*Non-Perishable Food Suggestions
Meal Helpers
–Boxed macaroni & cheese (include shelf-stable or dried milk packets!)
–Pasta, rice, or instant potatoes
–Canned pasta sauce
–Boxed or canned soups (pop-top preferred)
–Canned chili, stew, or ravioli
Protein Sources
–Canned tuna, chicken, or salmon (pop-tops ideal)
–Peanut butter or other nut butters
–Canned beans or lentils
–Shelf-stable tofu or bean-based soups
Breakfast & Pantry Staples
–Shelf-stable or dried milk
–Instant oatmeal or cereal
–Pancake mix (just add water)
–Syrup, jam, or jelly
–Shelf-stable juice boxes
Fruits & Veggies
–Canned fruits in juice (not syrup) — pop-top cans are best
–Canned vegetables — look for low-sodium and pop-tops
–Applesauce cups or pouches
Snacks & Extras
–Crackers, granola bars, or trail mix
–Snack-size fruit cups or raisins
–Shelf-stable pudding cups
–Instant coffee or tea bags
Other Helpful Items
–Baby food & formula (check expiration dates)
–Spices, salt, pepper, and cooking oil
–Hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, feminine products)
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Ways to Contribute in the Lexington Community
There are so many ways to contribute and volunteer your time in the Lexington area. Here are some suggestions:
3. The Hope Center provides comprehensive life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services that promote healing from substance use disorder, mental health disorders, and homelessness.
Ways to help:
4. Volunteer to pack and deliver meals for Meals on Wheels.
5. Volunteer with Glean Kentucky, a Lexington based non-profit serving as the vital link between food waste and food insecurity. Watch this video and if you think you’d like to help, sign up to be a volunteer.
6. The Community Response Coalition of Kentucky (CRCKY), an entirely volunteer-run organization, helps provide community support to families negatively impacted by immigration enforcement. They provide COVID-19 assistance; rent and utilities assistance to people with life-threatening illness; community resources; legal services; and ICE detention services.
Volunteers are needed in the following positions:
– Intake Workers
– Food delivery personnel-9:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturdays. CRCKY is also about to enter into a new collaboration with Woodhill International Market. They will provide us with boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables. Volunteers are needed to pick up and deliver boxes of food from the Woodhill Community Center between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm on Thursdays. We are very excited to add another source of fresh fruits and vegetables to our delivery roster, but we need volunteers to make this happen.
– Board members
– Bookkeeping
– Social media coordinators
– Volunteers to table at community events
– PR material translators (includes flyers, social media, etc.)
To get involved, visit the CRCKY volunteer page.
7. Provide rides – ITNBluegrass, dignified transportation for seniors, seek generous, kind individuals to step forward to volunteer to drive. Candidates must be 23-79 years of age with good driving records. To find out more, visit www.itnbluegrass.org or call Executive Director Jennifer Gripshover at 859-421-0705.
8. Donate Blood