Member Event: Stamp Out Hunger Annual Food Drive

Stamp Out Hunger Annual Food Drive - Saturday, May 9

Postal Service employees will step up to Stamp Out Hunger — an annual food drive to help feed those in need — on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

To participate, USPS customers are asked to fill a bag with healthy, nonperishable food items and place it by their mailbox for mail carriers to pick up. During the drive, postal employees collect the food and donate it to local food banks and pantries. Participation is voluntary.
 

WHAT TO GIVE: Most-wanted foods include:

• Canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon)

• Canned and boxed meals (soup, chili, stew, macaroni, and cheese)

• Canned or dried beans and peas (black, pinto, lentils)

• Pasta, rice cereal

• Canned fruits

• 100 percent fruit juice (canned, plastic or boxed)

• Canned vegetables

• Cooking oil

• Boxed cooking mixes (pancake, breads)
   

  WHAT NOT TO GIVE:

• Rusty or unlabeled cans

• Glass containers

• Perishable items

• Homemade items

• No expired items

• Noncommercial canned or packaged items

• Alcoholic beverages or mixes or soda

• Open or used items