About Food Drive

Rescue Mission of Utica distributes food boxes to families in need. Each box contains the ingredients for 21 meals, no matter the size of the family. We also provide counseling, advocacy and referrals to help with other critical needs. We encourage families to utilize the food box program, because it is important to keep the family together at home — and not have parents bring their children to the Mission for meals. We feel that if we can provide the food, along with counseling and referrals, we can keep people living in a safe, healthy environment, thus eliminating homelessness. Tony, a single dad with four kids, says the food boxes are “a blessing from God during hard times. I don’t know how I would provide for my kids if it wasn’t for the program.” The demand for our food boxes has tripled in the last few years. Please help by organizing a food box drive with your church, business, school or other group.

Visit our website for a list of on-going food box items: http://www.uticamission.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Revised-food-list-5.2015.pdf

Application Process

To arrange a food drive, please contact Debi Kenyon, Development Director at:
[email protected]
315-735-1645 x115

Family-Friendly

Parents and children are invited and encouraged to get involved.