Any moment now, as Christmas and (American) Thanksgiving get closer, people will start posting suggestions of things to donate to food banks and 'Reverse Advent Calendars'.

I can't stress this enough:
Just. Give. Money.

Food banks can usually get more bang for their buck than you can.
They'll probably be able to give you a tax receipt for money, but not for cans.
And it lets them buy, store, and distribute food in the volumes they need and can handle.

(Please boost to make sure people get the message.)

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@jondrowe There are other ways you can help too. For example, my dad, was an electrical engineer who got his state electricians license after he retired. In addition to helping build 60+ houses for Habitat for Humanity, he took it upon himself to wire and help maintain the wall of freezers at his local food bank. The angels got a good one when he passed over!