Food Drives

Organize a food drive

By organizing a food drive, you bring help and hope to people struggling with hunger and poverty. Thanks to generous community partners, more than one million pounds of food was distributed in over 17,000 food boxes at AZCEND last year providing more than one million meals.

Food drives help us stretch our resources even further so that no one goes to bed hungry. Community groups, corporations, churches, students and small businesses are invited to organize drives throughout the year. Most needed items include nonperishable food such as canned fruits and vegetables, canned meats and fish, soup, pasta and peanut butter.

Posters, announcements and quick facts are provided in the Food Drive Toolkit to help you get the word out about your food drive.

To schedule a food drive, complete the form below. Contact our Development Coordinator with any questions at misty@azcend.org or call (480) 963-1423, Ext 113.

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Save up to $987 on your taxes–give a donation and get it back

Your donation to AZCEND helps our community’s most vulnerable people–your gift changes lives.

Donations to AZCEND can actually reduce the amount you already pay in taxes. The state of Arizona offers a dollar-for-dollar credit up to $495 for single taxpayers and $987 for couples filing jointly. For more details about Arizona Tax Credits, see Frequently Asked Questions