Food Drive: Help Fill our Preschool Food Pantry

Create a volunteer opportunity on your own time as you host a donation drive for our early childhood education center! Wilder Child Development Center is seeking items to restock our food pantry, and you can help us meet this gap.

About us: Parents and guardians can expect the highest quality learning and care for their children ages 16 months to 5 years with year-round enrollment at Wilder’s Child Development Center. Our staff and teachers continually recognize and strive to meet the diverse needs, abilities, interests, and cultures of children and families, where each person is valued and respected as a contributor in our classroom environment.

Families request:

• Household Items:
  • Dish soap*
  • Paper towels
  • Toilet paper
  • Cleaning products (disinfectant cleaner or cleaning wipes)*
• Adult Hygiene Items:
  • Shampoo/conditioner
  • Soap/body wash
  • Deodorant
  • Adult toothpaste
• Baby and Toddler Items:
  • Baby wipes
  • Diapers (size 6)
  • Pull-ups (3T-4T and 4T-5T)
• Food Items:
  • Canned tuna
  • Canned chicken
  • Jelly
  • Pasta
  • Pasta sauce
  • Oatmeal
  • Canned chili or canned soups
  • Canned vegetables and fruit
  • Kids snacks – Goldfish crackers, animal crackers, applesauce pouches
  • Shelf-stable non-dairy milk

We can take up to 10-15 of each item.

• Starred items indicated highest need items right now.

Ready to donate items? Please contact us at volunteer@wilder.org or 651-280-2460 with any questions and to arrange a drop off time at Wilder Child Development Center. Delivery time must be sometime Monday-Friday during daytime business hours.

Why get involved?

• Make a difference: Provide donations that will support families.
• Team building: Strengthen your corporate or community group through this collective effort.