Emergency Food Package for the Needy at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network

This is a shopping cart way for sponsoring packages to feed families in need at Masbia. There are no gifts attached to this selection, therefore, this donation is fully tax-deductible. $72 sponsors one package for one family (4 people). If you want to sponsor multiple packages, you can simply add quantity to your "bag" or use our regular donation page, here. Remember, you can add multiple items to your bag by selecting items from the main page or the "You May Also Like" section on this page.

An Emergency Food Package at Masbia:

The gold standard of an emergency food package is to include enough food for three meals for three days for every member of the family. We model our packages on the MyPlate meal size recommendations, which includes grains, fruits and vegetables, and protein. The package size varies relative to family size. The packages cater more to families with children who have a home to cook in but have no means to buy raw ingredients.

At Masbia, we try our best to provide our clients with fresh food, versus canned or processed food. Masbia goes out of its way to procure fresh produce, including picking up from local farmers’ markets. Protein can be as cheap as peanut butter and beans, or as expensive as chicken or beef. Giving our clients a dignified balance is an ongoing challenge. In order to create the packages we distribute, we require close to 50,000 pounds of food each week. The receiving and the packaging relies heavily on volunteers. Masbia distributes roughly 5,000 emergency packages each week.

More recently, Masbia started using DoorDash to help deliver emergency food packages. See story below.