Host a Back-to-School Food Drive

Photo courtesy of the Orange County Rescue Mission: A child of the Orange County Rescue Mission receiving a hot meal.

A family of four lived in a trailer in a Wal-Mart parking lot after losing their jobs and home to the recession. A young man slept on concrete benches and in car ports, in need of food. These are just some of the homeless of Orange County, and the Orange County Rescue Mission is reaching out to local students and families to lend a helping hand by hosting back-to-school food drives to help the hungry in Orange County.

The Orange County Rescue Mission has an immediate need, and is looking for families to host food drives to collect essential food items such as canned soups, vegetables, fruits and meats, as well as instant rice, crackers, boxed fruit juice, peanut butter, cereal, and other items with long shelf lives.

To assist in organizing drives, the Rescue Mission has an online Food Drive Kit which includes all the necessary information to run a drive, including announcements, posters, and a list of specific items needed.