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The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Asks the Community to Come Together for Our Neighbors and Help on Giving Tuesday
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Asks the Community to Come Together for Our Neighbors and Help on Giving Tuesday The Food Bank
Your incredible Giving Tuesday impact
Have you heard of Giving Tuesday – the global day of charitable giving that takes place just five days after Thanksgiving? Coming just after Black
5 ways to give back this Thanksgiving
Food is such an important part of how we celebrate this holiday season – but for 465,000 neighbors in Contra Costa and Solano who face
Spreading holiday cheer with our partners
Mary Ann Buggs knows how stressful hunger can be – even when it’s not the holiday season. Before she became the administrative director at Faith
Homegrown partnerships
Fresh fruits and vegetables are some of the most beloved items we distribute every week – and this year, we’ve been able to partner with
Putting choice back on the menu at The Bay Church
With neighbors guiding shopping carts around tables filled with fruits, vegetables, bread and other pantry goods, food distributions at The Bay Church don’t look all
Where the Food Bank serves in Contra Costa and Solano Counties
Your generosity extends to every corner of Contra Costa and Solano Counties to nourish families, seniors, children and individuals in need. Here is where you
Keeping food flowing: our warehouses get an upgrade
Have you ever misplaced a container of leftovers at the back of your refrigerator? Or accidentally purchased an ingredient from the grocery store that you
Making change together: A one-year update on our Food Bank Strategic Plan
A year ago, we introduced you to our new strategic plan – a three-year roadmap to greatly reduce the hunger gap in Contra Costa and
Cans across America: how a cross-country partnership is helping us source food
Over the past month, some volunteers at our warehouse have been hard at work on a new project: labeling thousands of cans of corn and
Supporting kids today, tomorrow and beyond
Kids are the future of our community – and when they get the nourishment they need to thrive, it makes a lifelong difference. That’s why
Food Bank Advocacy Team and CAP Advocates take D.C.
For the first time in the history of our Food Bank’s Advocacy Team, two of our CAP Advocates joined us at the Feeding America and
What the debt ceiling deal means for hunger
CalFresh (known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) makes it easier to buy groceries when money is tight – but for neighbors
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
7 things you might not know about CalFresh
You may know that CalFresh benefits can help with purchasing groceries when money is tight. But did you know that you can double your CalFresh