As of August 2010:
Food Pantry needs:
Canned Tuna
Canned Chicken
Peas
Instant Oatmeal
Canned Pasta
Evaporated Milk
Jello
Baked Beans
Raisins
Peaches/Pears
Easy Mac&Cheese
Supply needs:
Diapers (all sizes)
Deodorant (men & womans)
Shampoo & Conditioner
Toilet / Paper towels
Socks
Underwear
Ongoing Needs:
Peanut butter and jelly (regular sizes)
They absolutely go in every food sack provided to the poor because no matter what the circumstance, the recipient can always prepare a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Children's Snack Backpack:
Instant Oatmeal/Cereal
Fruit Cups (pop-top cans)
Canned Pasta/Spaghetti
Peanut Butter/ Cheese Crackers
Pop Tarts
Easy Mac & Cheese Cups
Fruit Juice Drinks
Raisins
Microwave Popcorn
Breakfast/ Granola Bars
For victims of fire, abuse, homelessness, etc.
Lightly used:
pots, pans
dishes, flatware
sheets
towels
blankets
toiletries
socks underwear
Plastic Bags:
Looking for a place that reuses plastic grocery sacks? We reuse plastic sacks at RIFA. We reuse plastic sacks to pack the Snack Backpacks in as well as using them in other places around RIFA.
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Canstruction 2010
Build Out October 5
It starts with one can. To feed the hungry. To lift the spirit. To change the world.
If you think you have what it takes to design and build a structure made of nothing more than canned food, ingenuity and luck? Why not participate in Canstruction?
Enter today by filling out the Team RSVP Card and mailing it to us.
Can't find enough people for a team? You can still be a part of Canstruction. Simply fill out the Sponsor Commitment Card and mail it to us.
Canstruction Team RSVP Card
Canstruction Sponsor Commitment Card
Check out Canstruction photos from previous years.
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RIFA Needs School Supplies
With the start of school right around the corner, RIFA is collecting school supplies to distribute to families that cannot afford to purchase them.
We want every child to be prepared for the first day of school.
Needed School Supplies:
- primary tablets
- Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade
- paper
- spiral notebooks
- 1,2 and 3 inch binders
- pens
- pencils
- washable crayons
- highlighters
- erasers
- glue sticks
- scissors
- rulers
- pencil boxes and bags
- pocket folders
- calculators
- unisex book bags (no wheels/rollers please)
- wet wipes/ hand sanitizer
Donations are accepted Monday-Friday, 8am-3:45pm at the RIFA loading dock, located at 219 N Highland Ave, 38301.
Read the press release by clicking on the link below.
School Supplies Press Release
For your child's school supply list attending Jackson Madison County School System, click on the link below.
JMCSS School Supply Lists
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Volunteer Opportunities:
- Pick up once weekly from a local grocery or restaurant
- Sort clothing
- Teach literacy
- Teach basic typing and/or computer
- Mentor a RIFA Life Enrichment Program participant
- Tutor an adult learner in GED classes
- Stuff envelopes for mailings
- Stock Food Pantry Shelves
- Sort donated housewares
- Organize work team for home rehab
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