NEEDS Closed January 7
NEEDS will be closed on Tuesday, January 7 due to the snow. Stay safe!
Category: Updates
December Impact
NEEDS provided food and emergency financial assistance to more than 2000 families in 2024. You can help in 2025! Click HERE to learn more.
Student Assistance Drive Update
Each year, NEEDS holds a Student Assistance Drive to help provide school supplies and warm winter clothing to students in our community. Teachers and administrators in the Deer Park, Princeton, and Sycamore districts know all too well how many families struggle to afford these necessities — so they’re thrilled to receive gift cards enabling them to purchase exactly what their students need!
As you can see from these photos, there were big smiles when NEEDS volunteers stopped by each school to distribute gift cards. NEEDS is so grateful to the many donors who contributed to this year’s successful drive!
November Impact
October Impact
The NEEDS pantry was open for a fifth Tuesday and a fifth Thursday last month — and busy every day. In fact, the pantry served more people in October than in any month this year!
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of October, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 223 families – for a total of 772 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 16 families, distributing $7105.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need!
September Impact
More than 30 families came to NEEDS for emergency financial assistance in September – a sharp increase over the previous month. The pantry also remained busy, serving hundreds of people.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of September, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 178 families – for a total of 588 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 37 families, distributing $14,334.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need.
August Impact
More than a dozen new families visited NEEDS in August — a month that also saw an increased need for emergency financial assistance.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of August, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 205 families – for a total of 662 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 23 families, distributing $8470.00 to cover housing, utilities, and other urgent expenses.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need. And click HERE to participate in our back-to-school Student Assistance Drive!
Current Pantry Needs
The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!
This month’s top needs are boxed cereal, peanut butter, feminine hygiene products (pads/tampons), and laundry detergent.
Other much-needed items are listed below.
Nonperishable Food:
Pasta sauce
Canned pineapple
Canned salmon
Canned mixed vegetables
Canned tomato sauce
Personal Care:
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Pump hand soap
Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!
July Impact
Many parents struggle to feed their children during the summer when school assistance is unavailable. In the last month, more than 30 new families came to NEEDS for food and emergency financial aid.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of July, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 224 families – for a total of 746 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 19 families, distributing $6996.00 to cover housing and utilities.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need!
Current Pantry Needs
The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!
This month’s top needs are boxed cereal (we are about to run out!); packaged side dishes, such as stuffing, pasta and rice mixes, and potato dishes; and canned green beans.
Other much-needed items are listed below.
Nonperishable Food:
Canned collard greens
Canned pineapple
Canned corn
Canned salmon
Canned mixed vegetables
Instant oatmeal packets
Personal Care:
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Toothpaste
Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!