Seton Center Emergency Food Pantry
How Catholic Charities Helps
The emergency pantry serves hundreds of households
annually. Staffed by volunteers and stocked with donated food and USDA
commodities, the pantry provides 3-4 days of food for persons who are in crisis
and cannot buy food. Distributions are typically valued at $70
to $80 per household.
Persons can pick up food bags 4 days a
week Mondays through Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
How To Get Help
For more information, please contact Seton Center.
Seton Center
30632 Hampden Avenue
PO Box 401
Princess Anne, Maryland
410-651-9608
How You Can Help
Seton Center welcomes volunteers of all ages. Volunteers bag groceries for distribution,
and stock the shelves with donated goods.
Call Seton Center to see what current opportunities are available. Volunteers must apply and be interviewed
prior to begin work.
Make a donation of food. Seton Center has the ability to store
perishable and non-perishable food items.
When your supermarket is having a Buy one, get one free sale, donate
that free item to Catholic Charities. Please
call ahead to make arrangements if you plan to donate perishable items such as
produce or frozen meat.
You can organize a food drive.
Ask your family, neighbors, church, or civic group to donate nonperishable and
shelf-stable food items.
Suggested items for donation
include
canned
goods like spaghetti, tuna, salmon, beef stew, corned beef hash, beans, soups,
vegetables and fruit
boxes
of pasta, macaroni and cheese, crackers, cereal, oatmeal, and pancake mix
jars of
peanut butter and jelly
juice,
coffee, tea, hot cocoa mix, instant breakfasts
shelf-stable
milk - either dry or evaporated
condiments like spreads, ketchup, mustard, relish,
barbecue sauce, pickles and syrup
Click here to donate to our
food distribution efforts using a credit card.
You may also send a check to Catholic Charities, 2601 W 4th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19805, and designate Food Distribution on the check memo line.
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