HOME ABOUT US FIND HELP GET INVOLVED CONTACT DONATE Upcoming Events Providing food for our 190 agency partners and programs. Food drives are essential in helping Food Share provide food for our 190 agency partners and programs. They are run by organizations, clubs, schools, neighborhoods, corporations, and individuals and are imperative to helping us feed the hungry of Ventura County. Last FY, we collected over 600,000 lbs of food through food drives! Anyone can host a food drive and Food Share offers support and tools to host one. Although holidays are the most popular time of year to hold food drives, hunger is year round and we encourage you to participate any time! It’s easy to hold a food drive to help the hungry and we have the resources to assist you! Top 5 Most Needed Food Items Canned protein (tuna, chicken, salmon) Cereal (non-sugar types) Beans (dry and canned) Rice (in 1lb-2lb bags or mixes) Peanut butter Food Drive Toolkit Hosting a food drive for your school, organization, neighborhood, church, club, event, and/or corporation is easy with the help of our food drive toolkit! It’s great way to engage your community and provide much needed help for the hungry children, seniors and families of Ventura County. Whether it is big or small, we encourage you to get started! Food Share can provide you with collection barrels and assistance in getting started. HOW TO ORGANIZE A FOOD DRIVE: Successful food drives require enthusiastic leaders. Get people involved early to develop creative ideas, raise awareness, and increase participation levels. Follow these steps to ensure your food drive is a stunning success! SET GOALS: Setting a goal is a great way to encourage teamwork and provide contributors with a sense of accomplishment. Make goals realistic and easy to understand. For example, you could set a goal to collect 200 lbs of food (1 can of food is approximately 1 lb.). MAKE IT FUN: Use incentives to encourage participation. Start an internal competition between departments, classes, or coworkers, to see who can raise the most donations, and/or reward participants with prizes for their contributions. For example, reward a winning team with a pizza party. BECOME A DONOR: Encourage financial contributions. Participants are welcome to donate money in lieu of food. Remember, for every $1 donated, Food Share can purchase $5.00 worth of nutritious food for our friends in need! DETERMINE LOGISTICS: Start and end dates, your method of collection, and whether you will be picking up barrels and dropping off food drive donations yourself, or whether you will need us to deliver barrels and pick up food donations from your address. PROMOTE IT: Make it a creative and fun food drive: incorporate competitions and themes, decorate boxes/food barrels and place them in strategic locations where they are in public view, and use fliers to advertise your event. Download your food drive poster here! SHARE YOUR SUCCESS: Maintain momentum by keeping participants updated about the food drive. Send out emails announcing the food drive, post progress charts, and keep participants informed with regular competition updates. Bask in the success of your food drive! Your donations will provide food to our friends and families in need. APPRECIATION: Take the time to thank everyone who participated. Give prizes to top teams, and send thank you notes to all participants. Publicize your success by letting the community know the total amount of food you collected and how many meals your food drive will provide. Host A Food Drive Name* First Last Email* Organization Name Number of Employees Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Start Date MM DD YYYY End Date MM DD YYYY Primary Contact Name* Primary Contact Phone Number* Primary Contact Email* Secondary Contact Name Secondary Contact Phone Number Secondary Contact Email How many barrels?* Notes Food Drive F.A.Q. Who can host a food drive? How do I host a food drive? When is the best time to hold a food drive? How long should my food drive last? What does Food Share provide for my Food Drive? How much time before my food drive do I need to contact you? Can I use my own boxes for food donations? Can I drop off food donations at your warehouse? What items should people donate? What are the most needed items? How do I get more involved? Do you accept household items and non-food products? Can people donate money instead of food? Will you tell us how much food we donated? Contact Jenny Gamez jgamez@foodshare.com 805-983-7100 OUR MISSION Food Share is dedicated to leading the fight against hunger in Ventura County. Food Share is a 501(c)3 charity. Tax ID# 77-0018162. Privacy Policy | Careers | Press CONTACT US Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *no semi deliveries after 3 p.m. 4156 Southbank Road, Oxnard, CA 93036 info@foodshare.com (805) 983-7100 (805) 983-2326 © 2021 FOOD SHARE, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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