We're Working to Eliminate Food Insecurity.  You Can Help.

1 in 4 children in Kent County faces hunger and poverty every day.  Over 8,600 children and adults come to SECOM each year, seeking help and hope.  

By donating food or personal care items or coordinating a food drive, you can make a difference for these families in need.  Contact Chelsea by email for more information.

Fresh and Perishable

  • Fruits and vegetables: apples, oranges, peppers, melons, tomatoes
  • Fresh produce from your garden or CSA share
  • Shelf stable cellar vegetables such as potatoes, winter squash, onions and carrots
  • 100% juice
  • Corn, flour, or whole grain tortillas

Dry Goods

  • Oatmeal
  • Rice
  • Dried beans
  • Whole wheat or veggie pasta
  • Vegetable and olive oil
  • Cereal bars
  • Cereal
  • White, wheat and mesa flour
  • 100% juice
  • Canned fruit
  • Canned vegetables
  • Brown, white, and powdered sugar
  • Pancake mix
  • Tuna and canned chicken
  • Ketchup, BBQ sauce, mustard
  • Salsa and soy sauce
  • Spices

Paper Goods and Personal Hygiene Products

  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Laundry detergent
  • Dish soap
  • Zip lock bags
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrushes
  • Shampoo and conditioner
  • Body wash

Other Needs

  • Meijer gift cards
  • 10 Ride Rapid Bus Passes
  • Trowels
  • Tomato cages
  • Topsoil/compost
  • Milorganite
  • Compost accelerant
  • Paint and wood for beautification projects
  • Starter plants: pepper, tomato, squash
  • Yard waste bags