Start a Food or Fund Drive

You can collect non-perishable items at any time and drop them off to the food bank. If you would like St. Mary’s Food Bank to record the weight of your donations, please complete the Food Drive Registration form. Registration Form: stmarysfb.org/form

St. Mary’s Food Bank requires 500 pounds of food to schedule a pickup of your donations. 500 pounds is approximately four (4) large food drive boxes or ten (10) small food drive boxes. If you have less than 500 pounds, please drop off your donations at either of our warehouse locations. Your help in transportation allows St. Mary’s to stretch our dollars further to purchase food for our hungry neighbors. Click here for a map of our pickup and drop-off areas.

Boxes can be picked up and dropped off at either of our warehouses, the addresses and hours of operation are listed below. Food drive boxes come broken down and will fit in the trunk or back seat of most vehicles.

• St. Mary’s Food Bank– Phoenix 2831 N 31st Ave Phoenix, 85009 Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm Saturday, 8 am – 2 pm.
• St. Mary’s Food Bank – Surprise 13050 W Elm St Surprise, 85378 Monday – Friday, 9 am – 2 pm.

Please click here to see the different box options. If you are dropping off your boxes at the end of your drive, we recommend the small box for sedans and SUVs. The large box fits best in the back of a pickup truck or in a trailer. Click here for a map of our pickup and drop-off areas.

Please click here for a list of our most needed items. While we appreciate any nonperishable food that is on our most-needed items, right now we have an URGENT NEED for both canned vegetables and peanut butter. If your drive could highlight those two items especially, that would be great.

Collecting funds is another great way to help St. Mary’s Food Bank. For every $1 donated, the Food Bank can distribute 5 meals! Donations to St. Mary’s Food Bank are applicable for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit through the Arizona tax return. Individuals can receive up to $400 and couples filing jointly up to $800. If you would like to create a custom online donation page, please click here for instructions to set up your page. For cash and check donations, please drop off or mail your donations to our Phoenix location (address listed below) with attention to Food Drives. Please make all checks to St. Mary’s Food Bank. St. Mary’s Food Bank 2831 N 31st Ave Phoenix, 85009

St. Mary’s Food Bank requires 500 pounds of food to schedule a pickup of your donations. 500 pounds is approximately four (4) large food drive boxes or ten (10) small food drive boxes. If you have more than 500 pounds but still have empty boxes, St. Mary’s is able to schedule a pickup of your donations. Please have the empty boxes broken down next to your full boxes on the ground level of your building. If you have less than 500 pounds, please drop of your donations to either of our warehouse locations. Your help in transportation allows St. Mary’s to stretch our dollars further for the purchasing food for our hungry neighbors. Click here for a map of our pickup and drop-off areas.

Due to increasing costs, St. Mary’s Food Bank is no longer offering the delivery of boxes at the beginning of drives if you are collecting less than 3,000 pounds of food. Your help in transportation allows St. Mary’s to stretch our dollars further to purchase food for our neighbors in need.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide a specific time the driver will arrive as it depends on their other stops for the day. Pickups typically occur between 9am – 3 pm, but drivers can arrive at any time during the hours of operation listed on your registration form. A note can be given to the driver to give you a call when they are on the way. If you would like to receive a call from the driver, please email fooddrives@stmarysfoodbank.org