You can make a difference
Whether it’s through volunteering, giving, or advocating you have the ability to help feed hungry students throughout South Lake County, Indiana
Donate
Every dollar donated goes straight to creating more Buddy Bags and supporting our other programs! However, we also accept food donations that can help make more Buddy Bags. The following is a list of specific items that we provide in each Buddy Bag, donating these items will help tremendously!
Get Involved
Volunteering is an amazing way to help the community!
Here are some volunteer positions!
Household Pantry:
Tuesday Morning Help
- From 9:00 am until 12:00 pm
- Help clients shop and take things to their cars
- Three volunteers needed
Saturday Morning Help
- From 9:00 am until 12:00 pm
- Help clients shop and help them to their cars
- Three needed
Wednesday Evening Help
- From 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
- Help clients shop and help them to their cars
- Three needed
Buddy Bags:
Packing – when the 2023-2024 school year begins
- Tuesday mornings 10:00 am until Noon
- 10 Needed
Thursday Morning School Deliveries
- Pick up totes are warehouse at 9:00 am
- Deliver to Lake Street, Solon Robinson and Eisenhower Elementary Schools in Crown Point
- Return empty totes to warehouse
- 2 people and one large vehicle needed for Solon Robinson.
- 1 person and one medium size car for Lake Street and Eisenhower.
Friday Morning School Deliveries
- Pick up totes at warehouse at 9:00 am
- Deliver totes to Jane Ball and Red Cedars Elementary Schools in Cedar Lake
- 2 people and large vehicle needed
- Drop off totes at schools and retrieve empty totes from the previous week
- Pick up totes at warehouse at 9:00 am
- Deliver totes to Protsman, Bibich, Watson, Piefer, Kolling and Homan – all Lake Central Schools – Drop off totes at schools, empty totes and return empty totes to warehouse
Friday Afternoon School Deliveries
- Pick up totes at warehouse at 1:00 pm
- Deliver to Timothy Ball Elementary School in Crown Point
- Deliver to MacArthur Elementary School in Cedar Lake
- 3 large vehicles needed; 4 to 6 people needed
- Empty totes and return to warehouse
Ladle of Love:
First and Third Saturdays of the month from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm-
First and third Friday dessert makers for Ladle of Love.
- Two or three needed
- Bring desserts to warehouse Friday mornings between 9 and 11
First and third Saturdays set up and serve
- Four needed
- From 9:00 am until Noon
First and third Saturdays serve and clean up
- Four needed
- From Noon until 1:30
Our other events
Help us with our other community events in the near future!
Team Buddy Bags
Join our Charity Race Team!!!
Race for a goal like helping the Children of South Lake County!
Coming soon…..
Coming soon….