Harvesters is bigger than our building.
Our warehouse may be moving, but we will always be in Topeka. While we need to move our physical distribution center, our commitment and ability to serve all 13 Kansas counties remains as strong as ever. With more than 300 agency partners and 83 monthly mobile distributions our mission to mobilize the power of our community is strong. We are committed to fighting food insecurity as long as we’re needed, and we hope you’ll continue to partner with us. Here are some ways that you can get involved.
Agency Partner Volunteer Opportunities
Tuesday, May 14 is our last volunteer shift at our Topeka facility. We highly encourage you to continue volunteering to fight food insecurity with some of our agency partners in Topeka.
You can sign up for partner agency volunteer opportunities here.
Volunteer opportunities at our new building in Lawrence are coming soon! Stay tuned for more information. We’d love for you to come by when we get things settled. Please note at this time for safety reasons we will not be able to give tours.
Food Bank Saturdays at Dillons Stores
Join us at Dillons the first Saturday of every month for Food Bank Saturday! Harvesters volunteers will be out collecting most needed items.
All the donations will be taken directly to Harvesters’ partner agencies in Topeka.
Our next Food Bank Saturday is on:
June 1 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
at Brookwood Dillons
Want to join us? Learn more and sign up now here.
Charlie’s Car Wash Food Drive
Our friends at Charlie’s Car Wash are celebrating their 2 year anniversary with an extra special community food drive on May 24!
There’s going to be FREE WASHES! $2 express hand dry and 1/2 price press interior service! Plus, Charlies is going to match all monetary donations and food donations (1lb = $1) given to Harvesters.
Not to mention 94.5 Country will be broadcasting live from 3-6 p.m. You’ll get a chance to win gift cards and other prizes playing plinko. AND Pineapple Dream will be serving FREE ice cream from 3-6 p.m.
It’s going to be an event you won’t want to miss! So mark your calendars, get your donation ready, and head over to Charlies on May 24 to have some fun while also fighting food insecurity in our community.
1251 SW Ashworth Place
Topeka, KS 66604
Packing Healthy Family Meal Kits
Looking for a way for your family or group to get involved? Help us put together Healthy Family Meal Kits!
Each box will have all the necessary ingredients for an easy, complete, nutritious meal for a family in need.
We have 2 great recipes to choose from. Barbecued Chicken Burrito Bowls and 8 Can Chicken Chili. Each recipe prepares a filling meal that makes enough for eight servings.
Packing Give Lunch
Help Harvesters by preparing and donating nonperishable, ready-to-eat, meals to have available for families, children and seniors, as well as for disaster relief response efforts.
Give Lunch has two components: a food or fund drive followed by a volunteer activity.
This is a great activity for groups and organizations!
Handmade Greetings
Help make the day brighter for seniors in your community by creating special handmade cards!
Each month, Harvesters distributes nearly 5,000 CSFP food boxes to food insecure seniors. These boxes include shelf stable items like cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, and juices.
Please help us share an upbeat messages in each one of these boxes. You can scrapbook or decorate a card and include a handwritten message. Learn more here.
Once cards are completed they can be mailed to:
Harvesters Kansas Distribution Center
Attn: Community Engagement Team
1220 Timberedge Road
Lawrence, KS 66049