Where can you donate baby food

Where To Donate Baby Formula

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As parents, we all know how much formula a baby can go through in their lifetime and also the cost that goes with it. But what can you do with leftover formula when your baby has moved on to solid food – donate it.

Yes, you can donate any baby formula that is unopened and within its expiration date. It can be quite difficult to find places that will actually take donations of baby formula.

So we have put together a variety of nonprofits across the country that allow donations of baby formula.

Table of Contents

1 Can You Donate Unused Baby Formula?
- 1.1 Homeless Prenatal Program
- 1.2 Baby2Baby
- 1.3 A Baby Center
- 1.4 Coahoma County Diaper Bank
- 1.5 Eastside Baby Center
- 1.6 Greater DC Diaper Bank
- 1.7 Moms Helping Moms
- 1.8 WeeCycle
2 Can You Donate Formula To Food Banks?
3 Local Infant Formula For Emergencies Inc (LIFE), Houston
4 FAQs
- 4. 1 Can I sell formula?
- 4.2 Can you donate opened formula?
- 4.3 How long does formula powder last once it’s opened?
5 The Final Thought

Can You Donate Unused Baby Formula?

There are some nonprofits that will happily take any unused baby formula off your hands as long as it is unopened and within its expiration date.

Here are a few of the places that are accepting donations of baby formula.

Homeless Prenatal Program

This is a nationally recognized family resource center in San Francisco that assists low-income and homeless families. They provide a variety of programs and services to help families become healthy, stable, and self-sufficient.

They are currently taking donations of formula, baby food, diapers, and wipes.

Baby2Baby

This is a mega diaper bank and nonprofit that provides essential items to children in need. They partner with a huge range of organizations all across the country and distribute essentials to children living in poverty in over 40 cities.

A Baby Center

Based in Cape Cod, this diaper bank serves to meet the basic needs of the youngest members of their community – babies and infants. the services provided are done so at no cost to the client.

Coahoma County Diaper Bank

Its mission is to help lighten the burden of parents and children living in the Mississippi Delta. They provide emergency baby supplies such as diapers, wipes, formula, and baby toys and clothes.

Eastside Baby Center

EBC distributes items to children and their families living in poverty in King South Snohomish, Kitsap, and West Pierce Counties. aLong with their 49 partner organizations, they distribute almost 80,000 items annually.

Greater DC Diaper Bank

For those parents living in the Washington DC metropolitan area, this diaper bank is a lifeline, providing all the essential items that a baby needs from food to diapers to wipes.

Moms Helping Moms

This New Jersey bases foundation provides low-income families with essential baby items such as diapers, formula, and wipes.

WeeCycle

This is a nonprofit organization serving families in Colorado. They partner with other local services to provide necessities to families with infants and toddlers.

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Can You Donate Formula To Food Banks?

You can donate baby formula to food banks as there are concerns for the safety of the baby.

Food banks can offer families food for parents and also older children, helping to ease the financial burden on those that are struggling. Food banks also do not distribute infant formula either, for the reasons mentioned above.

Local Infant Formula For Emergencies Inc (LIFE), Houston

LIFE Houston provides emergency formula and food for hungry babies along with information about proper infant nutrition.

They provide this service through monetary donations and also through the donation of non-expired infant formulas. They can also supply medically necessary formulas as well as standard baby formula.

Store Brand HEB, Kroger, Parent Choice Target	Similac Brand	Enfamil Brand	Gerber Brand
Advantage or Infant	Similac Advance	Enfamil Infant	Good Start Protect
Tender		Enfamil Gentlease	Good Start Gentle
Sensitivity/Gentle	Similac Sensitive (for fussiness & Gas)	Enfamil Gentlease
Soy-Based	Similac Isomil or Similac Sensitive (Soy)	Enfamil ProSoBee	Good Start Soy
Gentle	Total Comfort For Discomfort		Good Start Soothe
Added Rice	Similac Sensitive (For Spit-Up)	Enfamil AR
Neocare	Similac Neosure	Enfamil EnfaCare
	Similac Alimentum	Enfamil Nutramigen

FAQs

Can I sell formula?

You are permitted to sell any baby formula that you have acquired legally and not through government programs like WIC – it is a violation of Federal regulations to attempt to sell or gift formula that was obtained through the WIC program.

Can you donate opened formula?

Unfortunately, you can donate opened baby formula as there are huge risks of contamination.

But instead of throwing it away, you could use it in the garden as it makes a great fertilizer for your plants.

How long does formula powder last once it’s opened?

Most experts say that once a baby formula is opened it must be used within a month.

The sealed formula will last longer than one month, but you must not use it after the expiry date – this date is not a suggestion.

The Final Thought

Being a parent is hard but being able to help another less fortunate parent is a real gift. By donating any unused baby formula to the right places they will ensure that it gets to the people that need it most.

Hopefully, we have been able to provide you with a link to an organization in your area that you may be able to help out with a donation.

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Align Life Ministries
Columbia Pregnancy Services

Align Life Ministries
COVID-19 Emergency Services

Birthright of Sunbury
Material Goods

Birthright of West Chester
Main

Broad Top WIC Program
Nutrition Program

Carlisle Area Family Life Center
Pregnancy Counseling

Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services
Real Alternatives

Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services
Pregnancy Counseling Services

Catholic Charities Diocese of Harrisburg
Lourdeshouse Maternity Home Pantry

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg
Baby Needs

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy and Parenting Support

Catholic Social Services - Southeast Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services - Delaware County

Catholic Social Services - Southeast Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services - Immigrant, Refugee and Asylee Support

Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton (CSS)
Baby Pantry

Center for Family Services
Personal Care Items, Diapers and Formula

Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food

Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Coatesville

Chester County Health Department
Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Toughkenamon

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Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Phoenixville

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Chester County Health Department - Formula/ Baby Food - Spring City

CHI St. Joseph Children's Health
Early Childhood Experience and Education

ChoiceOne Pregnancy and Sexual Health Resource Centers
ChoiceOne Pregnancy and Sexual Health Resource Center - Pregnancy and Parenting Support

City Rescue Mission
Family Care Food Pantry

CityTeam Ministries
Family Services Ministry

Community Progress Council, Inc.
WIC Program

Community Services of Venango County
Welcome Every Child

Conestoga Community Food Bank
Conestoga Community Food Bank

Cradle of Hope
Cradle of Hope - Cradle Pregnancy Resource Center

Crossroads Pregnancy Care
Crossroads Pregnancy Care - Pregnancy Services

Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
First Look Pregnancy Center

Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy Care Center

Ephrata Area Social Services
Food Pantry

First Baptist Church of Hawley
Closets of Blessings

Free Store 15104
Clothing, Household, and Personal Items

Gabriel Project
Pregnancy Services

Human Life Services
Pregnancy Services

Huntingdon County United Way
food Vouchers

Keystone Military Families
Assistance and Support

Life Way Pregnancy Center
Formula and Baby Food

Lifeline of Berks County
Pregnancy Support

Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center
Pregnancy Services

Life's Choices
Pregnancy Tests and Options Information

Lititz Warwick Community Chest
Food Bank

Love Inc of Greater Hershey
Personal Care Closet

Maternity Care Coalition
MOMobile (West Philadelphia)

Mercy Community Crisis Pregnancy Center
921 Center

Mercy Community Crisis Pregnancy Center
Mercy Ministries

Morning Star Pregnancy Services
Pregnancy Services

North Care Women's Clinic
Material Aid

Open Door Ministry
Food Pantry

Pennridge FISH
Infant and Toddler Supplies

Phoenixville Area Community Services
Food Services and Information and Referral

PMI Pregnancy Resource Center
Pregnancy Services

Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities
Emergency Food Pantry

Pregnancy Resource Clinic
Materials Assistance

Saint Agnes Parish - Dorothy Day Center
Food Pantry

Saint Joseph's Center
Baby and Children's Pantry

Salvation Army - Lancaster
Food Pantry

State College Area Food Bank
Food Distribution

The Open Link
Community Food Pantry

TryLife Center
Parent and Baby Program

Union Lutheran Church
The WELL

Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
Food for Early Development (FED)

Volunteers of America - Northeast Regional Office
Caring Alternatives Baby Pantry

Where to put baby food jars? They asked me to tell you more - and here I am.

I’ll say right away that I’m not too turned on this topic, I’m just interested (haha, and I worked in the reserve, gave lectures at schools, didn’t miss a single clean-up day, and also sorted out garbage on empty hills) and I sympathize, so I try to do what I can . nine0003
1. What can be donated and not thrown away. Almost the entire range of dairy cuisine is suitable for processing. Bags of kefir, milk, mixture - this is Tetra-pak. Food jars - of course, glass. Jars from cottage cheese - plastic. Boxes - paper or cardboard. In addition, at home there are probably still bottles of water, shampoo, trays for packaged goods (all this is also plastic, you can usually find a triangle with a number on the packaging - this is a type of plastic), cans of canned food or beer))
2. Where can I donate. There are several sites with maps that collect information about points: Greenpeace, for example. If your city is not on this map, all that remains is to google and find out where you have what.

When you find a convenient point, call there and ask if they are still alive - the points are always closing, moving - and find out what they accept. Depending on what they can hand over, collect it. If something is not accepted - well, you have nothing to do with it, throw it away. Sometimes I throw away cardboard and milk cartons, because they are in a landfill, if anything, they will quickly rot or burn. But the hand does not rise directly on glass or plastic. nine0003 3. How to assemble. Check this with the organizers of the reception point. Most often, the requirements are simple: recyclables must be clean. This is also important for you, because you can’t hold a dirty jar at home for a couple of weeks.
4. How to organize everything. I'm just going to tell you how things work for us. I rinse all the packaging jars immediately after eating the products, I have to cut the tetra-packs further to rinse inside. Then I dry it on a shelf, specially allocated in a cupboard for dishes.

Ok, it's dry - I throw everything indiscriminately into a bag lurking behind the refrigerator. What can be flattened is ivy, simply by stomping on a yogurt box, for example. The same is often nested in one another. When the bag is full, I cowardly put it out on the balcony. When two or three packages are collected there and the husband shows concern about this, it's time to pack up. I haul the bags into the apartment and quickly sort through the contents. This month, for the first time, a businesslike son helped me! It turns out several smaller packages: plastics by type, glass, pieces of iron, paper. All packages in a large IKEA bag and off we go. nine0003 I've been taking garbage to the Flakon resource saving center in Moscow for 2 years already and usually I try to make a trip for the baby's sleep or just on the way so that dad would go with us. Then everything turns out super: we park, the son sleeps in the car under the supervision of his father, I drag the garbage and put it in containers.

As a rule, 20 minutes of free parking is enough for me.
Of course, there will be those who will say that there is no place for this in our kitchens, and indeed there is no time for such things. But it's really easy. I repeat that I'm not a fanatic and I can throw the jar into the bucket, but somehow I feel sorry for it. Yes, I am aware that one and a half people do this (in fact, no), that garbage dumps outside the Moscow Ring Road are as high as a five-story building - that's it, I just don't want to personally increase these mountains. Thank you for your attention))
And now at the same time: we are thinking with a friend to make a weekly mum's circle on Dmitrovskaya with chatter, not too organized games for kids from one to three and passing conversations about ecology, nature and other things. Payment is supposed to be minimal, only for renting the premises, as agreed. If you would be interested in this, let us know, it will inspire us and we will start everything faster.

The two of us are ready to get together - and we will.

| Assistance Service "Mercy"

WHERE YOU CAN DONATE

ITEMS AND PRODUCTS?

Donating clothes, sharing food, bringing care products, buying toys are perhaps the easiest and most understandable ways to help those in need. We have collected here different ways to help the wards of the service "Mercy".

CLOTHES AND SHOES

Clean clothes and comfortable shoes, mostly men's

WHERE TO BRING:
Rescue hangar

Women's clothing and footwear
Baby items
Baby strollers
Baby cribs
Toys
Pampers
Disposable diapers
Personal care products

WHERE TO BRING:
Humanitarian Aid Center
Crisis Center "House for Mom"

FOOD

Canned meat and fish
Cereals, pasta
Sweets for tea
Tea, instant coffee, chicory
Sugar
Sunflower oil
Instant products (Doshirak, Rolton, Maggi, Knorr, etc. )
Non-perishable dairy products
Baby food in airtight packaging

WHERE TO BRING:
Petitioner group
Rescue hangar

HYGIENE AND CARE

Adult and baby diapers
Disposable diapers
Toilet paper, paper towels
Household chemicals
Iodine, green

WHERE TO BRING:
Petitioners' group

Adult diapers
Disposable diapers
Bed-patient care products
Wheelchairs, toilet chairs and other medical equipment

WHERE TO BRING:
Home Care

Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Toilet paper
Soap
Shampoo

WHERE TO BRING:
Rescue hangar

Seni diapers (#0, #1 and #2)
Pampers Active Baby diapers (No. 5 and No. 6)
Disposable diapers 60X90 (any manufacturer)
Bepanthen ointment and cream
Any baby wet wipes
Baby food in jars (Agusha, Theme, Heinz, Hipp)
Nutridrink Specialty Nutrition (in bottles)
Menalind professional Specialty Cleansing Foam
Menalind professional Wash Lotion
Specialty Nutrition for Children with Gastrostomies
Nutrison Advance Nutridrink Dry Mix
Special cotton swabs Pagavit

WHERE TO BRING:

Pediatric Palliative Care Service

Wet Wipes (pack of 60)
Paper Towels in Rolls
Toilet Paper
Liquid Baby Soap (antibacterial)
Diapers 30kg
Toilet Cleaner (“Duckling”) Baby liquid laundry detergent
(ordinary laundry detergent will not work, as many children have allergies)

WHERE TO BRING:
St.