Principal's Pantry
Did you know, there are nearly 5,000 students in Jordan School District who lack basic nutrition on weekends? Thanks to donors like you, these students are able to receive non-perishable food items from JEF's Principal's Pantries.
Jordan Education Foundation, raises funds each year to stock and supply Principal’s Pantries in Jordan District. The program feeds Jordan School District's homeless & refugee student population, those in need of emergency assistance and other hungry students in a variety of circumstances and situations.
Your donation to the Principal's Pantry will go a long way in support of our students and their education.
Donations of the following items are accepted year-round:
Snack Packs
(Please place the following in a quart-size seal-able bag)
- (1) Squeezable Fruit – Individual Serving – 3-4oz pouch
- (1) Cheese Crackers (ie: Goldfish Crackers – 1.5 oz bags) or Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – Individual Servings Packs
- (1) Beef Stick
- (1) Granola Bar – Individual Servings - .85oz to 1.5oz size
- (1) Fruit Snack - Individual Serving
Click HERE for a printable list of Weekend & Snack Pack Items
Weekend Packs
(Please place the following in a 2-gallon size seal-able bag)
- (2) Macaroni & Cheese Micro Cups (ie: Kraft Easy Mac cups) – Individual Servings – 2.5oz cups
- (2) Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor (ie: Nissan Cup O Noodles) – Individual Servings – 2.5oz cups
- (2) Squeezable Fruit – Individual Serving – 3-4oz pouch
- (4) Instant Oatmeal, any flavor – Individual Servings – 2oz pouch
- (2) Beef Sticks
- (2) Granola Bars – Individual Servings - .85oz to 1.5oz size
- (2) Cheese Crackers (ie: Goldfish Crackers – 1.5 oz bags) or Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – Individual Servings Packs
- (2) Shelf Stable, Ready to Drink, Chocolate Milk, High in Protein (ie: Nestle Quick, Instant Breakfast or similar) – Individual Servings – 8oz bottles.
- (1) Can Chili
- (1) Can Hearty Soup
Click HERE for a printable list of Weekend & Snack Pack Items
School Supplies
Teacher Classroom Supplies
- General School Supplies
- Ziploc bags (all sizes)
- Lysol/Clorox wipes
- Hand Sanitizer
- Dry-erase Markers
Elementary School Supply List
- No. 2 pencils
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Box tissues/Kleenex
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Pencil cases/pouches
- Wide-ruled spiral bound notebooks
- Pocket folders
- Colored pencils
- Backpacks
Middle School and High School Supply List
- No. 2 pencils
- Glue sticks
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Pencil cases/pouches
- College ruled lined paper
- College ruled lined notebooks
- Blue pens
- Red pens
- Rulers
- Colored pencils
- 1" binders
- 2" binders
- Subject dividers
- Pencil sharpeners
- Highlighter pens
- Backpacks for older/adult students
- Flash-drives
- Graphic or science calculators
- 3x5 index cards (all colors)
- Post-it notes
Hygiene Kits
Some students, particularly homeless students, don't always have access to basic hygiene items. When basic needs are met, kids can focus on school.
Donations of individual items, complete kits or funds to purchase hygiene kits all help support our kids!
Click HERE for a printable list of items needed
Boys and Girls Grades K-4 Basic Kit
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- Conditioner (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- -OR- 2 in 1 shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- Body lotion (approx. 10 oz.)
Boys Grades 5 and above
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- Conditioner (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- -OR- 2 in 1 shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- Body lotion (approx. 10 oz.)
- Deodorant
Girls Grades 5 and above
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- Conditioner (approx. 12-15 oz.)
- -OR- 2 in 1 shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash (approx 12-15 oz.)
- Body lotion (approx 10 oz.)
- Deodorant
- Feminine hygiene pads
General Pantry Needs
- Bulk food items that are used in weekend/snack packs (NOT EXPIRED)
- Laundry Detergent
- Shoes (New)
- Clothing (New, child and adult sizes)
- Hoodies (New, child and adult sizes)
- Sweatpants (New)
- Backpacks (New)
- Leggings (New)
- Bulk Hygeine Items listed in Hygeine packs
Meal Kits
Spring, fall and holiday breaks can be a welcome reprieve from school for students, teachers and staff, but for many students school break comes with a worry of where their next meal will come from.
Below are ideas for whole meal kits. The links below provide suggested lists of items found on Amazon.com for creating these kits. With your help we can provide students with a variety of food to keep them from going hungry during school breaks.
Unable to put the packs together? That's okay! We accept individual food items and can put meals kits together in-house.
Suggested Meal Kits:
Breakfast Items: https://a.co/cgVeg63
Tortilla Casserole: https://a.co/3ioOZPQ
Chicken Pot Pie Casserole: https://a.co/8imEj6F
Taco Soup: https://a.co/d1U3ykR
Spaghetti: https://a.co/8txmhop
Donated items can be delivered to the Jordan Education Foundation Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm. For large donations, please contact the Foundation prior to delivery at (801) 567-8125.
From One of Our Recipient Schools:
“The food in our Pantry makes it possible for our faculty and staff to be able to share food and snacks with students and families that would otherwise go without. Teachers and the office staff have always tried to keep food and snacks on hand to help out children who are hungry at school. This food most often came from our own homes and our own budgets. With the Principal's Pantry, we now have plenty of food on hand to share with our students. It has truly filled a need!”