The NEEDS pantry is facing a sudden shortage of toothpaste. Can you help to restock this crucial item?

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. You can also order via our Amazon wish list, and your donation will be shipped directly to NEEDS. Thank you!

The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of families each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!

Non-Perishable Food:
Rice and pasta mixes
Canned collard greens
Canned mixed vegetables

Home and Personal Care:
Diapers (size 5)
Sanitary pads
Deodorant (women’s)
Paper towels
Toilet paper

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

Our pantry coordinators share, “There’s never a dull moment at the NEEDS pantry. Just as we think we’re fully stocked, whole categories of items go missing in just a week!”

You can help restock the shelves by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!

Non-Perishable Food:
Hamburger Helper (or store brand)
Rice and pasta mixes
Clam chowder
Peanut butter
Canned tomato sauce

Home and Personal Care:
Shampoo
Paper towels
Toilet paper

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

Our pantry coordinators share, “We received SO many donations of non-perishable food during the period when SNAP benefits were cut off, as well as over the holidays. But as we enter March, so many of those items have already been given to our neighbors in need.”

You can help restock the pantry shelves by donating some of our most-needed items!

This month, our top need is laundry detergent.

Other much-needed items include:
Vienna sausages
Canned collard greens
Canned tomato sauce
Packaged rice and pasta sides
Paper towels
Toilet paper

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

The NEEDS pantry provides food and household essentials to hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!

This month, our top need is laundry detergent.

Other much-needed items include:
Canned salmon
Canned pineapple
Canned collard greens
Canned clam chowder

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

The NEEDS pantry is in real need of sanitary pads and shampoo. Our stock is almost depleted. If you’d like to help us restock, you can drop off your donations at Kenwood Baptist Church during NEEDS’ open hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 am – 1 pm). Donations can also be placed in the NEEDS bins at both entrances to the church.

Thank you!

The NEEDS pantry provided food to more than 7000 people in 2025. You can help stock the shelves for 2026 by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!

Non-Perishable Food
Canned salmon
Canned pineapple
Canned collard greens

Home and Personal Care:
Women’s Depends (or generic; sizes L, XL)
Toilet paper
Paper towels

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

The NEEDS pantry coordinators note, “The last months of 2025 have been hard ones for the less fortunate members of our community. The cutoff of SNAP benefits drove even more families to seek emergency food support from our pantry. In fact, the numbers of those seen rose by 50%. SNAP benefits have yet to be fully reinstated, and our families are also facing an imminent increase in health insurance costs.”

You can help by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!

Non-Perishable Food
Canned collard greens
Canned pineapple
Canned bean with bacon soup

Home and Personal Care:
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Baby wipes
Laundry detergent
Deodorant
Disposable razors
Shaving cream

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!

Until the last week of October, NEEDS was serving an average of 24 families per day. On Thursday, the day before SNAP food assistance benefits were to disappear, we served 38. We also served our first federal employee, who has been working without salary since the government shutdown began.

News reports indicated that pantries around the country experienced the same surge in those seeking their help. The Freestore Foodbank said that we should expect the same or more in coming weeks. Can you help us meet our neighbors’ needs by donating to the pantry?

Our top needs this month are rice, potato, and pasta mixes and laundry detergent. Other key items are listed below.

Home and Personal Care:
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Pump hand soap
Sanitary pads and tampons
Deodorant

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!