School Break Food Drive
Help Students Maintain Food Security During School Breaks
School breaks are often seen as a time for rest, but for many students, they also mean a break from the stability of daily on-campus meals. Robyne’s Nest’s School Break Food Drives help bridge that gap, providing food bags so students have access to meals and snacks while school is closed.
Working with local school partners, we support students experiencing homelessness, housing instability, and food insecurity—many with little to no consistent adult or parental support. Your contributions help meet a practical need during Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks.
Thanksgiving & Winter Break 2026
Please bring donations to our office by:
Friday, November 6, 2026 — Thanksgiving break
Friday, December 4, 2026 — Winter break
These deadlines allow our team and volunteers time to sort donations, assemble food bags, and coordinate distribution with our school partners.
Make a Food Drive Donation
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How You Can Help
Donate food. Choose one or more items from the list below. You do not need to provide a complete bag.
Host a group drive. Invite your workplace, school, neighborhood, business, or community organization to collect donations together. Your group can collect a variety of items or focus on one item from the list.
Shop our Amazon wish list. Purchase requested items online and select the Robyne’s Nest delivery address at checkout.
Make a financial donation or give grocery gift cards. These contributions help us purchase food and fill gaps in donated supplies.
No assembly required—our team and volunteers will pack the food bags.
Donation Drop-Off
Robyne’s Nest
7602 Talbert Avenue, Unit F
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Office and donation drop-off hours:
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., excluding holidays.
For a large delivery or questions about coordinating your donation, please contact our office in advance:
Phone: (714) 369-6102
Email: [email protected]
Hosting a Food Drive?
We welcome businesses, schools, service clubs, faith communities, and neighborhood groups that want to help.
Contact our office to coordinate your collection and delivery.
Share our current flyer and shopping list with your participants.
Set your collection deadline early enough to deliver donations by November 6 for Thanksgiving or December 4 for winter break.
Deliver your collected items to Robyne’s Nest. We’ll handle packing and distribution with our school partners.
Spread the Word
Share this page and our current food-drive flyer with friends, colleagues, clients, and community groups. Inviting others to participate helps us collect the items students need.
Thank you for helping local students have food available when school is out.
What’s in a Student Food Bag?
Robyne’s Nest provides food bags to students in need during the Holiday School Breaks (Thanksgiving/Winter/Spring).
The items below are given to our students while they are not in school. Use the list below to find items to donate. You do not need to donate the entire list—choose one or more items, or donate multiples of a single item.
1 container of peanut butter
1 box of pasta
2 cans of refried beans
1 package of Bisquick Complete Mix (“add water only” variety)
2 boxes of Jell-O
1 box of 8 granola bars
1 box of cereal or oatmeal
1 box of Cheez-Its, Goldfish, or Ritz crackers
2 cans of hearty soup
2 boxes of macaroni and cheese
4 cans of vegetables
4 cans of fruit
4 cans of chicken or tuna
Please donate unopened, unexpired food. Choose cans or plastic containers where possible. No glass jars, please.
No assembly required—our team and volunteers will pack the food bags.
💳 Gift Cards:
Stater Bros., Grocery Outlet, Aldi, or Northgate (denominations of $25 or $50 are preferred)
Donations can be made directly by clicking the Make a Donation button below. You can also shop from our Amazon Wish List to make giving even easier!
