What items does Adelante accept?
We welcome donations from your food pantry so long as the items have not passed their sell/use/or best-by date and are unopened.
If you are shopping for food donation items, go to the bottom of the page for some suggested items.
When and where can I drop off donations?
Drop off days and times are the same as our volunteer hours. That’s usually on 2nd and 4th Fridays from 9am-11am unless a holiday or calendar conflict alters the schedule. Check the updated schedule for Pantry and Marketplace prep from our home page.
We do our prep at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks - 1000 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Contact us at adelanteconejofood@gmail.com if you would like to make arrangements for donation drop-offs at a time we are not scheduled to be at the United Methodist Church. We will work something out.
If the items you hope to donate are non-food, we can only accept certain items and quantities. Contact us and if it is not something we can accept, we will let you know if there is another non-profit in the Conejo Valley that might be interested.
If your school, club, or business would like to organize a collection, go to the donation drives page.
You can also contact us by email (AdelanteConejoFood@gmail.com) for other pick up or delivery options or to organize an activity for your business or club.
We are not presently accepting home grown produce from inside the fruit fly quarantine zone.
Here are some suggested non-perishable items - ones that we rarely get from our non-profit and retail partners. These are items that are sought after by families. We use monetary contributions to purchase milk, cheese, chicken, eggs, and corn tortillas as funds allow. If you would like to donate to our food fund, click here
We partner with Food Forward, a wonderful produce focused organization who provide us with an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Many of the staple food items, and essential pantry equipment, comes from Food Share of Ventura County but the selection of items depends on what donations they receive or purchases they can afford.
Artículos solicitados por Adelante
Ramen en vaso
Duraznos (enlatados)
Salsa para Pastas (botellas plasticas por favor)
Sopas (deshydratadas /enlatadas)
Jalea/Mermelada (fresa, muy popular)
Avena (porciones individuales o bote)
Granola Bars
Ritz galletas
Saltines
Juegos Saladitas
Maseca (Masa Harina)
Mayonesa
Cereal - para los niños
Ketchup
Artículos de tocador
jabón de la lavandería he
jabón de lava los platos
Suggested Items
Ramen cups
Peaches (canned)
Pasta Sauce (plastic jars preferred)
Soup (dry and canned)
Jam / preserves (strawberry especially popular)
Oatmeal (individual packets or canister)
Granola Bars
Crackers - Saladitas, Saltines, Ritz
Mac n cheese - instant cups and boxes
Maseca (Masa Harina)
Mayonnaise
Ketchup
Cereal - especially brand name kids favorites in large or family size
Laundry detergent liquid small bottles - he only please
Dish-washing liquid - smaller bottles
Fabric softener liquid - he - smaller bottles
