Donation Guide

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Donating Money

We currently are spending money at a faster rate than we receive donations. You can donate via Venmo. Alternatively, see our #Wish List to donate physical supplies we need.

Donating Food

Have leftovers from a big party or gathering? We can be sure it winds up in hungry mouths. Contact us to arrange a pickup or drop-off.

Vegan Policy

Food Not Bombs is traditionally a vegan organization. RocFNB's policy regarding this is somewhat relaxed. Our current consensus is:

  • We do not accept raw meat or frozen, nonvegan prepared meals. If you have extra food in this category, we recommend contacting Cameron Ministries.
  • We do accept shelf-stable vegetarian but nonvegan items (e.g. baked goods), but we do not spend our own funds on things in this category.
  • We do accept nonvegan prepared food if the donation occurs close enough to when we are distributing food and if redirecting isn’t viable. An example of this would be leftovers from a party Friday night or a meeting Saturday midday.
  • We do not spend our own funds on nonvegan food.

Frequently Needed Food Donations

We regularly use up our supply of these ingredients and always need donations of them:

  • Peanut Butter & Jelly
  • Bread (we use at least 4 standard loaves of whole wheat sandwich bread per week for PB&J sandwiches)
  • Coffee (we use at least 1lb of whole beans per week)
  • Vegan sugar (1 6lb bag from aldi usually lasts us 2 weeks)

Wish List

These are some supplies we are in need of at the moment:

  • FoodSaver vacuum sealer rolls and bags
  • Food processor
  • Rice cooker
  • Clamshell disposable food containers: 400 every month
  • Airpots