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We have had many calls, texts, emails and in person offers to help us through this difficult time.
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CLOTHING, TEXTILES OR HOUSEHOLD DONATIONS AT THIS TIME. Please hold them for us until things improve!
Here is a list of our needs:- Food - ANY KIND AT ALL - See specific list below
- Paper Products - ANY KIND AT ALL
- New bed pillows (we do not accept used pillows)
- Toothbrushes (to replace after illness)
- ANY cleaning products to rid homes of germs
- Towels, kitchen, hand, bath, washcloths and rags for cleaning
- Plastic gloves
- Clorox
- Funds
- To help with rent for people who have had to stay home from hourly wage jobs to care for their children - most especially single family households
- To help with utlities for the same reason above
- To help with car payments and gas
- To purchase food at the food bank for reduced cost
- To purchase the food for kids at home at risk that are on free and reduced lunch programs from Meijer and Kroger
- To purchase fresh foods to increase healthy eating
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Foods - WE ARE PROVIDING FOR A WEEK OF FOOD FOR ALL OF HAMILTON COUNTY and THOSE IN ZIP CODES 46240 AND 46260 FAMILIES IN NEED!
- Any canned items - VEGETABLES, SOUPS, MEAT, FRUIT, CANNED PASTA
- Beans - DRIED or CANNED - ANY Kind (Peope like Black Beans the Best!)
- Diapers size 5 and 6
- mac and cheese cups and boxes
- canned pasta meals
- chicken noodle soup ANY
- crackers - any kind
- cereal - boxes and or individual cups kids can make themselves
- applesauce pouches or ANY FRUIT CUP
- shelf stable milk - ANY KIND
- boxed rice side dish
- boxed noodle dish
- laundry deteregent
- tissues
- ANY MIX - Cake, cookie, buscuit, brownie, muffin, pancake, scone ANY
- Powdered, brown or white sugar
- shampoo
- diaper ointment
- BABY WIPES - NEED VERY MUCH!!
- TOILET PAPER - We realize you may need this too, so only give after you care for yourself
- THERE IS NO GROCERY ITEM WE DO NOT WANT!
- ADDITIONALLY - WE ARE PROVIDING FOR ALL FAMILIES WHO ARE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES IN CARMEL WITH WEEKEND BACK SACKS, AND WE ARE SHORT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- 850 Mac and Cheese Cups
- DONE! 750 Single serve kids pasta meals
- 200 boxes of raisins
- 200 packs of cheese crackers
- DONE! 350 applesauce pouches
- 100 packs of microwave popcorn
- DONE! 300 packs of nuts (or another high protein snack)
- DONE! 625 individual serving for chicken noodle soups kids can heat themselves
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Buy on Amazon and send it directly to us at:
- Merciful HELP Center
- Attn: Jayne Slaton
- 1045 West 146th St. Suite A
- Carmel, IN 46032
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
- Volunteer for Food Pantry Service on the volunteer tab /ongoing-opportunities
- Volunteer to help build SPRING BREAK Food Bags for Carmel Students on Free and reduced lunch at
- Get on the list to deliver food by email Jayne Slaton at Slatonj@olmc1.org
- Get on the list to make a meal by emailing Kathleen Welch at kgw163@aol.com
- Go to a ministry training and become part of our team! /ongoing-opportunities