Each year, Northshore Food Bank distributes over 1 million pounds of food to the residents of St. Tammany Parish. As the amount of food leaving our doors continues to increase, we are in need of support from our community to supplement these resources and defer the cost of food we need to purchase.
Whether it’s a can of vegetables from your pantry, a trailer full of watermelons from your farm, or a truckload of cereal from your retail grocery store, your donation goes directly to the tables of hungry families in our Northshore community.
For questions about donations, food drives, or food drop offs, contact Sarah Herndon, Volunteer and Food Drive Coordinator, at sherndon@northshorefoodbank.org or 985.893.7445
Donation Hours
Food donation hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 9a-12p at our Community Donations door, facing W 29th Ave. Enter the back gate (29th Ave) make an immediate left and park in front of the Community Donations garage door. No expired, open, or glass items please.
Interested in Donating Food or Hosting a Food Drive?
One third of the food we receive comes from individual donations and community food drives. We encourage and appreciate any individual and/or community food drive donations as these make a significant impact on our ability to serve our participants.
Food drives are a wonderful way to garner a large amount of food donations that make an immediate difference. Click here to learn more about hosting a food drive.
No Time To Organize a Drive? Host a Virtual Drive!
It’s easy and free! Northshore Food Bank has partnered with #GiveHealthy to offer a new way to support us with food drives. Simply click on the link below to set up a customized online drive where donors can pick from our most needed non-perishable items. The food is then delivered directly to Northshore Food Bank’s door.
Click here to get started. Questions? Please send an email to fooddrives@northshorefoodbank.org.
Collection Sites
We are fortunate to have collection bins at the following businesses. Please feel free to drop off your donation of nonperishable items to any of the following sites:
American Legion Post 16-2031 Ronald Reagan Hwy, Covington
Acquistapace's-Covington
Baham Pharmacy-Mandeville
Bayou Stuf-Lacombe
Bippo's-Mandeville
C&C Drugs-Mandeville
Camellia City Family Dentistry-Slidell
City of Slidell- 2045 Second Street, Slidell
East Gause Tire & Auto-Slidell
Eddie Tourelle's Northpark Nissan-Covington
Flex Performance Therapy-72719 HWY 1077, Covington
Giddy Up-Folsom
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust:
-E Boston St, Covington
-Hwy 190, Covington
-Lasalle St, Mandeville
Kick It Nutrition-Folsom
La Bella Vita Laser & Vein Center-Mandeville
Morton's Boiled Seafood & Bar-Madisonville
Northlake Automotive Services & Repair-Mandeville
Northshore Food Bank Resale Shop-Covington
Northshore Toyota-Covington
Ochsner 65+
- 1581 N Hwy 190 Ste A, Covington
PJ's Coffee-LA-22, Mandeville
The Reminding, Terra Bella Village-Covington
Regions Bank- 1253 Gause Blvd- Slidell
Stone Creek Club & Spa- Covington
Turgeau's- Covington
Interested in becoming a permanent collection site? Contact sherndon@northshorefoodbank.org.
Yes, we are happy to accept:
- Fresh produce
- Yard eggs
- Fresh bread and other baked goods that are individually packaged.
- Prepackaged perishable grocery items that are individually packaged.
- Large cans (#10 cans- 6-8lbs)
- Large pans of prepared foods.
- Homemade food, including canned goods (jams, etc).
- Game meat or other meats that have not been processed at an approved processing facility.
- Expired items.
- Open items.
- Broken items.
