Consider pre-COVID the food Room averaged helping 78 families a month and gave out 15,000 pounds of food. Your help in meeting this challenge is most appreciated.
• Choose sizes appropriate for our average family size of four.
• Include an assortment of food to ensure a variety of items for our clients.
• Because of the generosity of our community, ECHO has an ample supply of canned vegetables (especially green beans), can pumpkin, applesauce, and stuffing. However, we are short on many other items such as personal care products and the items listed below.
• ECHO continues to see a deficit of several thousand pounds a month between food donated and food given to clients. Since the beginning of the pandemic ECHO has seen an increase in need and this need has not abated. Any donation, large or small, is most gratefully welcomed.

• ECHO 's policy is to not give expired, open or repackaged food to clients. PLEASE do not bring these items to ECHO.
The items in bold below are in shortest supply and are staples for many of our clients.


FOOD ITEMS
  • Bag Beans (black, red or garbanzo beans preferred)

  • Lentils

  • Bag rice

  • Protein Items (e.g. can chicken, Spam, sardines, tuna, chili, etc.)

  • Can Fruit

  • Instant (Box) Potatoes

  • Box Pasta

  • Spaghetti Sauce

  • Can Tomatoes, Tomato paste and sauce

  • Can Milk, Shelf Stable Milk and Hot Chocolate

  • Cereal/Oatmeal

  • Snacks (Crackers, raisins, granola bars, dry fruit, nuts, etc.)

  • Baked Beans

  • Instant and Ground Coffee

  • Tea (green, herbal, black)

FOOD ITEMS
  • Juice (Bottles or box)

  • Pancake Mix and Syrup

  • Cooking Oil

  • Spices (garlic, onion, cinnamon, salt, pepper

  • Masa (Corn) Flour

  • Flour

  • Sugar

  • Lemon or Lime Juice

  • Honey and Jelly

  • Tortillas

  • Condiments (Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard)

  • Macaroni and Cheese

  • Muffin Mix


Hygiene Items
  • Toilet Paper

  • Facial Tissues

  • Children's Toothbrushes

  • Toothpaste

  • Shampoo

  • Dish Soap

  • Laundry Detergent

  • Deodorant

  • Paper Towels

  • Body/Hand Lotion

  • Band Aids

  • Diapers - Sizes 2, 4, 5, 6
  • Baby Wipes
  • Sanitary Napkins

Other Donations Needed Now

Men and Boy’s Clothing

  • Boy's Sneakers Sizes 1 thru 6

  • Boy's Tops/Bottoms Sizes 18 months to 20

  • Boy's New Underwear Sizes 2T-20

  • Boy's New Athletic Socks-Sizes Large, X-Large

  • Boy's Winter Coats Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

  • Boy's Winter Scarves

  • Men's Winter Coats Sizes Small, Medium, Large

  • Men's Jeans Sizes 30/30, 30/32, 32/30, 32/32
  • Men's Winter Hats, Gloves, Scarves

  • Men's New Underwear Sizes 28/30, 32/34, 36/38

Women and Girl's Clothing

  • Girl's Sneakers Sizes 1 thru 6

  • Girl's Tops/Bottoms Sizes 18 months to 20

  • Girls New Athletic Socks Sizes S, M, L, XL

  • Girl's Winter Coats Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

  • Girl's Winter Scarves

  • Women's Winter Coats Sizes S, M, L, XL

  • Women's Winter Hats, Gloves, Scarves

  • Women's New Athletic Socks
Housewares
  • Queen sheets and comforters

  • King sheets and comforters

  • Towel sets (bath towel, hand towel, and facecloth)

  • Hand towels in gray or white (these neutral colors can be matched with our inventory of bath towels)

  • Facecloths in gray or white (these neutral colors can be matched with our inventory of bath towels)

  • 2-4 qt. saucepans with lids

  • 4-6 qt. pots with lids

  • Flatware (knives, forks, spoons)

  • Tall drinking glasses (in glass - not plastic)

  • White coffee mugs (these can be used to make dish sets for our clients)

  • Toasters/toaster ovens

  • Electric coffee pots

  • Electric hand mixers

  • Working Windows Laptops