Support the Lenten food drive
Augustana continues its tradition of helping stock the shelves of Metro Caring with a special food drive during Lent. Although Augustana’s people generously donate food items for Metro Caring throughout the year, special emphasis on caring for our community’s hungry is encouraged during Lent—almsgiving for the poor being one of the three classic disciplines in this season.
About Metro Caring
Metro Caring’s diverse approach to fighting hunger includes a fully stocked fresh-foods shopping market, healthy living and nutrition education, and tools and resources for self-sufficiency. Metro Caring is passionate about providing nutritious food to those who face economic hardships and helping them become self-reliant.
How to help those in need
Please take the following list with you to the grocery store (or download a printable one here). Bring your food donations to the Metro Caring boxes located at the Fairfax entrance to Fellowship Hall below the sanctuary between Ash Wednesday, March 6 and Easter, April 21. Thank you!
- Shelf-stable milk/milk substitutes
- Canned beans
- Peanut butter
- Canned vegetables (with no or low sodium)
- Low-sodium canned soups
- Brown rice
- Nuts (unsalted)
- Whole-grain pasta
- Low-sodium canned stews
- Whole-grain, low-sugar cold cereals
- Canned tomatoes
- Dried fruits (no sugar added)
- Canned corn
- Canned tuna
- Dry beans
- Rolled oats
- Canned fruit (in juice, not in light or heavy syrup)
- Canned chicken
- Quinoa
- Seeds (unsalted)
- Low-sodium pasta sauce
- Popcorn kernels (not microwave popcorn)
- Unsweetened apple sauce
- Olive or canola oil
- Honey
- Chicken/beef/vegetable broths and stock
