How to Organize an Emergency Food Kit (EFK) Drive

Emergency Food Kits are given to clients with immediate needs by County social workers. Each EFK will supply one day’s worth of food for two people. Groups can purchase the food and package the kits off-site.

Advertise
• Advertise for volunteers to make kits (in newsletters, announcements, etc)

Get Ready
• Get bags in which you’ll pack food from AFAC
• Make copies of list of food needed (latest list on AFAC website)
• Recruit people to hand out bags and lists

Distribute
• Hand out bags and lists (preferably at several distribution times)
• Have display table with a sample of contents for food kit
• Hand out 1/3 more bags than want to get back
• Ask people to bring back bags untied so they can be checked

Collect Kits
• Recruit people to check bags and tie them once they are returned
• Bags are collected (preferably with several collection times)
• Collect bags near parking lot so people don’t have to carry them far
• Volunteers check contents against list, repack if necessary, tie bags and label them (EFK, month and year)
• Pack bags into cars to drive to AFAC

Deliver to AFAC
• AFAC is open 8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday and 9-11 Saturday for deliveries.
• Weigh one bag. Count number of bags delivered. Fill out donation sheet with totals.
• Shelve bags in EFK room at back of warehouse.

Thank you for helping us feed our neighbors in need in Arlington!