BASE Food Pantry Needs (March/April 2026)
In these difficult times, we are very grateful that BASE has a food pantry to help students and families. Food is shared discreetly with BASE students to take home or for families to pick up, contents based on family requests. If you need food help please contact Terri Hammond, our social worker, through ParentSquare.
If you'd like to help support our families with immediate food needs, please consider donating some of our most-needed items to the BASE food pantry. Items can be dropped off in the office; just mention that they're for the pantry and they will get where they're needed.
BASE PTO updates this list based on input from the school social worker. We will communicate urgent requests and priorities through social media and ParentSquare messaging.
Amazon wishlist for food pantry link is here - feel free to order from here to deliver to BASE. But Amazon does not always have the most cost effective or best options, particularly for culturally specific foods. Please consider picking up our most needed items during your regular shopping and have your student drop them at the office. We've put some representative photos below :)
Highest Priority Items
We can always use more of these culturally specific staples. Any brand is fine!
Masa flour

Corn Tortillas (Any Size)

Hominy

High Priority Items
These are definitely needed pantry staples: Flour, sugar, cooking oil
All-Purpose Flour

Granulated Sugar

Cooking oil/vegetable oil (any type)

All other items
Feel free to donate, and we'll take them off the list once we have enough.
Tortilla chips
Flour tortillas
Ramen (chicken flavor only)
Marinara pasta sauce
Toasted garlic or other white pasta sauce
Teddy Grahams
Apple Juice
Flax milk or other shelf-stable alternative milk
Creamy peanut butter
Cereals
Containers or packages of nuts (not too big, these go home with students)
Boxed instant mashed potatoes
Canned tuna
Canned ham
Questions/concerns/thoughts: email studentwell@basepto.org