2 million meal Challenge

Our Biggest Match Yet!

Food Bank Announces Biggest Match in 47-year History Local foundation supports 2 Million Meal Challenge   CONCORD, Calif. (March 21, 2022) – The Behring Global Educational Foundation (Behring Foundation), a global organization with local roots, is fighting hunger in the Bay Area by providing the biggest donation match to date–half

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Keva Dean

Meet the Advocates – Keva

Continuing with profiles of our outstanding volunteer advocate team, this month we’d like to introduce 2021 Speaker Series graduate, Keva Dean! Keva was born and raised in the Washington Metropolitan Area and moved to the Bay Area in 1989.  She has worked with numerous Bay Area ministries and community organizations

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Geo: Hunger Action Month

Honestly, I felt a little shame. It was hard waiting in line for an hour to get food. But within one or two times of visiting, I realized no one is here to judge. Since he was a kid, Geo has loved sharing food. “I’ve always known one of my

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Jenny Berten

Meet the Advocates–Jenny

Say hello to Jenny! Over the next few months we will share the stories and backgrounds of the volunteer advocates who are so instrumental to our advocacy work. This month we’d like to introduce our 2020 Speaker Series graduate, Jenny Berten! As a nurse and community health advocate and Food Bank volunteer

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Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

State Budget Allocates Funds for Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is pleased to announce that the state budget unveiled earlier today includes funding that will directly benefit the nonprofit’s fight to end hunger. The funds, which are directed toward expanding and improving transportation logistics and volunteer services, will support the Food Bank’s

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Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

Food Bank Distributes Agency Enhancement Grants

$250,000 benefits Contra Costa and Solano county nonprofits The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano recently distributed $250,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations that will help fight hunger in our community. The Food Bank offers enhancement grants to its partner agencies, a group of more than 250 nonprofits

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