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 August 19, 2025) Highest priority items are listed in bold.
Non-food
- Lysol wipes
- trash bags
- laundry detergent/pacs
- bleach
- dryer sheets
- dish soap
- dishwasher detergent/pacs
- body wash
- deodorant
- shampoo with conditioner
- tampons
- aluminum foil
Pets
- dry dog food
- dry cat food
- wet cat food
Baby
- diapers (sizes 1, 4, 5 and 6)
- baby wipes
- Pull Ups
Baking
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- brown sugar
- flour
- brownie mix
- cookie mix
Canned Foods
- canned meats (ham, chicken, Vienna sausage)
- Manwich
- Skyline chili
- Chef Boyardee (ravioli, beefaroni, lasagna, spaghetti, mini ABCs and 123s)
- Campbell’s Spaghetti Os
- soup (Campbell’s Chunky soup, tomato, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, vegetable)
- broth
- canned fruit (mandarin oranges, pineapple, pears, mixed fruit, pumpkin, cranberries)
- applesauce (jars and cups)
- canned tomatoes (whole, crushed, stewed, paste, sauce)
- kidney beans, refried beans, garbanzo beans, black beans, cannellini beans, pinto beans
- mushrooms
Boxed Foods
- Hamburger Helper
- stuffing
- Jell-o
- taco shells
- penne pasta
- rice (white and brown)
Other Food Items
- pickles
- olives
- egg noodles
- Ramen noodles
Drinks
- juice and juice boxes
- coffee, tea and hot chocolate
Breakfast Items
- cereal
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:
- 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:
- 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.
- If you arrive before or when we open, you will receive a randomized number. Otherwise, take a number from the post when you arrive.
- Take a seat in the designated waiting area.
- When it is your turn to shop, a volunteer will call your number.
- Come to the check in desk and provide your documentation.
- You will only receive food for the amount of people that you can provide documentation for within the home.
- Examples of documentation would be: an electric bill, a water will or a phone bill.
- Documentation not accepted: anything that is not a bill.
- You will then shop with a volunteer who will assist you the rest of the time.