Summer food drive needs food staples to feed Valley families while children are out of school
St. Mary's Food Bank and Phoenix Children's Hospital are teaming up to collect cereal, peanut butter and tuna for Valley families.
Author: Jen Wahl
Updated: 7:30 AM MST May 12, 2021
PHOENIX — St. Mary's Food Bank and Phoenix Children's Hospital are teaming up to make sure no families go hungry this summer. The partnership is happening in the Valley, collecting food staples like tuna, cereal and peanut butter. Both organizations are asking for the community's help too.
St. Mary's said the donations are vital this season, because the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was cancelled for a second year in a row. Jerry Brown, public relations director with the food bank, said the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive usually collects about 400,000 pounds of food for them every year. They've taken a hit without it, and added the community has been wonderful stepping up with donations in other ways.