How it Works...
The CHEW! Program assists over 900 children in our community by providing
backpacks filled with child-friendly, easy to prepare meals over
the weekend. Every week backpacks are distributed to children on Friday.
How can you help? CHEW! is in need of food or monetary donations to stock and maintain a supply of non-perishable food items that will provide nutrition for over 900 of our students each weekend. Food donations may be dropped off at 118 Chaney Ave. Monday's and Wednesday's from 1:00pm, - 5pm and Tuesday's and Thursday's from 8:30am - 12:30pm. In addition, you can make a tax-deductible donation to United Way of Onslow County, designating CHEW! as the recipient, for additional food items to be purchased. Some of the items that are most needed include:
Food Donations
Non-perishable, child-friendly foods and easy
to prepare meals are always needed. Here are
some of the items needed most:
What may look like a backpack to us, is a lifeline to a child
who would otherwise go without food outside of school.
- Pop Tarts
- Rice
- Individual Packets Oatmeal/Grits
- Cereal
- Complete Pancake Mix
- Canned Soup
- Chicken Noodle
- Tomato
- Potato Soup
- Ravioli/SpaghettiO’s
- Peanut Butter
- Jelly (in plastic jars)
- Crackers
- Canned Fruit/Fruit Cups
- Beans
- Canned Vegetables
- Mixed Vegetables
- Corn
- Green Beans
- Peas
- Carrots
- Beef Stew/Canned Chili
- Mac & Cheese
- Tuna
- Canned Ham/Chicken
- Snack Bars/Fruit Snacks
- Complete Meals/Boxed Meals
- Individual Pancake Mix
- Individual Instant Mashed Potatoes
WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF FRUIT CUPS AND CANNED MEATS.
