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Can the Cats Canned Food Drive is Coming Up!
- November 8th - November 22nd, 2025 -
Each year, the University of Montana community and the community surrounding Montana State University compete to see who can raise the most food and funds for their local food bank. Last year, Gallatin County brought home the gold, but together we raised over 1.3 million pounds and dollars to nourish our neighbors across the state!
Now in its 26th year, help us bring home the gold again!
There is more than one way to Can a Cat - including donating food and funds (1 lb = $1), hosting a food drive, attending community events, or just spreading the word! Check out these options below and see which one works best for you!
We love this statewide drive because it brings in such an abundance of food to feed both communities, while also providing an increased variety of items and brands to stock on our shelves which we are unable to regularly provide otherwise.
Special thanks to Title sponsors First Interstate Bank, University of Montana, Missoula Paddleheads, Albertsons, and YOU for your generous support! As the primary resource for emergency food services in Missoula County, Missoula Food Bank & Community Center serves one in five people in Missoula County – nearly 25,000 individuals and 7,500 households. Thank you and go Griz!
In 2024, the Missoula community raised a grand total of 649,278 lbs/$s in food & funds for our local Food Bank! Help us nourish our friends & neighbors experiencing food insecurity in our community this year and help us CAN the MSU Bobcats off the field!
ways you can help
Join the Team
Every pound counts towards our goal- so bring the heavy stuff! Drop off donations at Missoula Food Bank & Community Center’s back alley donations door at 1720 Wyoming St. or any Can the Cats donation drop spot listed below.
$1 = 1 lb and every donation counts during this two-week drive. Our food bank buying power goes even further than it does at the grocery store. Donate online, in person, or by mail and let us do the purchasing! Checks can be made out to Missoula Food Bank & Community Center (or Missoula Food Bank) and mailed or delivered to us at 1720 Wyoming St, Missoula, MT 59801. Cash donations also accepted!
Rally your coworkers, teammates, & friends to collect food & funds all drive long! Join over 50 community and on-campus organizations in nourishing community! Register your drive so we can keep you stocked with bins & grins!
Rally your businesses, clubs, or groups to outraise your peers in an easy online fundraising campaign! You'll get your own individual fundraising page/link that you can share out to your coworkers, friends, and network to have them help raise funds!
This option makes it easy to keep track of your team's total, as well as individual totals for a friendly in-house competition. You can also see how your fundraising compares to other like groups in the community for a friendly industry competition! Every dollar counts!
November 8th - 22nd, 2025
- Kick-Off at Washington Grizzly Stadium: November 8th
- Drives running all over town starting Nov 8th | Pick your favorite place to donate in the community or bring your donations directly to the food bank!
- Community Events throughout the drive: local brewery pint nights, community coffee donation days, sporting events, and more! Check our social media for more information.
- University of Montana Events: For more information on University of Montana Can the Cat events, please check out the UM Food Pantry page here.
- Weigh-In Day: November 21st | Community Drives bring in their food donations to be weighed and stored ahead of the big game!
- Final day to donate: November 22nd | Finish the drive strong by bringing donations to the food bank before the end of the first quarter of Brawl of the Wild!
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center Donation Drop Off Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8am – 7pm
- Wednesday, Friday: 8am – 1pm
- Please drop off donations at our back-alley donation door.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Touchdown Title Sponsors
CAN-tastic Champion Sponsors
Souper Bowl Kicker Sponsors
Quarterback Qualifier Sponsors
Donate Food
Community Drop Spots for Food
- First Interstate Bank, 3502 Brooks St
- First Interstate Bank, 101 E Front St
- Albertsons - Eastgate, 1001 E Broadway St
- Albertsons - North Reserve, 2230 N Reserve St
- Albertson's - Russell Square, 3800 Russell St
- Albertsons - Trempers, 2205 Oxford St
- Paddleheads Post, 140 N Higgins
- Community Medical Center, 2827 Fort Missoula Rd
- Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 130 6th St E
- Missoula Org. of Realtors, 724 Burlington Ave
- 5 Valleys Urology, 2875 Tina Ave Ste 101
- AAA, 2875 Tina Ave Ste 101
- American Eagle Instruments, 6575 Butler Creek Rd
- Animal Blessings Pet Hospital, 5950 Hwy 90 S
- Arkos Health, 2425 W Central Ave
- Back of Track Physical Therapy, 2244 South Ave W
- Beaverhead County RAC, 222 N Montana St Ste A, Dillon MT, 59725
- Billings Clinic Heart & Vascular, 2827 Fort Missoula Rd
- Bloom MT, 2740 S Reserve St
- Boone Karlberg P.C., 201 W Main St Ste 300
- City of Missoula, 600 Cregg Lane - Currents Lobby
- Collective Elevation, 211 W Broadway
- Compass Barbershop, 742 S Higgins
- Dancing Goat Gardens, 8056 US Hwy 10 W
- Design Air, 1510 Bulwer St Unit C
- Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave
- Elevated MT, 2301 S Higgins Ave
- Envision Eyecare, 700 S Ave W Ste G
- Equity Management, 1534 South Ave W
- ERA Lambros, 3011 American Way
- Explore Church, 1601 S 6th St W
- Fact & Fiction, 220 N Higgins
- Famous Dave's, 2915 N Reserve St
- Felton Dental, 1750 Brooks St, Ste A
- Frosteez Dispensary, 1275 W Broadway
- Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLC, 350 Ryman St
- Gull Ski & Snowboard, 2601 W Broadway
- Hellgate Elementary School, 2385 Flynn Lane
- Hestia Stillwater, 700 SW Higgins Ave Ste 102
- House of Fadez, 2901 Brooks (Southgate Mall)
- JCrew Factory, 2901 Brooks St
- Jimmy Johns, 3680 Brooks St, 420 N Higgins, 2230 N Reserve
- Lady J's Barbershop, 703 Speedway
- Leather & Oak Barbershop, 2700 Paxson Ste E
- Lionheart Cannabis, 2007 Brooks St
- Logjam Presents, 131 S Higgins Ste 2-1
- Lolo School, 5305 Farm Ln, Lolo, MT 59847
- Madhouse Cannabis - Lolo, 13055 US-93, Lolo, MT 59847
- Madhouse Cannabis - Missoula, 9393 Cartage Rd, Ste G
- Maid Tidy, 2825 Stockyard Rd Ste C6
- Meadow Hill Middle School, 4210 Reserve St
- Midas, 332 S Orange St
- Missoula Art Museum, 335 N Pattee St
- Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium, 1075 South Ave W
- Missoula County Employee Council, 199 W Pine St
- Missoula Democrats, 108 Strand Ave, 2715 Duncan Drive, 808 1/2 Burton St, 2704 Glen Drive
- Missoula Downtown Marriot Hotels, 25 N Pattee St
- Missoula Eagles FOE 32, 2420 South Ave W
- Missoula Family YMCA, 3000 S Russell St
- Missoula International School, 808 S 3rd St W
- Missoula Makers Collective, 112 W Front St
- Missoula Montessori, 2811 Latimer
- Missoula Office of Public Assistance, 2677 Palmer St Ste 100
- Missoula Parking Commission (Food for Fines), 128 W Main St
- Missoula Public Library, 455 E Main St
- Missoula Trivia, 1631 W Central Ave
- MMW Architects, 125 W Alder St
- MontanaFit, 1200 Shakespeare St. Ste 4
- Morrison-Maierle, 1055 Mount Ave
- Mountain Line, 1221 Shakespeare St
- MT Kush, 1935 Cooper St
- Murdoch's Ranch & Home, 2801 W Broadway
- NorthWestern Energy, 1903 S Russell St
- Opportunity Bank of MT, 2215 W Broadway, 1821 South Ave W
- OsteoStrong, 1044 Rollins St
- OrangeTheory Fitness, 3625 Brooks St
- Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 8985 Hwy 200 E
- Pattee Creek Market, 704 SW Higgins Ave
- Paxson Elementary, 101 Evans Ave
- Peak Performance PT, 1940 Harve Ave Ste 2
- PEAK Health & Wellness, 500 Blue Mtn Rd
- Pine at Wildroot, 1990 Rimel Rd Ste 101
- Planned Parenthood, 219 E Main St
- Pure Barre, 109 Lakeside Dr, Lolo, MT 59847
- PureWest Real Estate, 101 Railroad St W
- Range PT, 1221 South Higgins Ave
- Regus Office Spaces, 3010 Santa Fe Ct 1st Floor
- Riverbend Apartments, 2075 Cooper St
- Rooster Cafe, 1300 S Reserve St Ste A
- Runway Fashion Exchange, 3121 Brooks St
- Sentinel Kiwanis, 2802 Campsite Place
- SG Long Financial, 283 W Front St Ste 302
- SimBio, 1854 South 8th St W
- Spark1, 400 E Broadway
- Spirit at Play, 621 Stephens Ave
- Stockman Bank - 3615 Brooks St, 21 W Broadway St, 3301 Great Northern Ave
- Straight 6 Archery, 1200 S Reserve St
- Sussex School, 1800 S 2nd St W
- Tamarack Brewing Company, 231 W Front St
- Thomas Meagher Bar, 130 W Pine St
- Thrivent Financial, 1001 SW Higgins Ste 201
- TrailWest - Corvallis, 1070 Eastside Hwy, Corvallis, MT 59828
- TrailWest - Hamilton, 1131 N 1st St, 44 Pinckney St, Hamilton, MT 59840
- TrailWest - Frenchtown, 16600 Beckwith St, Frenchtown, MT 59834
- TrailWest - Kalispell, 222 W Idaho St, 2604 US Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, MT 59901
- TrailWest - Lolo, 11300 US-93 N, Lolo, MT 59847
- TrailWest - Missoula, 5600 Airway Blvd, 2425 E Broadway, 218 E Main, 2575 Dearborn Ave, 7676 MT-200
- TrailWest - Superior, 200 River St, Superior, MT 59872
- TrailWest, Stevensville, 39 Stevensville Cutoff Rd, Stevensville, MT 59870
- Venture Medical LLC, 211 N Higgins Ave #305
- Vibrant Hearing, 1844 S 13th St W
- Wally & Buck, 319 Front St
- Western MT Foot and Ankle, 2825 Stockyard Rd
- Whitefish Credit Union, 635 S Russell St
- Windermere, 2800 S Reserve St Ste 100
- Xplorer Maps, 1245 S 3rd St W
- Yokes, 3801 S Reserve St, 800 W Broadway St
Thank you to our Can the Cats Partners!
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Looking to get involved? Contact Missoula Food Bank & Community Center at 406.541.0765 or email us below.
Thank you for helping us nourish our community!
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Food Insecurity
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We currently serve 1 in 5 people in Missoula County – nearly 25,000 individuals and 7,500 households – through our choice-model store, rural satellite pantries and special programs serving children and seniors.
