Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Returns Saturday, May 14

The National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is right around the corner. With the need for food here in our communities as great as ever, the largest one-day food drive in the nation is scheduled to return on Saturday, May 14 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Over the last 30 years, the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has delivered close to 1.8 billion pounds of food to pantries, food banks, shelters, and churches across the country.

Leave non-perishable food next to your mailbox and your local letter carrier will pick up all donations on their regular delivery route on Saturday, May 14th. All food collected will then be sorted and distributed to local food pantries, including Beverly Bootstraps.

With hunger affecting 1 in 8 Americans, including millions of children, senior citizens, and veterans, this drive is one way you can help those in your city. Beverly Bootstraps provides critical resources to people living in Beverly as well as Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex, Hamilton, and Wenham. Please support people in need right here in your community by donating our food pantry’s most needed items:

Peanut Butter

Boxed Pasta

Mac & Cheese

Canned Veggies

Diapers/Pull-ups Size 3-6 and Baby Wipes

Cereal

Tuna Fish

Cooking Oils/Sprays

Soup

Personal Hygiene items (Full Size: Shampoo/Conditioner, Soap, Deodorant, Razors, Toothpaste/Toothbrushes)

Please do not donate expired food or anything in glass containers.

Beverly Bootstraps provides critical resources to families and individuals so they may achieve self-sufficiency. They offer emergency housing and long-term assistance including access to food, housing stability, adult education, counseling, and advocacy. They are community-funded and supported.