USO-Metro: Food items available for Coast Guard families
Semper Unum “Always One”
After 77 years of service to our nation’s military members and their families, USO-Metro understands that in times of crisis, members of our Armed Forces come together as one to support their brothers and sisters in Arms.
USO-Metro is proud to be a member of this family, and are standing ready to help.
With approximately 2,600 Coast Guard members stationed in the National Capital Region working without pay, USO-Metro is reaching out to individuals with a military ID or CAC card to deliver a ready-to-go pre-packed grocery bag(s) with the items listed below.
1-bag of rice
1-bag/box mashed potato
2-cans/containers of fruit
1-jar peanut butter
1-jar of jelly
1- box of pasta
1-jar/can pasta sauce
1-box mac and cheese
4- cans of vegetables
1- can of beans
1- can of chili
2- canned meat/tuna
2- cans of soup
1 box of cereal or oatmeal or pancake mix
1 dessert item
Coast Guard active duty members and dependents must bring your military ID to pick up your grocery bag during the following business hours starting Friday, January 25th:
Fort Meade – https://metro.uso.org/meade
8612 6th Armored Cavalry Road, Fort Meade, MD 20755
9:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.
USO Warrior and Family Center Fort Belvoir – https://metro.uso.org/belvoir
5940 9th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
To ensure USO are can distribute groceries to as many Coast Guard members as possible, only one grocery bag per family (feeds a family of four) will be made available.