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Salvation Army food pantry needs donations

McCallie students Michael Brown, Thomas Sell, Adam Smith, Denver Oliver and Victor Cheng, from right, carry boxes of turkeys to the Salvation Army truck at McCallie Thursday, November 19, 2015. McCallie Middle School and Upper Schools collected Thanksgiving food items for local families. McCallie students Michael Brown, Thomas Sell, Adam Smith, Denver Oliver and Victor Cheng, from right, carry boxes of turkeys to the Salvation Army truck at McCallie Thursday, November 19, 2015. McCallie Middle School and Upper Schools collected Thanksgiving food items for local families.

By Staff Report March 10, 2016 1 min read

The Salvation Army announced Thursday that its food pantry at 2140 East 28th St. is running dangerously low.

The pantry staff alerted administrators that they are barely able to put together complete food boxes for families.

“We have odds and ends, cans here or there, but barely enough to put together three full meals in a food box,” said Sandy Leavell, director of Social Services for The Salvation Army. “We are desperately needing the community to donate food!”

The Salvation Army is asking the community to help and donate non-perishable food items. For a full list of items needed, please visit: http://csarmy.org/donate_drives.asp.

All items can be brought to The Salvation Army at 822 McCallie Ave. or to the Social Services Office at 2140 East 28th St. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If a church, business or school would like to do a donation drive, please contact Matthew Dodgins at 423-756-1023. Donations may be made online at www.csarmy.org, by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY or by mail to: The Salvation Army, 822 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37403.

For more information contact Kimberly George at 423-756-1023 or Kimberly_George@uss.salvationarmy.org.