DO YOU WANT TO HOLD A FOOD DRIVE?

Download the "Food and Fund Drive Kit" for ideas to help you organize a food drive.

Thank you for your interest in coordinating a food drive! If you are affiliated with a group that would like to have a guest speaker, someone from The Idaho Foodbank may be available to come to speak about the fight against hunger in our community. Your group can also arrange a tour of our facility.
Download the Food and Fund Drive Kit for ideas to help you organize a food drive.

• Every item helps!

• We are here to help you. In Boise, please call 336-9643.  Your call will be directed to our food drive hotline.  Your call will be returned within 24 business hours. You may also email us with questions for our assistance.

• We are a non-profit organization and cannot be associated with any sales or marketing efforts for another product. Some companies or groups have used food drives as a way to encourage people to come to their business or gathering.  This marketing practice is within acceptable non-profit limits and can increase the proceeds of your drive.

• Please ensure that any food collected is non perishable and usable.

• To effectively utilize our resources, we only schedule trucks to pick up donations of 100 pounds or more. That is about 125 cans and/or boxes. If you have that many, please remember that we request at least 2 days notice to schedule a pick-up (though more notice is appreciated, especially near the holidays).  However, if you find it impossible to transport your proceeds under 100 pounds, please call for transportation solutions.

• If you can deliver the food to our warehouse, we will help you unload the food, and you can find out how much it weighs right away.

• Please provide us with information about your organization (name of contact person, organization’s name, address and phone number) so we can acknowledge the donation properly.

• Financial donations are also accepted in conjunction with food drives.
  We can acquire 2.66 pounds of food for every one dollar donated.

Download The Idaho Foodbank logo guidelines