Season of Community
This holiday season the Y is launching its Season of Community Initiative to support other local nonprofits and our community!
We hope that you will consider joining our “Help Feed Hungry Kids: Season of Community Food Drive” over the next few weeks. Items collected will be donated to Nourish NC, a local non-profit that feeds over 1,000 hungry kids in New Hanover County each week. Take a look at Nourish NC’s “Most Needed List” below and drop off your donations at one of our branches:
Fruits and Veggies
- Fruit Shooters
- Pasta Sauce: Low Sodium, No Glass
- Jelly: Reduced Sugar, No Glass
- Vegetable Cups
- Canned Vegetables: Reduced sodium or no salt added
- Individual Citrus Cups: Packaged in 100% Vegetable
Juice
- Apple Sauce Cups
Proteins
- Beef Stew and Hearty Soups: High protein;lots of veggies
- Pasta with Meat: ex. Ravioli with meatballs
- Peanut Butter or Almond Butter: Natural and Non-
hydrogenated
- Chicken/Tuna: Cans of flavored pouches packed in water
- Tuna/Chicken Salad Snack Packets
- Chili with beans
- Blank/ Kidney/ Pinto Beans
Grains:
- Cereal/ Granola/ oatmeal: ≤ 8g of Sugar and ≥ 2 g of fiber when possible. Small sizes accepted
- Clif, Kind, or Kashi bars: ≤ 200 Calories per bar, 5-8 g sugar, ≥ 5 g of fiber
- Rice: 100% whole grain or 100% whole wheat
- Pasta 100% whole wheat
Dry Goods
- Mac and Cheese: Individual Cups or boxes
- Dried Fruit
- Go Go Yogurtz: Shelf stable
- Pudding Cups
Collection bins will be located in our Nir Family YMCA and Midtown YMCA lobbies.
