Food Donations

Your generosity helps ensure our guests and neighbors have nutritious food and the care they deserve.

Overcoming Hunger

Often The First Step

The food you donate helps provide more than 300 meals each day at Water Street as well as groceries to hundreds of Lancaster-area families who visit our 12&1 Center each week.

For many of our guests and neighbors, a hot meal or a bag of groceries is more than a practical gift; it can be the first step toward building a trusting relationship with the staff and volunteers who will walk alongside them on their journey toward healing and hope.

Thank you for helping nourish our community and for considering a food donation to Water Street!

What Can I Donate?

Requested Food Items

To help us safely receive and distribute your generous donations, we kindly ask that you do not donate:

  • Homemade or prepared food items
  • Food packaged in glass containers
  • Opened or expired food
Produce

Fresh herbs
Fresh fruit
Fresh vegetables
Garlic
Onions

Breakfast

Cereal
Instant oatmeal
Pancake mix
Pancake syrup

Dairy

Butter
Butter substitute
Cheese
Cream cheese
Yogurt

Meat

Beef (hamburger, steak, roasts)
Chicken (breast, thighs, wings, quarters)
Pork
Bacon
Breakfast sausage
Sausage
Fish
Seafood

Pantry Items

Cooking oil
Stock
Brown sugar
White sugar
Corn starch
Canned beans
Canned fruit
Canned vegetables
Canned soups
Canned chicken
Canned tuna
Canned condensed milk

Condiments & Sauces

BBQ sauce
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Ranch
Salad dressings
Soy sauce
Vinegar
Tomato sauce
Peanut butter
Jelly

Seasonings

Lemon juice
Lime juice
Black pepper
Salt
GOYA seasonings
Garlic

Beverages

Coffee
Powdered creamer
Tea
Juice
Kid’s juice boxes

When and Where?

Dock Hours and Location

Monday – Friday

8:00 AM To 4:00 PM

Are you hosting a larger donation drive or donating more than 100 pounds of food? Please call our Warehouse at 717-598-4704 to schedule your drop-off by our Receiving Dock.

Want to Make A Bigger Impact?

Set up a food drive today! Get friends, family, your church, or coworkers pitching in to make a bigger difference than you would alone.