Folks looking to volunteer and help those in need this holiday season have many options in the Jackson area to choose from.

But before giving, find out what your local shelter or food pantry needs. Here are some resources:

Stewpot

Stewpot runs a community kitchen, three shelters for women: Sims House, Matt’s House and Flowers House, the Billy Brumfield men’s shelter and a food pantry among other services.

Donate at stewpot.org/donations

Address:

1100 W. Capitol St.

Jackson, MS 39203

P.O. Box 3610

Jackson, MS 39207

Phone: 601-353-2759

Gateway Rescue Mission

Gateway runs two shelters for men and women and a feeding program that offers three meals a day, seven days a week. It serves 12,000 meals monthly. The mission is always in need of canned goods — it takes 12 industrial size cans to make the side dish for one meal.

The kitchen prefers industrial-sized canned goods versus the smaller cans, which are less efficient.

Gateway also takes care packages with travel-size toiletries and hygiene products.

Find out more about how to volunteer at gatewaymission.org/volunteer.

Address:

328 S. Gallatin St.

P.O. Box 3763

Jackson, MS 39207

Phone: 601-353-5864

Office Hours:

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday

The Good Samaritan Center

The Good Samaritan Center needs canned food for its pantry, as well as fruits and vegetables, and dry goods like macaroni and powdered potatoes.

Good Samaritan’s other most needed items include: men’s pants (all sizes), plus-size women’s clothing, women’s underwear, boys XL and 2X pants, girls XL pants, fruit juice, milk.

As the weather gets cooler, the center’s need for coats and blankets increases.

Find more volunteering opportunities at goodsamaritancenter.org/get-involved.

Address:

114 Millsaps Ave.

Jackson, MS 39202

Phone: 601-355-6276

The best times to drop donations off at the center are:

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday

Thursday, noon to 5 p.m.

Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army partners with various organizations and offers emergency assistance to folks in need. Donate here: salvationarmyalm.org/jackson/donations/

Address:

110 Presto Lane

Jackson, MS 39206

Phone: 601-982-4881

Donation pick-up line: 601-948-0737

Office hours:

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty (MadCAAP)

MadCAPP has a food pantry and also offers a holiday adopt-a-child program.

The food pantry is always in need of the following items: spaghetti sauce, noodles, peanut butter, jelly, canned chicken, tuna, vienna sausage, crackers, canned beef stew, rice, dry beans and cereal.

Explore volunteering options at MadCAPP at madcaap.org/volunteer.

Address:

181 Watford Parkway Drive

Canton, MS 39046

Phone: 601-407-1404

Deliver Me Senior Support Services

Deliver Me Senior Support Services provides the following services to the elderly in need: grocery delivery, eye glasses, arranges hearing exams and purchases hearing aids, helps with applications for Power to Care energy assistance, distributes used clothing, furniture, linens, dishes, household appliances, etc., delivers Commodity Supplement Food Program boxes.

Donate at delivermeseniorsupport.com/donations.html.

Address:

1405 S. Gallatin St.

Jackson, MS 39201

Phone: 601-354-4646

Food pantries

Other food panties in the Jackson metro area:

Pinelake Church, Brandon, 601-829-3501

Parkview Church of Christ, Jackson, 601-922-9800

Jackson Revival Center Church, Jackson, 601-948-3618

Morrison Heights Baptist Church, Clinton, 601-924-5620

Country Woods Baptist Church, Byram, 601-371-7955

Genesis Food Bank, Jackson, 601-354-0711

Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, 601-825-2562

Mississippi Food Network

Mississippi Food Network is the state’s largest food bank. It partners with 430 agencies and distributes food to pantries in 56 counties across the state.

Donate to the Mississippi Food Network at msfoodnet.org.

Extra Table

Extra Table is a nonprofit that provides healthy food to soup kitchens and pantries across the state using a traditional food distributor. Extra Table surveys the needs of its partners to deliver food in the most efficient way possible.

Donate to extra table at extratable.org.

Jackson Homeless Women’s Outreach Project

Address: JHWOP c/o Max Martin 1209 Laurelwood Dr. Clinton, MS 39056

Phone: 601-201-4024

Fine more information here