Kosher Food Pantry

How To Get Help

At JF&CS, we understand that more people in our community may need to access our Kosher Food Pantry during this crisis. For the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and clients, please wear a mask when you visit the pantry. The pantry is located in the parking lot next to the IndependenceWORKS building.

The pantry is open Monday and Wednesday 11-2 pm each week.

How You Can Help

There are many ways you can support the Kosher Food Pantry, including:

• Donate food at the JF&CS Dunwoody Office in the outside bins, or one of our community food drive collection sites
• Donate funds to the food pantry
• Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List to be delivered to the Pantry
• Become a food collection site
• Organize a food drive with your school, worksite, place of worship, or neighborhood
• Become a Food Pantry Volunteer

Get the whole family involved! Use the JF&CS Remote Food Pantry Project for Families Guide to talk about food insecurity and giving back as a family

What We Need

PROTEINS
Canned tuna or salmon: packed in water (not oil)
Canned beans (black, lima, kidney)
Dried beans and lentils
Peanut butter and other nut butters
Nuts and seeds: almonds, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seed

WHOLE GRAINS
Brown rice
Whole grain cereals
Oats and instant oatmeal (packets or cylinders)
Whole wheat or brown rice pastas
Whole grain crackers

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Canned vegetables (any)
Canned fruit (any)
Applesauce (preferably with no added sugar)
Raisins and other dried fruits (preferably with no added sugar)
Canned soups

OTHER
Olive oil, canola oil
Shelf stable milk: dairy, almond, soy
Kosher boxed macaroni and cheese
Herbs and spices: oregano, basil, black pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder

Donated items do not need to be Kosher. No glass jars, please.

Drop Off Hours You can currently drop food off at JF&CS on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 10 am and 2:30 pm.

Other Drop Off Locations

Ahavath Achim
Ariel
Atlanta Jewish Academy
Beth Jacob
Beth Jacob Preschool
Beth Shalom
B'nai Torah
Congregation Shaareishamayim
Davis Academy
Dor Tamid
Epstein School
Etz Chaim
Federation
Gesher L'Torah
MJCCA
Weinstein School
Or VeShalom
Temple Emanu-El
The Schiff School
Temple Kehillat Chaim
Temple Kol Emeth

To learn more about becoming a food collection site, wish lists or if you have any questions, please contact Gabe Fleming at or 770.677.9431.

According to the Atlanta Community Food Bank, before the pandemic, one in every 8 people in Georgia was food insecure*. JF&CS’ food pantry is one of the only kosher food pantries in the Southeast. Though we serve both Jewish and non-Jewish clients, we realize that purchasing kosher foods can pose an additional financial burden.

Our food pantry provides kosher foods so clients do not have to compromise their religious traditions due to financial limitations. Additional food assistance may be provided to those in need in the Jewish community in the form of Maos Chitim at Passover or the High Holidays.