Scouting for Food Background Information

Scouting for Food is the BSA's largest one-day food drive, raising 20 to 30 percent of area food pantries' yearly supply and feeding the hungry in communities for three months.

The campaign is launched on "Bag Distribution Day" when Scouts distribute plastic bags to residences. The Scouts return to residences on the following week, "Bag Collection Day," to retrieve the bags filled with donated non-perishable items.

Donated items are distributed at either collection sites or directly to pantries.

Within 48 hours of the Scouts' collection, donations are on pantry shelves ready to feed the hungry.

Donations Are Necessary, Nutritious Donations Are Needed

Make Scouting for Food canned good contribution for other families based on what you would choose for your own. Healthy, nutritious meals are especially important for the proper development of children. Children under age 18 comprise 36.6 percent of those served by area food pantries. To help you determine the most nutritious food to purchase for Scouting for Food, we've created the Perfect Bag.

Drive Safe and Slow, Scouts Are on the Go

With thousands of Scouting for Food participants canvassing neighborhoods, both Scouts and drivers alike are reminded to exercise caution. Motorists should be careful when backing out of driveways and reduce speeds by 5 to 10 miles per hour while traveling in subdivisions.