Second Harvest Food and Fund Drives
Click HERE to register your Food Drive
If you have any questions or need help enrolling either your food or fund drive, please contact us at fooddrives@no-hunger.org or 504-734-1322 (ext. 5).
Click HERE for our food drive tool kit
Second Harvest South Louisiana accepts nearly all types of food, including nonperishable items and fresh produce. Due to safety & the volume of donations, we accept only non-glass containers. When collecting food for your drive, please also consider nutritional food items that are low in sodium/salt and sugar.
Suggested Donation Items
Second Harvest accepts nearly all types of non-perishable food. Due to safety & the volume of donations, we accept only non-glass containers. When collecting food for donation, please also consider nutritional food items that are low in sodium/salt and sugar.
We cannot accept items past a “use by” or “use before” date.
When to drop off your donation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm
Where to drop off your donation:
New Orleans region: 700 Edwards Avenue, Harahan, LA 70123. Please look for the Receiving and Food Drop off sign. Please head up the ramp and a member from our receiving team will assist you.
Acadiana region: 215 E Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70501. Our warehouse is located towards the back of the parking lot of the United Way building. Please enter through the door on the right and a member of our warehouse team will assist you.
Lake Charles: 2309 LA-397, Lake Charles, LA 70615. The receiving dock is located on the back side of the building. Please enter through the door on the right and a member of our warehouse team will assist you.
Houma: 223 South Hollywood Rd. Houma, LA 70630. Food drives may be brought to the receiving dock located on the right side of the building. Please enter through the doors and a member of our warehouse team will assist you.
PROTEINS:
Peanut butter
Canned meat (tuna, chicken, beef stew)
Dried or canned beans (red, black, pinto)
Canned chili
Canned soups or stews
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Fruit cups
Dried fruit
Diced tomatoes
Tomato Sauce (no glass jars)
GRAINS
Pasta
Rice
Breakfast cereal
Crackers
Healthy snacks
Grits
OTHER FOOD ITEMS:
Cooking oil (olive, vegetable, canola)
Milk (Shelf stable, evaporated, dry)
Bottled Water
Coffee/Tea
Honey
Salt & Pepper
NON-FOOD ITEMS:
Paper products
Toiletries
Diapers
Cleaning products