Ed's Food Pantry
Supporting a community group that delivers food each month to families whose lives have been upended by ICE detention or deportation
About Ed's Food Pantry
Ed's Food Pantry began as a front-yard food bank last fall — a direct, hands-on response to the hunger facing families in our community. That chapter has closed, but the need has only grown.
Today, Mandy's Project supports a community group — not a registered organization, just neighbors who saw families going hungry after a loved one was detained or deported, and decided to do something about it. Every month, they deliver food directly to more than 125 families across the Valley.
Because they are not a nonprofit, every meal they deliver is funded entirely by donations and out of their own pockets. As word spreads and more families find them, the need keeps growing. Mandy's Project is always collecting food and funds to help them keep up.
Many of the families they serve cannot access traditional food banks, which often require a photo ID or proof of address — documents that may be unavailable or unsafe to present. This community group reaches families that the formal system cannot.
Watch Sam's story about Ed's Food Pantry on YouTube
Our Work in Action
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That's just who they were
A food delivery detour
While delivering food and baby supplies to a family in Maricopa, Sam and Ed spotted two dogs loose on the street. They got them safely into the car and spent the next stretch of their day driving around and knocking on doors trying to find the owners — no tags, no easy answers.
They eventually tracked down the family, who had no idea their dogs had gotten out. A food pantry run, a baby delivery, and a dog rescue — all in one afternoon. That was Ed and Sam.
Ed's Food Pantry Wish List
Current priority needs for the families we support. Every donation — food, supplies, or funds — goes directly to families in need.
Baby Care
- Training pants, size 5T–6T
- Diapers, sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
- Gentle infant formula
- Nido Kinder 1+ powdered milk
- Toddler fruit pouches
- Stage 2 fruit & veggie purees
- Organic fruit & veggie pouches
Meals & Protein
- Chunk light tuna
- Canned chicken
- Instant ramen
- Shelf-stable pasta meals
- Pasta sauce
- Pinto & black beans
- Diced tomatoes
- Corn
- Green beans
Pantry Staples
- Long-grain rice
- Spaghetti & elbow pasta
- Instant oatmeal variety packs
- Quick oats
- Cereal variety packs
- Shelf-stable 2% milk
Snacks & Fruit
- Goldfish snack packs
- Fruit snacks
- Granola bars
- Cereal treat bars
- Fig & fruit bars
- Applesauce cups
- Smoothie pouches
Drinks & Comfort
- 100% juice boxes
- Small portable fans
Support Ed's Food Pantry
Your donations of food, supplies, or funds go directly to families who have lost a breadwinner to ICE detention or deportation. There is no overhead — just neighbors feeding neighbors.
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