Donate Supplies

Grocery cart filled with food & supplies purchased for donation.

Grocery cart filled with food & supplies purchased for donation.

 

CANMN is so grateful for our material donors! Your donations keep our inventory well stocked and ensure that we can continue to serve 40-60 families each distribution day.

 

High Need Items

These are things we can literally never have too much of:

  • Diapers! Sizes 1-7, T2-T4

  • Baby wipes

  • Liquid dish soap

  • Laundry detergent pods or small liquid detergents

  • Shampoo

  • Conditioner

  • Toilet Paper

  • Flour

  • Cooking oil

  • Pads

How to shop for a mutual aid site

When shopping for a site here are a few things to keep in mind:

  1. Instead of buying 1 of each thing on our list, buy as many of 1-3 items as possible. This helps us stay organized and reliably serve the most people.

  2. When buying food or personal items in bulk, make sure the items are individually packaged or can be safety divided (we are not able to safely divide up a 20lb bag of rice on site or a 20 pack of open toothbrushes)

  3. Do not donate any used, opened items or anything that has passed its “best by” date.

Donation Drop-Off Information

 

Drop-Off Hours:
Monday - 12-2 PM
Thursday - 5 - 7 PM

Location:
Bethel Lutheran Church
4120 17th Ave S,
Minneapolis, MN 55407

When you arrive at the location please pull into the parking lot and park close to the front doors. A volunteer will be out shortly to unload your donations.

If you are donating a large number of perishable items or need to drop off at a time outside of our normal drop-off hours, please contact us at communityaidnetworkmn@gmail.com.

Full List of What we Accept

 

Food

Fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, bread, pastries, tortillas, frozen & unfrozen meat, frozen vegetables, frozen meals, canned goods (soups, vegetables, beans, fruit, milk), pasta, pasta sauce, rice, peanut butter, snacks (cookies, granola bars, crackers, chips), flour, sugar, cooking oil, coffee, tea, juice

Note: When possible, please drop off perishables on Mondays only so that they can be distributed by their best by date.

Baby Supplies

Diapers (sizes N-7, 2T-5T), baby wipes, diaper rash ointment, baby lotion, infant formula, baby food,

Personal Care Items

Hand soap, body soap, shampoo, conditioner, pads, incontinence underwear, condoms, shaving cream, razors, deodorant, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes

Household Supplies

Dish soap (liquid only), laundry detergent (pods or liquid travel size), all-Purpose cleaner (wipes, spray, liquid), toilet paper (preferably either individually wrapped or in packs of 4 or less), Paper Towels (preferably either individually wrapped or in packs of 2), tissue boxes

First Aid

Masks, pain medication, bandaids, hand sanitizer, antibiotic ointment, seasonal medication (cold, cough, allergy), children’s medicine, first-aid kits

Operational Supplies

Ziplock bags (sandwich & quart), disposable masks, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, disposable gloves (sizes medium, large & xl), paper grocery bags (with handles!), plastic bags