9 Easy Ways You Can Fight Holiday Hunger

It’s so easy to make fighting hunger part of your holiday plans. Whether you’re shopping for Thanksgiving dinner or looking to get outdoors with your family, there are plenty of opportunities to support your neighbors in need and ensure everyone can enjoy warm meals during this special time of year.

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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday Keeps on Giving

The holidays are a time of gathering and good will, and Giving Tuesday is a wonderful opportunity to embrace both! Falling on December 3rd, just five days after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is when the entire globe unites for the shared purpose of helping others. After the rush of the holidays,

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A Food Bank volunteer in our warehouse.

Volunteer for a happier, healthier you

Did you know that volunteering at the Food Bank not only benefits your community – it can also improve your health? The health benefits of volunteering have been well-documented and findings are all in favor of giving back. Here are just a few of the ways volunteering makes us healthier

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Jeanette Orta

Meet Your Food Bank Team: Jeanette Orta

Our bilingual CalFresh team helps thousands of our neighbors apply for and navigate their benefits each year. CalFresh (also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in other states) is a federally-funded program that helps low-income people put food on their tables. Jeanette Orta is the Food Bank’s

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A photo collage of volunteers, Food Bank advocates and our farm partners.

10 impactful stories you made possible in 2023

Happy new year! Although 2023 was a year of changes and urgent demand, YOU made a tremendous impact on the community all year long! We’ve rounded up 10 stories from our blog that show the challenges you rose to and the key moments of support that you helped make possible.

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QUIZ: Your 2023 hunger-fighting impact

Happy new year! We’ve been reflecting on all of the ways you helped us in 2023 – and the incredible impact you’ve made on your community.  In fact, we’re wondering if you realize just how much you made possible last year… so we made this quiz to test your knowledge.

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Two women volunteer with the Food Bank.

5 ways to make it a kinder summer

School’s out and the relaxing, sunny days of summer are here. But hunger doesn’t end when vacation begins. In fact, the summer months are typically a time of increased need for families with kids, as the breakfast and lunch many children rely on at school are no longer readily available,

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10 Resolutions for a Nourishing New Year

This year, instead of making a list of daunting new year’s resolutions, how about pursuing nourishing resolutions – simple, attainable goals that promote generosity and the joy of giving back to our community? They will make a big impact on our neighbors in need.  Here are 10 suggestions that will

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