An update on programs

We have called for your help and the response has been incredible. It gives us strength as we approach news ways of serving the community. Our number one goal right now is to continue operations. The Food Bank and our partners are really the grocery store for anyone in need

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Coronavirus Volunteer Update

You may have heard in the news that Contra Costa County is one of six Bay Area counties issuing a shelter in place beginning at midnight. This shelter in place means that residents are urged to stay at home for three weeks beginning March 17. The order limits activity, travel

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How you can help in these challenging times

Dear Food Bank Family, We know that your inbox has probably been inundated with many messages regarding the Coronavirus, so we want to be mindful of your time. We know many of you have questions and are wondering how this might be affecting the work we do. Here are three

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New advocates graduate from Speaker Series 2019

We won’t be able to truly end hunger without coming together and changing policy. For this reason, one of the core pillars of our policy work is the Speaker Series. The Speaker Series is designed to help people who experience hunger gain the tools and knowledge they need to become

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The post below written by Executive Director Larry Sly was originally posted in 2015 and is as relevant today as it was then. We are happy to report that three years later we now have over 106,000 volunteer hours donated to us a year. Even with that, many shifts in

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