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PORCH Communities is a national, all-volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization.  We collect food and cash donations through monthly neighborhood food drives, and then distribute food to hundreds of at-risk families in our community.  There are individual PORCH Communities, all over the country.  It gives people the opportunity to make an immediate impact in their own communities. 

We’re excited to announce PORCH Indy as part of this incredible organization! Our chapter was started by founders Sara Weinberger, Marci Paraboschi and Dina Lissoos in response to the growing rate of food insecurity in our community. Our mission is to help all local food pantries.

The next PORCH Indy food drive will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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About PORCH

PORCH Communities fights food insecurity by creating sustainable hunger relief programs at the local level. Started in 2010 in Chapel Hill, NC, PORCH has grown into a repeatable model of monthly neighborhood food drives and fresh produce distribution supplying food pantries, schools, and community programs across the country. PORCH’s volunteer network, now in 550 neighborhoods across 10 states, has contributed more than $12 million dollars in hunger relief.

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How PORCH Works

PORCH is built around the very simple idea of a neighborhood food drive. Here’s how it works, in three easy steps:

  1. Once a month, on a designated day, residents place donations on their front porch.
  2. A volunteer neighborhood coordinator goes porch to porch and picks up the food donations.
  3. The donated food is transported by car to the designated pantry each month.

The three-step process is easy and it’s also efficient. With the help of dedicated volunteers, all the food collected from the many neighborhood food drives moves from porch to pantries in just a few hours’ time. From there, it goes to individuals and families who struggle with food insecurity.


Get Involved

Make A Donation

Food donations; can be monthly or as often as it works for you and your family. 

 

Monetary donations; donate by clicking on the button below!

Donate

Volunteer

Become a Neighborhood Coordinator and help us offer this program to YOUR Indy neighborhood! We are seeking individuals with reliable transportation to collect pantry items and deliver them to our local pantry.

 

Volunteer Form

Supporting Neighborhoods

Greater Indianapolis area, currently including the Fishers and Carmel communities and looking forward to growing beyond!

Save the Date!

Our next PORCH Indy collection day will Itake place on Tuesday,December 3, 2024


Partners

We are currently looking for local organizations to host food drives on behalf of PORCH Indy. If your organization would like to participate monthly, quarterly or even annually please let us know!


Founded by Dina Lissoos, Sara Weinberger and Marci Paraboschi. PORCH Indy joins the growing network of PORCH affiliates.