Little Homeschool Blessings: Missions Box Monday: Food Pantry

Monday, May 04, 2015

Missions Box Monday: Food Pantry

Our church has a small food pantry. The kids have been involved in it for a long time.

I remember the first time we went to donate to a food pantry. Ceesa was about 6. She had watched something on television about people in need. She was on fire and wanted to get food to donate right a way. A few days later, we dropped off the food at a local pantry. The man that took our food said, "You have a helper, I see." I replied, "No. I am her helper."

Wondering how to get involved in your local food pantry? There are lots of ways your kids can help.

Here are some ideas...

Create posters or flyers to advertise the needs for the month
Hang posters or flyers in various locations
Plant, grow and donate garden veggies
Put together dinner kits with recipe cards (you could get the ingredients for a favorite meal and pack them all in a box with what is needed)
Create encouraging cards, notes, and letters to get passed out with other materials provided at the pantry
Volunteer to help bag up food, label, shelve food, or another job that may be needed
Make large pots of soups and pack in freezer containers for ready made meals
Put together freezer meals (Lasagna, slow cooker style meals, and casseroles are wonderful freezer meals)
Make some baked goods