City-wide Food Drive May 26 - June 9, 2026

Drop off non-perishables at local collection sites to stock Watertown’s Food Pantries. Location sites coming soon!

FOOD DRIVE COLLECTION SITES - COMING SOON!

    • Canned Beans

    • Canned Fruit

    • Canned Soup

    • Canned Vegetables

    • Canned Tomato Sauce/Paste

    • Cereal (box or single serving-size boxes)

    • Coffee or Tea

    • Cookies

    • Cooking Oil

    • Condiments

    • Crackers

    • Ensure Nutrition Drinks

    • Flour

    • Jam or Jelly

    • Mac & Cheese

    • Oatmeal 

    • Peanut Butter

    • Pasta/Rice

    • Pasta

    • Pasta Sauce

    • Shelf Stable Milk (single serving boxes)

    • Spam

    • Summer Break Snacks for Kids (juice boxes, granola bars, string cheese, crackers, snacks, puddings and jellos)

    • Sugar

    • Tuna (canned)

Thank You to Our 2026 Food Drive Sponsor:

ButcherBox is a Watertown based company on a mission to bring better meat and seafood to every table. As the only B Corp Certified meat and seafood company that sources exclusively from partners with third-party animal welfare certifications, ButcherBox offers the most convenient way to eat better, while also leading the meat industry toward a more sustainable system.

This year’s Watertown Community Foundation Food Drive has been organized in collaboration with the City of Watertown and several city departments serving as food drop off sites. We appreciate their support and partnership.

Learn more about
Watertown Helps Out and ways to volunteer during the month of May.

Two Pantries, One Goal: 
Food Support for People Who Need It

Hunger in Watertown can be hard to spot, yet the people behind Watertown’s two food pantries know the need is real. The Watertown Food Pantry is run by the City, and the other, hosted at the Catholic Collaborative, is led by volunteers. The City Pantry opens mid-day on Tuesdays. The Catholic Collaborative Pantry opens Thursday mornings. Together, twice a week, they provide pantry items, fresh fruits, and vegetables to individuals and families in the greater Watertown area who need support putting meals on the table. Together, they support approximately 545 individuals a month. No questions asked. Read More >