Join City Council’s Pack the Pantry food drive

Join City Council's Pack the Pantry food drive

Published on November 06, 2025

Lakewood City Council has launched the Pack the Pantry food drive to ask the community to help working families and those in need during the federal food assistance slowdown and as the holidays approach.

Support your neighbor by donating nonperishable goods through Dec. 5 at the City of Lakewood facilities listed below during business hours and during the city'sLakewood Lights holiday event. All donations will be provided toThe Action Center, a nonprofit in Lakewood that has helped stabilize families and those in need with food, clothing, school supplies, utility bill assistance and more for nearly 60 years.

Look for the 50-gallon bins with the Pack the Pantry label at these city facilities:

• Carmody Recreation Center, 2200 S. Kipling St.
• Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St.
• Green Mountain Recreation Center, 13198 W. Green Mountain Dr.
• Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St.
• Lakewood Civic Center, 480 S. Allison Parkway
• Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway
• Lakewood Link Recreation Center, 1295 S. Reed St.

Donations can also be taken directly to the Action Center,8755 W. 14th Ave., and financial donations to the Action Center can also be made atlkwd.co/PackThePantry.

Items most in need: cereal and oatmeal, cooking oil, rice, canned meals, canned soup, canned fruit, peanut butter, granola bars, pasta and sauce, cat and dog food, and holiday food.

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