Norwescap collects items for food pantries
NEWTON. Staple food items to stock the shelves of local food pantries may be donated throughout January.
Norwescap is collecting staple food items to stock the shelves of local food pantries throughout January.
Donations may be dropped off at these locations:
• Christ Episcopal Church basement, 62 Main St., Newton.
• Norwescap Child & Family Resource Services, 186 Halsey Road, Newton.
• Sussex County Community College, Academics and Athletics Building, 1 College Hill Road, Newton.
• Norwescap Pathways, 17 Church St., Newton.
• Norwescap Pathways, 37 Main St., Sussex.
Among the most-needed items are soups (low sodium), ready-to-eat canned meals, chili (bean, chicken, beef), stew (vegetable, chicken, beef), hot cereals, canned tuna and chicken, canned veggies (low sodium), macaroni and cheese, shelf-stable milk, pasta and pasta sauces, peanut butter and jelly, canned fruits (in juice/light syrup), fruit juice (100 percent juice) and cold cereals (whole grain).