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The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano works to end hunger and increase access to affordable, nutritious food for low-income individuals and families through a comprehensive group of programs that combat hunger and its causes.

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Empty Bowls

Join the Food Bank this March for a simple meal served in a
handcrafted bowl and learn about how we are working to get more food to people in need.
You will enjoy a delicious meal and leave with a handcrafted bowl and ideas on ways to get involved in the eradication of hunger.

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Food Bank Blog

Feb 01, 2012

I Never Thought I Would be in This Position

I met the most amazing woman this morning at a Food Assistance Program/Food For Children distribution. She and her two kids escaped an abusive husband with the help of STAND! For Families Free of Violence. Friends helped her some, but they couldn’t support her and so she found herself in a small trailer with no plumbing and only $3 in her pocket. She never thought she would be in this place. She was supposed to be at home taking care of her two small children. For four months last year she lived on WIC and $40 in cash. WIC was a life saver. She was able to make just simple meals but she also had fresh fruits and veggies to feed her daughters.

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