Your help is needed this holiday season!

Help bring help to the table this holiday season! Host a Thanksgiving food drive for families in need!

Items needed:
Click here for a printable shopping list!

  • Canned sweet potatoes/yams
  • Canned peans
  • Canned green beans
  • Applesauce
  • Canned cranberry sauce
  • Hot and cold cereal
  • Hot chocolate
  • 100% juice
  • Coffee
  • Tea bags
  • Rice
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Stuffing
  • Corn muffin mix
  • Hearty soups
  • Pudding
  • Graham cracker pie crust
  • Canned pumpkin
  • Evaporated milk
  • Canned gravy
  • Frozen turkeys (must be delivered to Newark or Milford warehouses)
  • Turkey pan

To arrange logistics (barrel delivery or food drive pick up) for your Thanksgiving food drive, please fill out the form below.

Please Note: We do not deliver barrels or pick up donations on Saturdays or Sundays, unless the food drive is part of a larger event that has already received prior FBD approval.

In an effort to save money on transportation costs, the Food Bank asks that donations of fewer than 20 bags/boxes be dropped off at our facilities or statewide drop-off locations:

Food Bank of Delaware – Newark
222 Lake Drive
Newark, DE  19702
(Drop off donations in back of building near loading ramp)

Hours: M-F: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Food Bank of Delaware – Milford
1040 Mattlind Way
Milford, DE 19963

Hours: M-F: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please submit your form at least 3 working days prior to the day you want a barrel or a food drive pick up. Once you submit your form, a confirmation screen will appear. 

PLEASE NOTE: OUR DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR BARRELS AND FOOD DRIVE PICK UPS IS NOW BOOKED UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING.

Food Drives

Thank you for your interest in hosting a food drive! Please complete the below form.

  • Please include:
    Street Name
    State, City and Zip Code
  • If you collect more than 20 boxes or bags, we will schedule pickup of your donation. If you collect less than 20 boxes/bags we kindly ask that you drop off to a drop-off location to help reduce our transportation costs.
  • Please include:
    Street Name
    State, City and Zip Code