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Scouting for Food: Scouts to Collect Your Food Donations to Stock the Rhode Island Food Bank
Scouting for Food, Rhode Island’s largest food drive has distributed door hangers at Rhode Island homes, with a scheduled pickup of food donation on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, between the hours of 9 and 11am.
Participating are scouts and adult leaders from Narragansett Council – Scouting America, Tim McCandless, CEO of Narragansett Council – Scouting America, and Melissa Cherney, CEO of Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
Scouts will gather with their collections at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank – 200 Niantic Avenue, in Providence.
Monetary donations can also be made online at scoutingforfood.org
About the Narragansett Council: The mission of Narragansett Council Scouting America is to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Narragansett Council’s research-backed, youth development programs are for boys and girls ages 6 to 20 through Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts, Exploring and Community Scouting. The council serves over 6,000 youth annually in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck, Connecticut. People can learn about Scouting programs and find groups near them at www.BeAScout.org. On May 7, 2024, it was announced that the Boy Scouts of America are rebranding as Scouting America. For more information on the Narragansett Council, please visit www.ncscouts.org or visit us at facebook.com/ncscouts/.
Wonderful spirit of community generosity – Thank You all -Go SCOUTS!
Hello
We live in West Warwick and have 3 big bags of food that have not been picked up yet. They were out front at 8 AM this morning. Did they miss us?
Food was supposed to be out by 9am – so I’d give them a call. There are also drop off spots close to you.
food was out at 8 AM.
We are at 12 Jacques street West Warwick
Phone:401.351.8700
info@narragansettbsa.org
I’d call them directly or send an email – I know they’ve been overwhelmed with generosity.
Also – in West Warwick to drop off (I’d call them first):
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Pantry
(401)821-8888
9 New London Avenue West Warwick RI 02893 USA
West Warwick Senior Center Pantry
(401)822-4450
145 Washington Street West Warwick RI 02893 USA
West Warwick Senior Center Meal Site
(401)822-4450
145 Washington Street West Warwick RI 02893 USA
West Warwick Assistance Agency
(401)828-0310
1293 Main Street West Warwick RI 02893 USA
East Providence – packages are prepped and ready – along with remaining Halloween candy for the scouts. Enjoy
Excellent!!! Love the candy added feature!
I am in Portsmouth, I have a box of food on the railing of my porch, haven’t seen anyone come by yet?
Did you get a doorhanger last week? If you did then they will be by – if not, call the number in the article or go on scoutingforfood.org for a location near you –
I forgot to put the bag of groceries for scouts. Is it too late at 8:13 am to set it at my front door?
thank you
No – they say by 9am – so, go forth!
I am donating canned food at my home located a 3 White Ave, Riverside, RI.
The goods are boxed and near the road in front of my home.
Please let me know if there is a problem.
Ben, did you get a yellow door hanger last week? If not you may want to call them as those are the homes that the Scouts will be visiting, but there are ways to make the donation – thank you!