Volunteers are Essential

Dear Rachel, The Food Bank continues to be an essential service that will remain fully operational through the current shut-down to ensure everyone in our community has access to nutritious food. We want to reassure you that the safety of our volunteers, staff and clients are our top priority. The Food Bank

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We need volunteers!

There is no denying the holidays will look different this year.  Volunteering can be a wonderful way to restore hope for ourselves and for others. At a time when much of what is happening in the world feels outside of our control, we can lean in to the small acts

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Never too young to help!

  For the last 24 years, Diablo Valley Montessori School (DVMS) in Lafayette has held an annual Coin Drive, benefitting the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano for the holiday season. A preschool serving young children through Pre-K, DVMS believes that you are never too young to help someone

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10 years of volunteering turns strangers into friends

Every day volunteers help us fulfill our mission to lead the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and in service to our neighbors in need. Food Bank volunteers make up the equivalent of fifty-seven full-time staff members, donating on average more than 117,000 hours annually. That’s a

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Volunteer Services is going green

We are excited to announce the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is upgrading the check-in process for volunteers. We are transitioning from pen and paper to a more efficient electronic check-in. We will roll out the kiosks over the next several months. Our loyal volunteers, Lois and Charlie

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Youth travels over 1,800 miles to fight Bay Area hunger

Village Presbyterian Church, based out of Prairie Village, Kansas, reached out to our Volunteer Services during the spring. They were planning a summer trip for 60 middle and high school students in their youth programs. Could we use the help? Of course, we said, “Yes!” Traveling over 1,800 miles to

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Need inspiration for team building ideas?

Looking for a fun and meaningful way to bond with your co-workers or clients? Pacific Service Federal Credit Union shares how they have successfully incorporated philanthropy into their team building efforts: “Pacific Service Credit Union is a proud supporter of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.  It is

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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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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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Get involved and make a difference

Originally posted on the Vacaville Reporter: “But what can I do?” When the world’s problems seem to be overwhelming, that’s the first question many of us ask ourselves. The answer is GET INVOLVED. There are countless worthwhile organizations that are looking for people who are willing to help others in

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