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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 :)

Amazon Wishlist for BASE Food Pantry

Highest Priority Items

We can always use more of these culturally specific staples. Any brand is fine!

Masa flour

Masa Flour

Corn Tortillas (Any Size)

Corn Tortillas

Hominy

Hominy

High Priority Items

These are definitely needed pantry staples: Flour, sugar, cooking oil

All-Purpose Flour

Granulated Sugar

Sugar

Cooking oil/vegetable oil (any type)

oil

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

Note - food items other than these listed are NOT needed at this time. Please do not provide other than what is listed - thank you!


Questions/concerns/thoughts: email studentwell@basepto.org