Thank you to ALL of our 51 Donation Locations and 2 restaurants for making 2025 a great success!

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Food Bank Search or Food Map

The Arizona Food Bank Network has a search engine (above link) that allows you to input your zip code and receive a comprehensive list of all resources in your area.

You can also access our local resource information here.

The food banks and food pantries serving Gilbert residents are always in need of volunteers and food donations to support their efforts. Learn how you can help!

• AZCEND - 345 S California St Chandler (N of Pecos & AZ Ave)
• City Hope - 925 N McQueen Rd, Suite 105 Gilbert (McQueen & Baseline) & 1120 S Gilbert Rd, Suite 101 Gilbert (Warner & Gilbert Rd)
• Matthew's Crossing - 1368 N Arizona Ave Chandler ( N of Ray and AZ Ave)
• Midwest Food Bank - 725 E Baseline Rd Gilbert ( E of McQueen & Baseline)
• House of Refuge - 6858 E Ursula Ave Mesa (Power & Williams Field)
• St. Anne's Friends of the Needy - 14 N Cottonwood Dr. Gilbert (Elliot & Lindsay)
• United Food Bank - 358 E Javelina Ave Mesa (Baseline & Mesa Dr.)
• Vineyard Food Pantry - 601 S Cooper Rd Gilbert (Warner and Cooper)

Looking to make a citrus donation? The following groups accept direct donations of fruit:

• AZCEND
• City Hope
• Matthew's Crossing
• St. Anne's Friends of the Needy

Financial donations are welcome year-round. Every $1 you give can provide 5 meals or $30 worth of food for the hungry in Gilbert. You can make a cash donation online with any of the food pantries/banks below. You can use the links above to connect with the organization 

Financial donations are greatly appreciated because of the food bank purchasing power. For example, a household will typically donate $20 worth of food to a food drive. That same $20 financial donation would yield $600 worth of food simply based on the Food Bank’s ability to procure donated food in large quantities. And, because the food banks distributes the food to all of the food pantries in Gilbert, ultimately they receive 30x the food to provide to people in need.

Missed the food drive, but still interested in helping? Here is a list of the most needed items at our local food pantries.

Items in Need:

• Canned protein (Chicken and Tuna)
• Peanut butter
• Squeezable jelly (No glass)
• Breakfast cereals (whole wheat, healthy preferred)
• Canned beans, vegetables and fruit
• Bags of Pasta and Rice
• Canned pasta (i.e. Ravioli)

All donated food items should be unopened, non-perishable and should not be past its expiration date. Please, no glass containers.

Looking to make a citrus donation? The following groups accept direct donations of fruit

• AZCEND
• City Hope
• Matthew's Crossing
• St. Anne's Friends of the Needy

Ready to Help for Next Year? 

Contact the Food Drive Coordinator to be put on the interest list for next year.  You will receive outreach in January 2025.  

We appreciate your support! 

Contact melanie.dykstra@gilbertaz.gov

Site Collection Responsibilities:

• Host boxes/or bins on site as provided by United Food Bank
• Promote to the community
• Have volunteers to help sort & remove any expired products
• Take a few photos to document the success

Food Drive Dates- Feb. 9-22, 2026

• Schools – Feb. 9-20
• Business – Feb.9-20
• Church – Feb.20-22
• Restaurant – Feb.21-22 (percentage of sales donated back)

Council meeting recognition

• March 24 (tentative)