Food Drive and Drop
At the Andover/North Andover Y

Wednesdays (Weather permitting)
3:00-5:00pm
Andover/North Andover YMCA

Drive in to our parking lot and our volunteers will safely take your donations of food or personal care items right from your trunk.

You can continue to drop off donations at the following locations:

• The Andover/North Andover Welcome Center any day or time during normal business hours
• The Lawrence YMCA branch where the food pantry is located: 40 Lawrence Street in Lawrence, MA
• MVYMCA Administrative Offices at the Riverwalk Properties: 360 Merrimack St, Entrance K, 2nd Floor Lawrence, MA

Below is a list of items needed.

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Food Items

Items in bold are current high-need items
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Canned Vegetables
Boxes of rice or small bags of rice
Dry Beans
Canned tuna
Peanut Butter

Juice (Cranberry & Orange)
Canned Fruit
Black Beans
Spaghetti O’s
Oatmeal
Coffee/Tea
Canned Chicken
Fruit cups
Granola bars
Chicken Noodle Soup (No tomato or cream of… )
Boxed meals
Ramen Noodles
100% juice

Personal Care Items

Diapers (all sizes)
Shampoo/ conditioner
Deodorant
Toothpaste
Soap
Toothbrushes
Baby wipes
Feminine care products

Or please consider making a monetary contribution.

Organize a Pop the Trunk Food Drive

Another great way to help our MVYMCA Food Programs is to host a Pop the Trunk Food Drive in your neighborhood.

• Choose a day and time that works for you
• The Y will provide you with a flyer that you can pass out to friends and neighbors
• Ask neighbors to bring food and pop their trunks
• YMCA volunteers can help you collect food or you can do it yourself
• All food collection can be done safely by wearing masks, gloves and
  ensuring social distancing
• Drop your donations at the Lawrence Y or volunteers can come pick them up

For more information on how you can organize a food drive for your neighbors, contact Cathy Redard at credard@mvymca.org.

Grab and Go Meals Offered

We will be distributing “Grab and Go” suppers from the Lawrence YMCA to continue to feed our youth and teens who came to the Lawrence Y for evening meals. These will be available Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and with an additional meal available on Friday for the weekend.

Food Pantry Hours

The Food Pantry is open Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00pm. This resource, which offers bags of groceries including meats, eggs, milk, fresh fruit and vegetables is open to the community and is offered in partnership with the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.

About the Merrimack Valley YMCA Food Program

In the city of Lawrence, 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch – meaning more than three quarters of our students and their families face food insecurity. At the YMCA, we aim to fill this gap and increase access to healthy foods while the children are not in school.

Your gift will provide increased access to healthy food choices to our kids and their families by allowing us to purchase more food and personal items and increase outreach and serve more families.  To make a financial contribution, please click here or mail to the Lawrence YMCA at 40 Lawrence Street. Thank you for your support.

To donate food or toiletries, please contact Cathy Redard at credard@mvymca.org or deliver to the Lawrence YMCA at 40 Lawrence Street.

On behalf of the children and adults we serve, thank you for your support of the Merrimack Valley YMCA.