2019 Annual Food Caravan

Each year, the New England Food Foundation organizes a Food Caravan prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday. In 2018, the NEFF collected donations of over 167,000 lbs. of food and staples item that were distributed to 60 food pantries and shelters throughout New England. In 2019, the need is at an all-time high as local food pantries are serving more families than ever before! Many organizations have already reached out to us regarding the 2019 Caravan.

2019 NEFF Caravan: Request for Donations (docx)

Event Details

Date of Event

November 23, 2019

Items Needed

All grocery, household, health items are needed with special needs for staple items such as juice, cereal, canned items, peanut butter, tuna, rice, baking mixes, sugar, granola bars, toothpaste, etc. Any branded or store label works! Discontinued items, overstock, short-coded, excess……anything works!

Donation requests and delivery information will be sent out in early October.

Eligible Organizations

We donate to a variety of organizations from all over New England; some are existing customers of the Greater Boston Food Bank, but many are local grass-roots pantries that rely primarily on local donations. The products we provide vary from year to year based on the donations we receive. If your organization is interested in participating in the 2019 Caravan, please contact one of the following people: