Pack Sack Lunches

Hope serves a hot meal in carry-out containers six nights a week, but many folks struggle in-between those meals. To help with this issue, we give out sack meals to those who need them during mealtimes. These sack meals are small brown bags with shelf-stable food items like pop-top ravioli, granola bars, fruit cups, juice boxes, etc. Please choose food items that are ready to eat, and don’t require preparation, as many our neighbors without stable housing do not have access to microwaves, hot plates, etc.

Contact our Food Program Coordinator Emily Holiday via email with any questions. eholiday@thehopeclinic.org

Hope gives out around 600 lunch bags a week, so this is a consistent need. We prefer that donations be dropped off Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday between 9:00am and 4:00pm. If you are unable to drop off within our preferred hours, we will still accept donations during any of our open hours, but we have fewer volunteers to help process and shelve them. Please call 734-484-2989 ahead of time to let us know when to be prepared to receive your donation.

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Step One—Gather supplies:

Shopping List Items

- Small Paper Bags

- Napkins

- Snacks
-A beverage
-A Main Dish

Snack/Side Item Examples (individually pre-packed)

- Cookies

- Trail mix

- Crackers and peanut butter/crackers and cheese

- Beef jerky

- Fruit leather/fruit snacks

- Pretzels, cheez-its or chips

- Dried Fruit

- Fruit Cup

- Applesauce

Beverage Examples (Optional)

- Water bottle

- Juice Box

Main Dish Examples

- 2 tuna snack packs or 1 pop-top can of tuna with crackers

- Pop-top ravioli or SpaghettiOs

- Can of soup (pop-top preferred)

*Please keep in mind that folks may lack access to equipment for heating or preparing food, so avoid items that need preparation such as ramen or easy mac, and opt for items that are edible without preparation.

Step Two—Wash your hands and disinfect/clean your workspace

Step Three—Decorate Bags (Optional)

Grab your craft box of crayons, markers and stickers and decorate the brown bags with pictures or encouraging messages!

Step Four—Assemble Bags

- Put napkin in each bag

- Put assorted foods in each bag (1-2 snacks, 1 fruit/healthy snack, 1 beverage, and 1 main dish per bag)

Step Five—Deliver to Hope

Donation Drop-off Hours:

We prefer that donations be dropped off on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday between 9:00am and 4:00pm.

If you are unable to drop off within our preferred hours, we will still accept donations during any of our open hours, but we have fewer volunteers to help process and shelve them.

Please call 734-484-2989 ahead of time to let us know when to be prepared to receive your donation.