High Holidays Community Food Drive
Each fall, JFCS holds an annual food drive during the High Holidays. No one should go hungry, and many people in our community are struggling with basic needs. You can help them directly by contributing to the JFCS Food Bank!
Please donate everything from soup to nuts, and toothpaste, too!
JFCS helps thousands of people annually who often must make a choice between eating and paying for other basic needs, such as housing, utilities, or medications. The JFCS Food Bank helps bridge that gap so people aren’t faced with that choice.
Foods and Household Most Needed:
Applesauce (individual packets)
Canned Beans
Canned Chickpeas
Canned Fruit (Peach, Pear)
Canned Meals (Chili, Stew, SpaghettiOs, Soups)
Canned Meats (Salmon, Sardines, Chicken, Tuna)
Canned Tomato (Diced, Sauce)
Canned Vegetables (Green Beans, Corn, Mixed Vegetables)
Cereal (low sugar)
Individually Packaged Snacks (Granola Bars, Nuts, Cookies, Fruit Snacks)
Jelly, Jams, or Honey
Lipton Tea Bags
Low/No Sodium/Salt Soups and Broth
Macaroni & Cheese
Nutra Grain / Cereal Bars
Oatmeal (individual packets)
Pasta and Pasta Sauce
Peanut Butter
Soup (Vegetable, Chicken, Beef)
Bar Soap
Household Cleaning Products
Liquid Body Soap
Paper Towels
Shampoo
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Tissue Paper
Toilet Paper
Fill a bag or two (or three!) and return the items to a JFCS Food Drive Barrel located in the following locations (dates vary by location). Please check expiration dates on food items to ensure donations are within use-by dates.
Thank you in advance for partnering with us to support our community. You are performing a mitzvah!
2024 High Holidays Community Food Drive Participants
San Francisco Collection Barrel Locations:
JFCS, San Francisco
The Brandeis School of San Francisco
Congregation Am Tikvah
Congregation Beth Sholom
Congregation Emanu-El
Congregation Sherith Israel
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF)
JCCSF Preschool (Brotherhood Way)
JCCSF Rosenberg Preschool (Arguello St)
Drop off your items August 26 – October 14.
Peninsula Collection Barrel Locations:
JFCS, Palo Alto and San Mateo
Congregation Beth Am
Congregation Beth Jacob
Congregation Etz Chayim
Congregation Kol Emeth
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
Kehillah Jewish High School
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Wornick Jewish Day School
Drop off your items September 27 – October 28.
Marin County Collection Barrel Locations:
JFCS, San Rafael
Congregation Kol Shofar
The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar
Congregation Rodef Sholom
Osher Marin JCC
Drop off your items August 23 – October 14.
To make a monetary gift to support JFCS’ Food Banks, donate here >
Thank you for your caring and support!
Support for our food programs is made possible by generous donations from individual donors, awards from civic groups and synagogues, and foundation and corporate grants. Special thanks to the major support provided by the Koret Foundation, Federation Newhouse Fund, Sinai Memorial Chapel, Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Foundation, The Herbst Foundation and San Francisco Humanities.
To learn more about making a contribution, please contact Barbara Farber at [email protected] or 415-449-3858.
