How To Help

Financial Donation

With the financial generosity of individual donors, local businesses, and churches, we are able to feed our neighbors in need.  Are you interested in supporting us with a monetary donation? We are able to receive money via PayPal, Zeffy, check, and cash.  

PayPal

Zeffy

Checks & Cash

Please make checks payable to “Bread for Life”   Mailing Address:  PO Box 61, Gloucester, VA 23061

 

In-Kind Donations of Time and Talent

Many of the improvements that make Bread for Life a welcoming, safe, and efficient place to serve our community are made possible by volunteers who generously donate their time, skills, and expertise.

Whether it’s painting, landscaping, construction, maintenance, repairs, technology support, organizing storage areas, or beautification projects, these in-kind donations help us operate more efficiently while reducing expenses. By sharing your talents, you help create a facility that is functional, inviting, and dignified for the families we serve.

If you have a skill, trade, or simply a willingness to help, we would love to partner with you on future projects. Your gift of time can have a lasting impact on our ministry and the neighbors who depend on it.

 

Food Donation

Food donations are the foundation of Bread for Life Community Food Pantry. Without the generosity of our community, our ministry would not be able to serve the thousands of families who rely on us each year.

We gratefully accept donations of non-perishable food items from individuals, churches, schools, civic organizations, businesses, and community food drives. These donations help keep our shelves stocked and provide our clients with a variety of nutritious foods to meet their household needs.

Our food supply is truly a community effort:

• 50% comes from local businesses and retail partners
• 30% comes from churches and faith communities
• 10% comes from individual donors and community food drives
• 10% is purchased by Bread for Life to supplement critical needs and fill gaps in inventory

Every can, box, and bag of food donated helps a neighbor in need. Whether you donate a single item or organize a large food drive, your contribution makes a meaningful difference.

Below is a list of the food items we regularly distribute to our clients. We encourage donors to review the list when planning food drives or making donations. A downloadable version is available using the link below.

Thank you for helping us fulfill our mission of Neighbor Feeding Neighbor.