Items We Accept
Below is the list of food items the Perinton Food Shelf regularly distributes to families in need.
We kindly ask that you only donate items from this list to help ensure consistency and meet the specific needs of our clients.
Please avoid jumbo or oversized packages – regular sizes are easier to distribute and store.
Beverages:
- coffee (1lb or less)
- regular tea (20 or 50 bag box)
- juice boxes (6 to 8 box packs)
- orange/apple or other) types
of juice (64 oz or less) - shelf stable milk (32 oz)
Soup:
- Any type or variety of soup
19 oz or less - Ramen, Cup of Noodles
Crackers:
- saltines, ritz, oyster, club
crackers, Keebler Club, etc.
Canned Pasta (15 oz):
- spaghettios, spaghetti &
meatballs, beefaroni, ravioli,
mac & cheese, mac & beef
Canned meats/seafood:
- Chicken (12 oz)
- tuna fish
Misc Canned Food:
- Stew (20 oz or less)
- baked (pork) & beans (16oz )
- chili (15 oz)
- hash (15 oz)
- Sloppy Joe (15 oz)
Canned Beans (15 oz)
- red kidney beans, black,
cannellini, pinto, navy,
garbanzo, great northern
Peanut Butter (12-16 oz)
Jelly (12-16 oz)
Pancake Mix
Pancake Syrup
Canned Vegetables: (15 oz)
- peas, carrots, beets,
mushrooms, mixed vegetables
corn and green beans
Canned Fruit:
- applesauce (24 oz)
- peaches, fruit cocktail, pears,
mandarin oranges, pineapple
(15oz cans)
Boxed Potatoes:
- mashed potatoes box (13 oz)
- mixes (scalloped, au gratin)
Condiments:
- salad dressing (16 oz)
- cooking oil (32 oz or less)
- mayo (30 oz or less)
- mustard (8 oz)
- ketchup (20 oz)
Pasta:
- Spaghetti
- Other types of pasta: elbow,
macaroni, egg noodles,
farfalle, orzo, penne, rigatoni,
semolinas, rotini,
Spaghetti Sauce (24 oz)
Tomato Products:
- tomato sauce (15 oz)
- diced tomatoes (15 oz)
- tomato paste (6 or 12 oz)
- crushed tomatoes (15 oz)
Macaroni Products:
- Kraft mac & cheese
- Knorr pouches
- Bear Creek pouches
- Suddenly Salad
- Hamburger Helper
- Tuna Helper
Rice:
- rice or instant rice
1 or 2 lb. box or bag - Single meal rice mixes –
ie. Rice-a-Roni, Goya,
Earthy Grains, Uncle Ben
Baking Products:
- cake mixes
- frosting
- brownie mixes
- muffin mixes
- cookies mixes
Other Items:
- stove top/ stuffing
- sugar (16 oz)
- salt
- gravy (12 oz or less)
Cereal:
- regular cereal
- Oatmeal 1# or 42oz
Snacks:
- boxes of cookies
- bags of chips, pretzels
- boxes of granola bars
- boxes of pop tarts
- pop corm
- Jello, pudding
- dry fruit
Personal Products:
- shampoo (16 oz)
- bar soap
- deodorant
- tooth paste
- tooth brush (single or 2 packs)
Paper Products:
- paper towels
- toilet paper
- kleenex
Detergent:
- Laundry (64 oz or less)
- Dish (16 oz)
Items We Don’t Accept
Homemade foods
Home canned goods
Perishable food
Frozen food
Pet food
Baby food
Diapers
Feminine hygiene products
Personal hygiene products
Medicines of any type
Clothes
Furniture