Sbírka potravin Autumn Collection 2026 – A Day of Solidarity and Hope for Those in Need

Next Saturday, the Sbírka potravin autumn food collection will once again take place across the Czech Republic. Thousands of volunteers will collect non-perishable food and personal hygiene products for people in need – from single parents and pensioners to homeless people.

More than one million people in the Czech Republic live on the poverty line – over half of them are single parents with young children. Yet Czechs repeatedly demonstrate that solidarity and mutual support are firmly rooted in society.

Next Saturday, 8 November, the Podzimní Sbírka potravin food collection campaign is calling on people to lend a helping hand to those in need. Thousands of volunteers wearing green aprons will be ready to accept donations at selected partner supermarkets across the country.

The campaign will take place in more than 3,500 physical stores, as well as through participating online retailers. Non-perishable food and personal hygiene products can be donated between 8:00 and 18:00. Online donations will also be possible between 10 and 24 November.

Photo: Sbírka potravin

Donations go directly to those in need: pensioners, single parents, families facing difficult circumstances, homeless people and people with disabilities – often even within their own neighbourhoods.

The food collection is considered one of the country's largest charity events and relies on the commitment of thousands of volunteers, shop employees and NGOs. Donated goods are first delivered to food banks and then distributed directly to those in need through charitable organisations.

Since 2019, the campaign has taken place twice a year and is organised by the Czech Federation of Food Banks, the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism (SOCR), and other partners from the business and non-profit sectors.


Podzimní Sbírka potravin 2026
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