How to share food with your neighbors in need:
1. We welcome food donations at our Community Food Resource Center.
Individuals, groups, or organizations can drop off items at the circle drive off Boulder Ave from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday and Thursday, and from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Just ring the bell and come inside. A volunteer can provide assistance and a receipt.
2. Shop local grocery stores during a food drive and purchase items to donate.
Join us as we host food drives at local stores. Keep an eye out for volunteers at the stores, who will be collecting fresh produce. This time of year is when we need extra help ensuring our neighbors have access to fresh produce. See the list of upcoming food drives on our Event Calendar.
3. Host a food drive at a local grocery store, business, or event.
If you’d like to host a food drive at your business, church, organization, or a local grocery store, contact Maddie – [email protected] or 406-443-3663, ext. 105 – before the event, and we will provide any resources you may need for your food drive. If you plan to host a drive at a grocery store, be sure to contact the store manager first for their approval.
Thank you for sharing hope!
Current Food Wish List
As we get close to the holidays, we need and appreciate any item for the Thanksgiving holiday, including baking items like flour, sugar, evaporated milk, and other baking essentials. We also always need boxed cereal in regular-size and single-serve boxes. If you are doing a food drive, download this PDF for a list of items needed for the holidays you can hand out to food donors.
Please drop off items at the drive-up Donation Door along Boulder Ave during our regular hours. Thank You!
Donate Birthday Party Bags
A birthday should always feel special—and you can help make that happen by donating a Birthday Kit to Helena Food Share to ensure no birthday passes without a fun celebration for a child or loved one.
How to Build a Birthday Kit: Include a boxed cake mix, canned frosting, candles, other simple party essentials (balloons, streamers or party favors), and a can of Sprite or 7-Up (can be used to replace eggs, oil & water).
Pack items in festive party bags, and drop them off at our donation door. Include this printed cake recipe in the bag for using a can of soda to replace eggs and oil. The printout contains two recipes per page.
Food Drives & Food Donations
We believe by sharing food, we share hope.
Hosting a Food Drive
Use this handy Guide & Worksheet to host a food drive at your business, school, neighborhood, or local grocery store.
Food Drives
Symphony Under the Stars – July 17, 2027
Bring canned food to hold down your blanket at the annual Symphony Under the Stars concert. This is our largest food drive of the year, and we need your help surpassing our record goal of 24,000 lbs. Bring as many cans as possible, and we will pick them up before the concert starts and during intermission. Enjoy the music and enjoy a beautiful Montana evening under the stars while helping your community.
Find food drives at local stores
Drives throughout the year provide a variety of products needed for the Grocery Share Market. Check out our Events Calendar for times and location details.
Past Food Drives
FirstSource, Speakeasy 41, Steed Construction, and Valley Bank employees pose with food from their joint Cat-Griz food drive.
