Backpacks & More 2021
It is time to get your students registered for Backpacks & More 2021 scheduled for Saturday, July 3
Participation in Backpacks & More includes backpacks with school supplies, new school uniforms, food resources from a mobile food pantry, and access to community resources and the Be Kind Crew.
In person registration is available:
The Salvation Army | 11 N 3rd Ave | 623-932-0472 | M-F May 24-28 | 9am-12pm
Avondale Resource Center | 995 E Riley Dr | 623-333-2703 | W-Th June 16-17 | 2pm-6pm
Dad's Day Car Show & Resource Fair/Flite Hangar | 1300 S Litchfield Rd | 623-536-2106 | Sat June 19 | 8am-11am
Online Registration Available:
The following documents must be uploaded to receive assistance:
- Photo ID
- Birth Certificates or Proof of Guardianship for all children under 8th grade
- Proof of Address (current utility bill, current rental agreement, etc.) Applicants must reside in Avondale, Goodyear, Cashion, Tolleson, or Litchfield Park
- Proof of income for all members of the household (SSDI, SSI, Cash Assistance, Section 8, Food Stamps, Child Support, Unemployment and Workman's Comp, 2 pay stubs, etc. )
We believe that we have a special responsibility to maintain our normal work schedule as a critical infrastructure industry in Food Supply.
Avondale Location: Open Monday - Friday from 8am - 12pm.
Tonopah Location: Open Mondays Only 8am - 12pm.
In an effort to do our part to slow the spread of the Coronavirus at our Avondale and Tonopah Locations, we are serving Emergency Food Boxes via drive-thru in our parking lot. You will not have to leave your vehicle. Please have photo ID and proof of address out and ready. We appreciate your patience as we work through the line to get everyone served.
We are still offering Daily Lunch Sacks and Showers at our Avondale Location at this time. Please stop by the station near the front of the building to check in with a volunteer.
Our Clothing Bank is CLOSED at this time until further notice.
IF YOU FEEL SICK, stay home. Contact your medical provider.
Looking for a way to help?
You can donate:
- Time - volunteer sign up here
- Funds - donate here
- Food - stop by between 8am-12pm M-F
We are NOT receiving clothing donations at this time.
PLEASE BRING A MASK TO WEAR WHILE YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING. The CDC is recommending the use of cloth face coverings, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. If you do not have one, one will be provided for you. Thank you.
Avondale Location serves residents of these cities: Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Litchfield, Litchfield-Park, Tolleson, and Cashion. Please bring Photo ID and proof of current address.
Tonopah Location serves residents of these cities: Tonopah, Arlington, Palo Verde, and Harquahala. Please bring Photo ID and proof of current address.
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Did you know the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit allows you to give up to $800 to AFFCB and receive it back dollar for dollar in your tax refund? Keep your tax dollars local and use them to help those in need in the West Valley!
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Help us fight hunger in Arizona
- Approximately 2 million people in Arizona face food insecurity each year
- 1 in 3 children in Arizona will find themselves growing up in poverty
- Each year AFFCB serves roughly 50,000 residents of the southwest valley with emergency food
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