Food Shift develops practical solutions to reduce food waste, nourish communities, and provide jobs. Their model focuses on rescuing surplus food that would otherwise waste away in landfills and utilize it to fuel their social enterprise kitchen. They address food insecurity and joblessness in the community through their catering program and job training program, which is designed for those facing high barriers to employment including homelessness, unemployment, disability, domestic violence, addiction and incarceration. Apprentices earn a livable wage while learning how to work in a professional kitchen, allowing for growing room before stepping into the next role of their careers.
Here at CSA, we offer services to individuals and families on low or fixed incomes, to those who are homeless, and to seniors (60+ years old). Our goal is to provide the basic necessities of life to those in need, including assistance with homeless prevention, food, and health checks for the elderly.
The Food Bank is a lifeline for many. As the pandemic raged, food insecurity increased. Facing challenges, we have pushed our warehouse to its limit. Help us expand to serve over 200,000 people weekly. Join the Campaign for a Future Without Hunger
In 2008, Farm to Pantry was launched to serve a need in our local community: to provide a continuous supply of fresh, healthy produce to our most vulnerable neighbors who lack access to it by cultivating a community of growers and volunteers.
For 100 years, we’ve been giving children in the U.S. and around the world a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We do whatever it takes to save children, transforming their lives and the future we share.
Following in the footsteps of the Black Panther Party, People’s Breakfast Oakland is a FREE breakfast program that serves Oakland’s houseless community. In addition to hot meals, we provide hygiene products, tents, clothes, shoes, mental & physical health services, and a host of other resources aiming to meet the material needs of houseless folks. This was the first program of People’s Programs, and since 2017, we’ve provided over 30,000 hot meals to the community.
Vouchers 4 Veggies is a healthy food program providing low-income individuals and families with vouchers for free fruits and vegetables. Our programs promote healthy eating, reduce hunger, and support the economic health of the community.
The Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center (SNBC) is a community-based organization serving San Francisco’s Sunset District. SNBC provides supports and opportunities to ensure the healthy development of children, youth, and adults. Since 1996 we have connected people to their passion, potential, and community. Every day, SNBC offers numerous high quality, free programs to 1,200 youth and adults on San Francisco’s west side. SNBC’s mission and purpose are rooted in our belief that healthy, educated residents are better able to contribute to the long-term success of their community.
MCFB’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of Merced & Mariposa County residents affected by hunger; through the acquisition, storage, and distribution of nutritious food.
Founded in 1972, Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County was the first food bank in California and is the second oldest in the nation. We source over 8 million pounds of food each year from farms, grocery stores, food manufacturers, distributors, and individuals, and distribute it to 100 food pantries, schools, soup kitchens, group homes, youth centers, and more, plus another 100 Second Harvest program sites. 1 in 4 children and 1 in 5 adults face the reality of hunger in Santa Cruz County. We reach 55,000 people each month—that’s children, seniors, veterans, homeless, working poor, and more who need some help from their neighbors to make it through a tough time.
At Loaves & Fishes, we’re working to remove the barriers to hunger relief in the Bay Area. Despite the Bay Area’s booming economy, 1 in 4 people do not know where their next meal is coming from. In Silicon Valley, 1 in 3 suffer from food insecurity. Each day, more and more people are becoming hungry in our Bay Area community. It’s why, for over 40 years, we have provided hot and nutritious prepared meals to hungry families, children, seniors, veterans, students, and disabled individuals throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. With every meal we serve, our goal is to fill someone up with hope.
Sisters of the Road exists to build authentic relationships and alleviate the hunger of isolation in an atmosphere of nonviolence and gentle personalism that nurtures the whole individual, while seeking systemic solutions that reach the roots of homelessness and poverty to end them forever.
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Feed The Mass has been providing free meals to anyone in need of food, nourishment, care, and community. We are also providing on the job training for volunteers interested in the food industry, and also training them in the art of making beautiful, healthy food for large amounts of people.