St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance Reviews

I tried to deliver a load here at this location. But do to miscommunication load was refused until a few days later. Enough said.

Great volunteering experience! Met some nice ppl. I'll be back for more!

We really enjoy volunteering for Sr. Mary's. They provide great services for the less fortunate and during the holiday season - those services are needed most. If you have some free time and you want to give back, visit St. Mary's or any other food bank this holiday season.

"I received a free Turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner, what a blessing!"

This place is sent straight from God! The volunteers that work here are patient and non judge..y.! Love it love them!

A worthy charity. They provide food to so many of our most vulnerable.

Always a pleasure to volunteer. They treat you week but you will work hard.

Good volunteer experience. Helpful, friendly staff who helped us efficiently pack food boxes.

Had a great time packing food boxes to help those in need!

This place has saved me from eating out of the dumpster many times... Or from shoplifting something to eat from the QT up the road (during a couple of desperate moments). If you are homeless they will give you a bag FULL of food. You won't need to refrigerate this food nor will you need a stove or an oven to prepare the food. You can go there one time every week. If you have proof of an address then you can go twice a month... Thank you so much St. Mary's!! ..

The folks here are such friendly, helpfully, and compassionate. They serve such a huge amount of people, Abs they always greet you with a kind smile, and they are so very efficient abs get you in and out quick, Abs even take everything to your car for you. Thanks a million folks.

They always need volunteers. They know how to utilize your help. Also, they make it fun for you.

I'm always very grateful for the food St Mary's provides. It's quite a bit usually. Produce, vegetables, even meat! I received nearly 7lbs of chicken last month. The folx that work and volunteer here are very kind and patient.

They give you a nice helping of food when your on empty.

I like the new system you have implemented. I only go in when I really need the help and since I am now on disability my Snap has been dropped to $16 a month. So on 9/19 I went in after not going in for a month or 2. And I was given a Donated box and not a Regular box. I didn't want to start any problem so I just left. There wasn't enough stuff to even make a meal.

great people ergo feeding the hungry, and staff is not upset to be volun-told what to do, They are very helpful and humble folks

I love the volunteers and all of the people who work here every day! God bless you!

This place is incredible. The operation is run so smoothly. The music was fun. Time flew by, and we hope to help over 1000 families with our hard work.

All of us at MERCY Worldwide - Phoenix love to volunteer at St. Mary's Food Bank. It is expected that we give to our community, but the wonderful thing about St. Mary's is how organized they are, how they entertain you with music and how we make a big difference in so many peoples lives in such a short amount of time! We will be back, hopefully quarterly, if not more often! Thank you for the awesome work you all do St. MARY'S!!

When you need help they'll be able to help you out.

My Family and I went to the St Mary's food box in Yarnell AZ. Let me just tell you I have never been so disrespected in my life. All of them except maybe 2 people were extremely rude. The lady THREW meat at us not once but twice. Gave us dirty looks the whole time. When I went to sign in they said I wasn't there before had to go through all of their paperwork. Refused to give me a number. I have been there about 5 times already. You guys should really look at who you guys allow to volunteer for you! very rude people... I will be contacting corporate and also calling them as well.

I am here twice a month for the Veterans and the staff is not nice. They are rude and throw food into the car creating a mess. Last time I had eight Vets to pick up for and they only gave me five box's that had to be split. Most of the food is old and the vegetables are rotten.

HUGE facility serving food to the hungry people of Arizona. Dedicated staff and volunteers that really care about people. If you ever have the time volunteer here and take that tour.

Really fun way for families and groups to give back and get involved in the community. Love what you guys are doing!

I love the good people, volunteers and law enforcement that aide so many in 108 degree temps. May the Universe see them well.

I'm a student at community kitchen which is a program for culinary Arts I can't thank St Mary's supporter. enough for this great opportunity. Not only am I learning to fine tune my cooking skills but I'm learning a lot about me. I just want to Thank St Mary's for all you guys do to helping feed family's kids hot meals in an after school program and teaching an ex felon how to better them selves

You want to see hard working people, go to St. Mary's food Bank. Thank you all very much. DONATE, ITS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

Thank heavens to the St Mary's organization and all the good people who volunteered to make it happen it's an amazing place and they help a lot of people! A good food box and a pretty efficient operation you don't have to wait long. This place deserves a lot of credit for helping a lot of families each & every day...

I attended this location for the opportunity to do something good. I volunteered for several hours and helped box up food for families in need. I love what St. Mary's does and this was the experience of a lifetime. If you or anyone you know is looking to do something good for those in need consider making a donation or volunteering when you can. I can't stress enough how important places like these are in our society.

Reliable and dependable and plenty of food to help during those lean times

Rip offs. Liars. Self-agrandizing company. "Look at us... look at how much we do... look at how good we are"... They are Making money off of the poor. They are making their bones on the needy but do t help if you really need help but do t have any paperwork! So if you were homeless. They wouldn't help you. You have to have a home and live somewhere and have a real income. AND WORSE YET... THEY ARE PREJUDICED TO ONLY HELPING FOREIGNERS AND THEY WONT/DONT HELP WHITE PEOPLE DELIBERATELY! What a scam this place is.

Went with my daughter and her WEST mec classmates. Wonderful experience.

Nice building nice set up trucker read the signs on where to stop and check in and depending on how much help they have you will be unloaded

Very busy but they move them thru there really quick so that was a plus for sure

It was very smooth, transitionally. From the time I came thru the "In-door" & left thru the "out-door", it was only 4-5 minutes tops! Each person I interacted with was very pleasant. The volunteer ( I assume) was quite friendly, & empathetic to my being on foot and relying on bus travel & limited to only what I could tote in my gym-bag. Once outside, He was willing to stay with me briefly while I decided on what to leave behind in the cart. & re-donate. Having the need to rely on receiving a food-box donation is not easy on my pride when I've worked hard in the past at 2 corp. type jobs - being the guy asked to facilitate donation & charity drives, year-round & dreaming up donation drive competition among departments thru holidays - U-Mom, St. Mary's, Make-A-Wish & Toys for Tots were a few. So with life & financial struggles still lingering since the last economic Spiral, the necessity for me to come to St. Mary's was made much easier on my self esteem thanks to your staff.

We had a great time, working in the warehouse and packing the emergency food boxes. I'm grateful that MERCYworldwide and our church, the Phoenix International Christian Church, got to collaborate and serve the community!

What an absolute blessing always could find a smile there

We volunteered with St. Mary's and had a great time packing emergency food boxes for those in need! The facility is very organized and has the food packing process down to a science!

Today was the first time I had ever gone here and I have to say that everybody was very friendly and it was very quick and easy I was very pleased thank you very much!

Love the fact that they turn nobody away and they are great!! The wait time sometimes is a bit much

I would literally be starving. I don't know what I would do without you guys!! and everyone was so kind and even though there seemed to be ah long line i was in and out in no time. They even packed my car for me!! Can I say I love you guys?! Cause I do! Thank you sincerely for all that you do.

For me I am very grateful every time. I received fruit, fresh, mushrooms, meat, milk, eggs, bread, so much that I freeze, prep foods to freeze. I can get so much to eat healthy! Thank you so very much!!!

If you find yourself in need they will go above and beyond to help with food and believe me wow the portions are very generous from fresh produce to name brand breads, don't struggle anymore go get their services!

I love volunteering here!! The staff is amazing here!!!

This is my first time getting a food box and the people at St. Mary's food bank are really helpful thank you for your help

Stop spamming me! Think hard before donating cash here because they are spending your money on 'fundraising' with tons of junk mail! I actually regret donating money to this charity. It's been 2 years of non stop Spam and junk mail even though I have requested for them to stop. What a waste of resources! You could be using all that to help feed needy families. My PII personal information is being misused. Very upsetting!

Iove this plase their new number system gets you in and out pretty quickly

This is an amazing place. They provide a great service to the community. If you have a chance to volunteer here, by all means take the opportunity.

The only reason I gave a star was because of that one person willing to help but I never went in to get help due to my experience with rude people I will not ever try to go to any foodbank ever!!! ...

The people at the main office on the telephone are very rude. No empathy at all

Needed some emergency food to get by at the end of the month. Service was fast and easy. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Very organized and well ran. Today was our first time volunteering and we will definitely be back!

Grateful for the teamwork serving alongside this amazing organization and MERCYworldwide! Thankful for all the MERCY ambassador's from the Phoenix International Christian Church who made this visit a joy!

It feels great to give back to the community! I enjoy volunteering at the food bank from time to time. It helps take my mind off my problems and think about others, keeps me grounded. St. Mary's is doing a wonderful thing for the community. I feel blessed to be able to help them do what they do best!

Pleasure to be at the oldest pantry in USA. Great service and commitment feeding families in need. Visited from Boston for our National Convention throughout our LULAC Women's National Commissioners, me representing my role as the LULAC Northeastern Women's Commissioner.

A wonderful program to assist volunteering at St. Mary's Food Bank with good boxes to be delivered for shelter families. An excellent opportunity to serve those in greater need and show your compassion and hard work.

Loved Arizona! Little hot compare to Boston but good AC in the facility & lots of cold water available

Got a good box it was ok. Just remember to always check the food.and check dates..

Nice tried to get a dinner for neighbors for for christmas but all they gave was sausage pattys and flower seeds and apples
Waste of time

It s an amazing and friendly community of people, I really enjoy volunteering here. The volunteer leaders are very nice as well, and while volunteering half way through the session they hand out waters so that s nice as well.

Extraordinary outreach. Wonderful place for those in need. Great place to volunteer and to donate all your excess citrus.

Terrible professional etiquette received from Linda at the front desk. I work for a pediatric office and called St. Mary's to obtain information to include in a handout to provide to families in need at our practice. Linda was extremely condescending in her replies. I asked for clarification on a response she provided, she proceeded to state that she already answered my question and that she was really busy and if that's all I needed. When asked if I could perhaps have management assist me with my questions she stated "you're gonna have to just call back tomorrow". I asked for at least a first and last name or title that I could direct myself to when I called the next day, she refused to provide last names and didn't clarify who I was to ask for. She only provided a first name until I inquired if they were management or staff. I asked for her last name and she said, "Uh, no!" She asked for my name, I provided my full name and the practice I was calling from. The entire interaction felt rushed, unprofessional and I got the sense of entitlement Linda with no genuine care to address my call the entire time. I was placed on hold twice, once without warning, I wasn't sure if she forgot I was still on the call. Linda refused to continue the conversation due to having "too many calls". She disconnected the call while I was still speaking. I have no words to explain this type of behavior from what I expected to be a professional community serving agency. I truly hope she was just having a bad day and this doesn't reflect St. Mary's as a whole.

Took my friend Andy to the food bank and the place was clean...no long wait times and lots of good food to last his little family for a couple of days...plus the volunteers are friendly and quick...they were waiting on us...all in all a pleasant experience during a rough time for them...good to know St.Mary's is still doing for the needy in Phoenix...

Thank you Jessica Bass, Child nutritio Program Specialist: Thanks for giving me the helpful information about how St. Mary's Food Bank coordinates with the school district, especially during the pandemic to make sure children continue to get their food needs met during school year and through the summer. Thank you, Sandy Burgess, NAU student

From a recent volunteer perspective, the amount of people they serve is amazing. Thousands per day. Good experience. Everyone was nice and on point. Look forward to volunteering again.

THESE FOLKS ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP Y'ALL OUT DEPENDING ON THE NEED.

The amazing people at Saint Mary's food bank makes it very easy to get resource and nutrition to our needy families!

This place is awesome so helpful the staff are so friendly lines are not super long and they even help you to your car i love that these people care i dont know what i would of done if this place dint help when i could not work and having issues with DES thank you.

They are the ppl that make life easier for u when all have just ......

I'm a student at St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance's Community Kitchen Culinary Arts School. Community Kitchen is an amazing 12 week no cost culinary program. I recommend Community Kitchen if you have a passion for cooking great food or if your looking to develop some skills to pay your bills! Check out my lunch from a few days ago below...

Fantastic work being done by great people
Awesome place to volunteer and know you are really helping others

I m thankful that they are willing to help out the community, but the people there are rude. I went to pick up food with my mom and the lady said she got the food already today which isn t true. My mom did pick up the food yesterday. I told her we haven t pick up anything today and she said we have the computer system and stop trying to take advantage of the system which wasn t even in my mind. I honestly didn t know I cannot pick up the pandemic food drive through two days back to back. I only knew it s twice a month. There aren t any sign or information on the website about it. It was embarrassing because it wasn t my intention and she didn t have to be rude about it. I have volunteered there before several times. I will not be going there again because it s embarrassing and got talked down when I was only there to help my mom pick up food. I hope the people there learn to be more respectful because not everyone likes to ask help and everyone is not there to take advantage of the system. Its already embarrassing enough to ask for help.

I had tried to start a food box in front of my home to help people...but someone stole it. I took the donations I had gathered, along with donations neighbors had contributed, and dropped it all off yesterday.... I was SO HAPPY to know they were willing to take pet food, so families with dogs/cats get help with feeding them too!!!!!
I am going to continue to collect donations and try to drop off items a few times a week, to a couple of places. I was SO moved by the positive attitude and gratitude they felt for the little we could offer...
Thank you to St. Mary's for being a beacon of hope in a time of need. And thank you to all of your staff and volunteers who shine and show us we can always do a little more to help spread God's light and love! You're all amazing and appreciated!

Swallowed my pride and reached out for help...Thank You for the kindness and help. And to my Comrades in Arms, Hold it down Troops the Country needs you Keep up the Good work...

Volunteering to work at this food bank during our IAHCSMM conference was a rewarding experience. The workers at this facility are the real deal! I experienced one partial day of the important work they do EVERY day! Making a difference in people's lives. Keep up the good work!

I volunteer here...and everyone is extremely nice to each other...yiu are welcome to walk in and volunteer too

We got a great variety of fruit, fresh veggies, milk, bananas, pasta, rice, beans, canned soup, chili, and much more. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, st Mary's so much.

The only food bank that I go to. I know a lot of people that have to bounce from one to another but they have single bags if you want to come back. This is the main place most food banks get their food from.

Loved it there. Was a wonderful time helping make EFB'S. THANKS FOR HAVING US.