FAQ

What are we doing as a community to help these kids?

The first line of defense is the schools themselves. Thankfully, the schools provide take-out meals for students to help with needs during virtual learning. GO Pantry helps provide emergency food support for students identified by the school. These kids do not have enough to eat on the days they are home.

How can I help?

1. Give Money for Food.
$50 fills a GO Box. We use donations to make bulk purchses at great prices, which allows us to fill more GO Boxes and help more kids.

2. Give Food
We have recently received questions about how you can donate food to GO Pantry. If you would like to donate food, here is a way to help. In an effort to keep everyone safe, we have changed our food drive model. It will help GO Pantry tremendously if you donate newly purchased unopened items from the most-needed items list HERE.

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How can I volunteer?

We use Sign Ups to publish details about upcoming volunteer events. You can be added to our distribution list by comleting the the VOLUNTEER form. Please be patient with us if the shifts fill up quickly. We are staffing small shifts to ensure we maintain safe social distancing requirements. We love our volunteers and need them to keep GO Pantry going forward.

How old does a child need to be to volunteer?

Because we work in a busy warehouse with lots of moving equipment, we ask kids to be 12+ to work at a warehouse event, and we request kids 12-14 bring an adult with them to work directly with them. We have lots of groups of young kids that find other creative ways to help too. Other groups of students have worked together to do food drives within their schools, neighborhoods, sports teams, church groups, etc. We can share with you more details if this is something you might like to try with your kids

Can I help deliver food?

​Many of you have asked if you can deliver meals to the kids in need. Unfortunately, we cannot help with this task. There is a confidentiality requirement protecting the identities all of kids on the Free & Reduced Lunch list. This requirement is very similar to the HIPAA requirements you see in all areas of healthcare. The schools have great people who are stepping up to take care of this delivery task. They know which kids are struggling and they do all they can to get the school meals to those kids in need.

How can I hear about new ways to help?

Watch for updates on our Facebook page, Facebook.com/gopantry
This is a very dynamic set of circumstances. We will adjust our plans as needed, always trying to coordinate the community in the best ways possible to help our hungry kids. We need to keep these kids on the forefront of our minds as we navigate through the unpredictable circumstances of COVID-19.

I am an adult in need of help. Where can I find food?

GO Pantry works directly with the schools to help school kids. If you have a child in need, you can contact your school. If you are an adult, you can contact Be Concerned in Covington, United Ministries in Erlanger, and Mary Rose Kitchen in Florence.
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