Thank you all for your support of the pantry. In the month of January, we served 147 households with 436 family members.

I am happy to announce Allen Park Meijer has extended the Simply Give program for our pantry. The dates are December 29th through March 29th. Meijer will match all of your donations of $10.00 increments with doubler days of March 1st and March 22nd.

Donations are accepted at the pantry Monday & Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. except for Holidays.


Please continue to either drop off your food at the pantry on Mondays and Wednesdays between 11:30am till 1:00pm (except for Holidays) or bring them to church and leave them in the donation boxes/containers.

NEW ITEMS NEEDED BELOW (for February):

Pantry:

  • Pasta sauce
  • Cooking oil
  • Mayonnaise
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard

Canned Fruit

  • Mixed Fruit
  • Pears
  • Peaches
  • Pineapple

Gift Cards:

  • Aldi
  • Dollar Tree
  • Kroger

The Food Pantry also accepts monetary donations.

  • For a cash donation, please enclose in an envelope clearly marked for the SVDP Food Pantry.
  • For a check, make it payable to “St. Maria Goretti-SVDP” and in the memo line “FOOD PANTRY“.
  • Gift cards to Kroger, Aldi and Dollar Tree are greatly appreciated.

The generous will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9

Thank you and may God’s blessings keep you and your families safe.