Food Pantry

If you or your organization would like to host a donation drive for the SCAC, please email our Inventory Control Manager, Heather Gosselin, at heathergosselin@yahoo.com for a list of items that would be most beneficial for you to collect.

What we need:

Springboro Community Assistance Center is grateful for all donations. Here is what we need the most right now. (Updated November 6, 2025) 

Non-food

  • toilet paper (preferably in four packs)
  • paper towels
  • napkins
  • Kleenex
  • trash bags
  • aluminum foil
  • waxed paper
  • parchment paper
  • laundry detergent/pods
  • bleach
  • dryer sheets

Cleaning Supplies

  • disinfecting wipes
  • multi-purpose spray cleaners
  • toilet bowl cleaner
  • Pledge
  • glass cleaners
  • floor cleaner
  • dish soap
  • dishwasher detergent/pacs

Personal Hygiene

  • shampoo with conditioner
  • body wash (men’s and women’s)
  • deodorant
  • baby wipes

Pets

  • dry dog food
  • dry cat food

Beverages

  • coffee
  • tea
  • juice boxes
  • juice

Baking

  • sugar
  • flour
  • powdered sugar
  • brown sugar
  • brownie mix
  • cookie mix
  • muffin mix
  • pie filling

Canned Foods

  • Sloppy Joe sauce
  • canned meats (ham, chicken, Vienna sausage)
  • Skyline chili
  • Dinty Moore beef stew
  • Chef Boyardee (ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, mini ABCs & 123s, beefaroni, and lasagna)
  • Campbell’s Spaghetti Os
  • Campbell’s soup and Chunky Campbell’s soup
  • chicken, beef and vegetable broth and stock
  • canned fruit (mandarin oranges, pineapple, peaches, pears, mixed fruit)
  • jars of applesauce
  • canned tomatoes (whole, crushed, stewed, diced and paste) 
  • kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, white beans, refried beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans and pork-n-beans

Boxed Foods

  • au gratin and scalloped potatoes
  • mashed potatoes
  • Hamburger Helper
  • stuffing
  • rice sides
  • pasta sides
  • taco shells
  • boxed Minute Rice (white & brown)
  • boxed dry pasta (penne, rotini, elbow, shells and bow-tie)
  • Jell-o and pudding

Miscellaneous Foods

  • pickles
  • canned mushrooms
  • olives
  • egg noodles
  • individual microwavable mac n cheese cups
  • individual microwavable ravioli cups
  • fruit cups

Breakfast Items

  • oats & instant oatmeal
  • Pop-Tarts
  • pancake mix
  • cereal
  • syrup

Condiments

  • ketchup
  • mustard
  • mayonnaise
  • barbecue sauce
  • salad dressing
  • salsa
  • jelly (strawberry and grape)
  • pasta sauce

Snack Foods

  • family sized and individual sized snacks: chips, crackers, pretzels, popcorn, Goldfish, Cheez-its, nuts, trail mix, granola bars, fruit snacks and fruit cups

Sweet Treats

  • family sized and individual sized sweet treats: cookies, Rice Krispie treats, Little Debbie treats and Hostess snack cakes

We do NOT accept used clothing, household items, or food not in it’s original packaging.

Please check the expiration dates of your donations before dropping them off.

Drop off locations:

  1. Springboro Community Assistance Center
    Location: Next to Springboro Junior High School at Educare
    Drop-off Instructions: A large donation box is conveniently located outside the Educare front door for easy access.

What to expect on your first visit:

  1. We are located between Springboro High School and Springboro Junior High School behind the football field. We are located in the Educare Building on the third floor to the right when you get off the elevator. 
  2. If you arrive before or when we open, you will receive a randomized number. Otherwise, take a number from the post when you arrive.
  3. Take a seat in the designated waiting area.
  4. When it is your turn to shop, a volunteer will call your number.
  5. Come to the check in desk and provide your documentation.
  6. You will only receive food for the amount of people that you can provide documentation for within the home. 
  7. Examples of documentation would be: an electric bill, a water will or a phone bill. 
  8. Documentation not accepted: anything that is not a bill. 
  9. You will then shop with a volunteer who will assist you the rest of the time.