Remembering Linda Locke

Food Bank Founder and long-time supporter, Linda Locke, passed away on Christmas Eve. In celebration of the gift she gave our community, we share with you a little background of her early days in food banking. Linda Locke was a graduate student, wife and mother when she got the assignment

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Volunteer Spotlight: Renee Schlicting

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! We’re celebrating with a few stories submitted by regular volunteers. Tell us why you volunteer in the comments. Take it away, Renee! “I retired from work two years ago and I knew I wanted to do something to help people.  I never had the time

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Look what YOU did in 2017!

The Food Bank was able to provide more food than ever before and expand a few critical programs. Take a look at some of the things we accomplished together this year.   We provided enough food for 18 million healthy meals made up of 60% fruits and vegetables. People can pick-up

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Hope turned to success for Liz

You may remember we wrote about Liz and her family last month. If you missed it, you can read it here.   A year ago Liz was struggling with mounting legal expenses for divorce and custody proceedings. Her financial troubles were compounded when she was forced to take a medical

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Liz’s hope for the holidays

Liz was struggling to make ends meet for her family after a difficult divorce drained her savings and an injury prevented her from working. At Christmas time, despair turned to hope when she learned of a Holiday Food Basket distribution at a Food Bank Partner agency. Liz and her children

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Where does the produce come from?

Walk through your local produce section, and try to find a cabbage the size of a basketball or a tiny apple you can easily hide in the palm of your hand. You’ll have to look hard because of retail standards for produce perfection. These expectations can lead to food waste.

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In 2016, you helped us accomplish a lot!

YOU HELPED THE FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO PROVIDE  20 MILLION POUNDS – TO – 190,000 NEIGHBORS   YOU HELPED FAMILIES    “I work, but supporting three children on my own is difficult. With the produce we get from the  Food Bank, I am able to cook healthy meals for my

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