Scouting for Food is a region-wide food drive led by local Boy Scouts with the goal of collecting 25,000 pounds of food for those in need, with a focus on teaching youth how to give back to their communities. We are proud to continue this partnership with HEB, USAA and The San Antonio Food Bank.
Food insecurity is a persistent need for the San Antonio community. As such, collection will be held throughout the year to help meet this need. Please join your fellow Scouters and add these dates to your unit calendars for 2021:
Planned Food Drives for 2021
Front Yard Canned Food Drive
May 1 – May 16
The Front Yard Food Drive began during the pandemic in 2020. Proving to be a easy, successful event, the council adopted the method for 2021. Download the graphic below, print, and attach it to a collection container placed at the end of your driveway. You’ll be surprised how many of your passing neighbors will make an effort to contribute! Scouts should check the bin several times a day, and collect contents so they don’t spend too much time out in the Texas sun. Conduct your food drive the week of May 1, and on May 16, bring the donated items to the Council Service Center to be weighed and added to the annual total.
- Drop off Date: May 16, 2021
- Location: Castle Hills Location: 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
- Time: 10AM – 1PM
- Download the graphic HERE
Scouting for Food
October 1 – October 16, 2021
This Scouting for Food campaign has been the Alamo Area Council’s cornerstone for food collection for decades. Our community partners provide us with pre-printed paper bags for Scouts to leave at residential homes with instructions of how to participate with the food drive. Participants will then return to the visited neighborhoods, collect the bags, and bring them to the Council Service Center to be weighted and added to the annual total.
- Collection bags available at the Alamo Area Service Center between October 1 and October 9, 2021
- Location: Castle Hills Location: 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
- Drive Through Drop Off: 10/16/2021: 10AM-1PM
Did you know…
Your unit can conduct food drives whenever it fits in your yearly schedule. If these dates don’t line up with your Scouting schedule, create your own event. Scouts that want to contribute additional food to the Food Bank can drop of at the San Antonio Food Bank at any time – just tell them the donations are from the Boy Scouts and request the poundage to be added to the annual total! Contact ScoutingForFood@AlamoAreaBSA.org for questions.
