Kits and Service Projects

Beverages are one of the most requested items in our food shelf and are expensive for us to purchase. Help ensure we always have shelves stocked with options for guests. Interfaith Outreach is unable to purchase or provide materials for a service project, please plan to purchase or source items on your own.

Each kit should include:

• Coffee K-cup pods: 15 – 20 per kit
• Tea Bags (wrapped in original paper packaging): 15 – 20 per kit
• Water Flavor Sticks: 15 – 20 per kit

Kits should be packed with the number of items indicated and all items included should be the same type or flavor. So, one kit = 15 medium roast k-cups, OR 15 dark roast k-cups, OR 10 English Breakfast tea bags. Packing items this way allows families and individuals to choose kits that contain items they enjoy

Place all items into gallon, quart, or sandwich size Ziploc bags and seal tightly.

• Quart bags should be used for K-Cup pods
• Sandwich bags should be used for tea bags

Please complete our online Large Donations Form (iocp.org/large-donations) a few days before dropping items off to ensure the best possible experience. Our staff will respond to help answer questions and confirm details. 

Contact the IOCP Community Engagement Team with questions at getinvolved@iocp.org. 

Feminine Hygiene products are always needed but are expensive and difficult for us to purchase. Help ensure we always have shelves stocked with options for guests in the IOCP Food Shelf. Interfaith Outreach is unable to purchase or provide materials for a service project, please plan to purchase or source items on your own.

Each kit should include one or two weeks of products (somewhere between 24 – 35 items):

• Tampons (in all sizes; Light – Ultra)
• Maxi Pads (in all sizes; Ultra Thin – Heavy Overnight)

Instructions:

• Determine how many kits your team/group would like to pack
• Purchase or source the tampons/pads your group will need to pack along with Ziploc bags (or equivalent product)
  • Kits should include one to two weeks’ worth of products
    • Maxi pad kits need 24 – 35 pads
    • Tampon kits need 28 – 35 tampons
  • Each kit should contain the same items, so one kit = 30 of the same size maxi pads or 30 of the same size tampon. Packing items this way allows families and individuals to choose kits that contain item they need.
• Purchase enough Ziploc bags (or equivalent product) to pack all kits
  • Kits of pads will most likely need a gallon size Ziploc bag
  • Kits of tampons will need a quart size Ziploc bag
• Write on your quart or gallon size Ziploc bag product details including:
  • Pad/Tampon size (teen, slender, medium, large)
  • Pad/Tampon absorbency (light, regular, super, super plus, ultra)
• Place all items into a quart (for packs of tampons) or gallon (for packs of maxi pads) size Ziploc bag and seal tightly. 

Healthy snacks are one of the most requested items in our food shelf and are expensive and difficult for us to purchase. Help ensure we always have shelves stocked with options for guests in the IOCP Food Shelf. Interfaith Outreach is unable to purchase or provide materials for a service project, please plan to purchase or source items on your own.

Each kit should include 6-8 items; below is a list of most requested snacks: 

• Granola bars
• Individual packages of crackers, pretzels, popcorn
• Applesauce or fruit cup (no foil tops please, these tend to puncture easily and make a mess) 
• Fruit snacks or fruit leather
• Individual packages of mixed nuts or trail mix

Kits should be packed with 6-8 of the same item; one kit = 8 granola bars OR 7 fruit cups OR 7 individual packages of popcorn. Packing items this way allows families and individuals to choose kits that contain items they will enjoy. 

Place all items into a sandwich, quart, or gallon size Ziploc bag and seal tightly. 

• Gallon bags should be used for individually packages of crackers, pretzels, popcorn, or fruit cups
• Quart bags should be used for individual bags of mixed nuts, trail mix, or fruit snacks
• Sandwich bags should be used for granola bars

Help ensure we always have shelves stocked with options for guests. Interfaith Outreach is unable to purchase or provide materials for a service project, please plan to purchase or source items on your own.

Each kit should include 12 Instant Oatmeal Packets (We recommend packing bags or packs of oatmeal instead of cups because they are easier to pack and take up less space)

Kits should be packed with 12 of the same flavor. Packing items this way allows families and individuals to choose kits that contain items they will enjoy.

One kit = 12 packets of any ONE flavor of oatmeal (e.g. Maple Brown Sugar, Apple Cinnamon, Original flavor, Peaches & Cream, Strawberries & Cream, etc.)

Place all items into a sandwich, quart, or gallon size Ziploc bag and seal tightly. 

Plan to pack the kits in boxes that do not need to be returned. Banana boxes – a specific type of box grocery stores often have on hand – make a great container to pack and donate kits in because IOCP can reuse them for our Food Shelf Home Delivery program.

Please complete our online Large Donations Form (iocp.org/large-donations) a few days before dropping items off to ensure the best experience. Our staff will respond to answer questions and confirm details.

Questions? Contact the IOCP Community Engagement Team: getinvolved@iocp.org.

Example Items

• Quaker Variety Pack (Apples & Cinnamon, Maple & Brown Sugar, and Cinnamon & Spice)
• Quaker Variety Pack (Maple & Brown Sugar, Cinnamon & Spice, Apples & Cinnamon, Peaches & Cream)
• Quaker Variety Pack (Peaches & Cream, Strawberries & Cream, Blueberries & Cream, Bananas & Cream)
• Amazon Grocery Traditional Variety Pack (Cinnamon Spice, Maple & Brown Sugar, Apple Cinnamon)
• Purely Elizabeth Maple Cinnamon Roll
• Quaker Original
• Good & Gather Apple Cinnamon