Below is a list of items we stock and always need.
Click the here to see what we are currently in need of.
Thank you for being a generous donor to the Samaritan Center Ministry.
We LOVE fresh fruits and vegetables
… and good grocery bags (plastic and paper)
Items We Keep in Stock
- Canned Vegetables (Corn, Green Beans, Sweet Peas, Spinach and other leafy greens)
- Canned Beans (especially Pork ‘n Beans, Baked Beans and Blue Runner)
- Dry Beans (1 lb. bags)
- Beverages (Tea Bags, Drink Mixes, Coffee [instant or ground], etc.)
- Bread Mixes (Jiffy type)
- Breakfast items (Granola Bars, Pancake Mix & Syrup, Toaster Pastries, etc.)
- Cold Cereal
- Hot Cereal (Oatmeal, Grits, Cream of Wheat, etc.)
- Condiments (mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, oil, vinegar, salad dressing, etc.)
- Dessert Mixes
- Fruit – Canned (preferred in juice or water), raisins and other dried fruit
- Gravies / Sauces (Gravy mixes in a pouch are great)
- Juice – 100% (shelf stable – bottled, canned or boxed)
- Mac ‘n’ Cheese
- Meal Mixes (Tuna & Hamburger Helper, Knorr, Zatarain’s, Rice-A-Roni, Pasta Roni, etc.)
- Meat, Canned (chicken, chili, SPAM/Treet)
- Milk, Shelf Stable (boxed UHT [Learn about UHT milk], canned evaporated or powdered). Please, no Sweetened Condensed Milk, unless you are donating it as a dessert.
- Pantry Staples (oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, flour, sugar, etc.)
- Pasta – Canned (SpaghettiOs & Chef Boyardee type)
- Pasta – Dry
- Peanut Butter & Jelly (Especially jelly)
- Potatoes (instant, canned or fresh)
- Rice (1 or 2 lb. bags)
- Soups
- Spaghetti / Pasta Sauce (please no glass jars, 24 oz. cans are preferred)
- Tomato Products (Sauce, Diced, etc.)
- Tuna or Salmon
Personal Hygiene Items
- Deodorant / Antiperspirant (Generic gender scent, please)
- Shampoo
- Bar Soap
- Toilet Paper
- Tooth Brushes
- Tooth Paste
- Laundry Detergent (small boxes/bottles or individual packs)
- Household & Bathroom cleaning supplies