Food Donations from Community Members
If you are a community member with nonperishable food to donate or an abundance of garden crops to share, we can help get it into the hands of our food-insecure neighbors.
Nonperishable Food
Smaller quantities of nonperishable food can be dropped off at our Concord or Fairfield warehouses. Can’t make it to one of the warehouses? Find a community food bin drop-off location in Contra Costa County or Solano County.
Produce
The surplus crops in your garden can make a difference to your neighbors in need. Homegrown produce can be donated to Food Bank partner agencies; call 855-309-FOOD (3663) for a referral near you.
The Food Bank cannot accept:
- Glass containers
- Food one year past its ‘best by’ date
- Open or partially-used products
- Alcohol
- Food without ingredient labels.
- Frozen or refrigerated foods
We recommend donating healthy, nonperishable food that you would like to eat! Here’s a list of our most needed items:
- Peanut butter
- Canned tuna and chicken (in water)
- Boxed macaroni and cheese
- Shelf-stable milk
- Applesauce
- Beans/lentils (dry or canned)
- Rice
- Whole grain cereals/crackers
- Whole wheat/grain pasta
- Canned soups/vegetables/tomato products (low sodium, easy open)
- Canned fruits (in juice)
- 100% Fruit juice (cartons or small boxes only)
- Nonperishable ready-to-eat meals (chili, ravioli, etc.)
Holiday Food List (no glass, please!):
- Macaroni noodles
- Mashed potato flakes
- Gravy mix (powdered)
- Canned sweet potatoes
- Canned green beans
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Cranberry sauce
- Stuffing mix
- Pinto beans (dry)
- Masa
- Cornbread mix
- Cornhusks
- Flour
- Gelatin (strawberry or lime)
- Cooking oil
- Cinnamon (ground)
- Chicken stock
- Scalloped potato (boxed)
Large-scale donor? If you are a food manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer or grower interested in donating food, please visit food industry & large-scale donations.
Please note: The Food Bank does not have the resources to pick crops or provide bins for harvested produce.
