About Drive Thru Service 

This service was conceived in 2020  during COVID (April 14th, 2020) and has provided over 50,000 FREE grocery boxes till 04/2024. It is run by our volunteers with support from our community members and partnership with Central Texas Food Bank.

This food program distributes perishable food items for FREE.

This service is open to anyone who is in need of food and who is subscribed to North Austin Muslim Community Center email distribution list specially set up for this service. The steps to register for this service are outlined below.

Timings: 

Registration starts every Friday: Link sent out at 1 p.m. CST.

Drive thru  pick up – Sundays 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Location: Food pick up from Food pantry located at:

11900 N Lamar Blvd,

Austin, Texas 78753

Underground parking lot > Room # 4

How this program runs:

Run 100% by volunteers, this program is a testament of community coming together in the time of difficulty and choosing to do what is right and NOT what is easy. This program started during initial days of COVID 19 pandemic continues till date without having missed any weekend till date(08/2024), Allhamdolillah.

This program runs on the donation of our generous Muslim community who practices the message of charity by living it. The charity is extended to the entire neighborhood muslims, non-muslims.

Over 50 volunteers participate in this program on weekly basis working in several teams like:

Procurement, packing, distribution, home delivery, back office work.

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY:

Our volunteering effort is well organized and our teams work for a common cause of serving the community. If you are a volunteer, please fill in the volunteer form here: ______________

We have good time while serving the community: Family friendly atmosphere, breakfasts, snacks and refreshments.

Volunteers with varied backgrounds professionally, ethnicity and age brings the unique blend of a successful community. We have had youth volunteers who are now the leaders of several communities across the country.

We are pioneers of innovation when it comes to finding solutions and solving food inequity. We have implemented digital solutions that were recognized by Central Texas Food Bank auditors. We were the pioneers of processes in contactless systems during COVID 19. We have made solutions for problems that lead to less wastage and maximum usage of our food produce.