Our Pet Food Pantry Program is a short-term, emergency-based program for providing pet owners in Champaign County with pet food (and supplies on a limited basis), on a first-come first-served basis. We are fortunate enough to have a variety of pet food and supplies donated to us that we do not use for the animals at our facility. We are happy to use these donated goods to support pet owners in the community who need assistance providing their pets with food and other essentials.
To participate in the free food program, you must be a resident of Champaign County and agree that you will not acquire additional animals while using the program. Food must be picked up at CCHS after speaking with the free-food program coordinator. Email Elijah Imlay for more information.
Please consider giving in-kind donations to support the pantry. Whenever you have a partially used bag of dry food, some random cans your pet didn't like, or want to make a purchase to help out your community, we are deeply appreciative of your support. Because monetary contributions given to the shelter are used in the shelter, we only accept in-kind donations for the pantry. That means we can only accept foods, and vouchers or gift cards for foods, to give to those in need. If you can help us with any of the following, we can assist community members:
- Unopened dry pet foods
- Opened dry pet foods, if they remain in their original packaging
- Canned, or otherwise factory sealed, wet pet foods
- Gift cards to pet suppliers (like Prairieland Feeds, pet-supply stores, Chewy, etc) or grocery stores accessible to our area (if they sell pet food!)