Hopewell Valley Mobile Food Pantry

Get Food Delivered

• Hopewell Valley residents can register for home deliveries by:
  • Completing the Online form
  • Emailing: [email protected] or
  • Calling: 609-737-3048 x 5111
• Tell us about your dietary restrictions (such as low salt or dairy free) and anything else we should know to make sure the groceries we bring you are right for you. If you need to make changes later, contact us by phone or email.
• Your first delivery will arrive between 10 and 11:30 am on the Wednesday after you sign up.
• Deliveries include fresh fruits and vegetables and 1 – 4 bags (depending on the size of your family) of nonperishables, including two starches, breakfast foods, canned vegetables and fruits, a protein item, additional grocery items, and a personal hygiene or household cleaning item.

• Grab and Go is open to all, not just Hopewell Valley residents. No registration required. 
  • Drive up to 425 S. Main Street, Pennington, NJ on Saturday from 10-11 am. Volunteers will help load groceries into your car. 
  • Grocery bags include two starches, breakfast foods, canned vegetables and fruits, a protein item, additional grocery items, and a personal hygiene or household cleaning item. Bakery and produce are also often available.  
  • Please note: no Grab and Go distribution on Saturday, May 16, July 4, and December 26, 2026.

• Volunteers are needed Monday through Saturday. 
• It takes about 50 volunteers each week to cover all tasks.
• Volunteers pick up groceries and produce at supermarkets and food banks, deliver them to the pantry, unload and stock deliveries, sort and shelve food, bag groceries and produce for distribution, deliver groceries to homes, and carry bags to cars arriving for Grab and Go. All coordinating, managing, and outreach roles are also filled by volunteers.
• To volunteer, please fill out the registration form, which includes a link to the signup calendar. 
• We are always looking for drivers with pickup trucks or large SUVs, and for special abilities such as fundraising, grant writing, social media, and photography. If you can contribute in these ways, please tell us on your registration form. 

• Food donations enrich the variety we are able to offer our neighbors in need and offset the pantry’s overall costs as food prices rise
• To donate food:
  • Shop our online registries at Walmart, Amazon, or Costco.
  • Bring nonperishables to 425 South Main Street, Pennington, and place them in the white collection bin on the porch.  
  • To assure that perishables stay fresh, please hand them to a volunteer in the pantry on Mondays or Wednesdays between 9 and 10:30 am or on Saturdays between 9:30 and 11 am.
  • The most needed items are:
    • Personal care items (such as toilet paper, soap, skin lotion, toothpaste and toothbrushes)
    • Cleaning products, paper towels
    • Shelf-stable milk (such as Parmalat)
    • Low sodium soup
    • Flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda
    • Cooking oils, mayonnaise, salad dressing, spices
    • Healthy snacks and treats (such as trail mix and nuts)
    • Whole grain cereals and oatmeal
    • Peanut butter
    • Low sodium canned chicken
    • Canned fruit in juice (not syrup)
• To organize a food drive:
  • Email the Grocery Coordinators at [email protected] 

• • The pantry buys most of the food it distributes, and both the cost and the need are increasing. Your cash donations are essential to supporting our neighbors in need. 
  • Make a tax-deductible donation via PayPal
    • Select “Hopewell Valley Mobile Food Pantry” from the ‘Use this donation for’ drop-down menu
  • Checks should be made payable to HVYMCA, with “Food Pantry” noted on the memo line. Please mail contributions to: Hopewell Valley YMCA, P.O. Box 301, Pennington, NJ 08534.