Donations Needed For Postal Food Drive In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Community Services Department is seeking donations for a postal food drive on Jan. 14.

Letter carriers in Ocean City, in partnership with the local U.S. Postal Service branch, will be collecting food items for families in need.

Carriers ask that residents collect and bag non-perishable food items and leave them by their mailbox for pickup on Jan. 14.

All food will be donated to the Ocean City Ecumenical Council's Community Food Cupboard.

Do not donate expired items or items in glass containers.

Suggested donations include:

• Canned vegetables
• Fruit cups
• Cans of soup
• Microwave macaroni-and-cheese
• Microwave Hormel meals
• Snack cups
• Paper products (such as tissues)
• Shampoo
• Toothpaste and toothbrushes
• Deodorant

Patch has partnered with Feeding America since 2020 to help raise awareness in our local communities of hunger, a persistent national problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks and 60,000 local meals programs across the country, estimates that nearly 34 million people, including 9 million children — about 1 in 6 Americans — are living with food insecurity. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.