Alameda County Community Food Bank



The Alameda County Community Food Bank is the central clearinghouse for donated food in Alameda County, the most populated Bay Area county. The mission of the Food Bank is to alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need, educating the public, and promoting public policies that address hunger and its root causes in Alameda County.

History
Since 1985, the Alameda County Community Food Bank has helped people in need. The Food Bank distributed 12 million pounds of food during FY 2005-2006.

Through a network of 300 community based organizations, food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens, the Food Bank provides food assistance to 40,000 people each week, including low-income and working poor adults, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, abuse survivors, people living with AIDS, and the homeless.

In addition to distributing food, the Food Bank educates the community about the causes of hunger and poverty, advocates for policies that would improve the lives of low-income people and operates a food referral helpline: 1-800-870-3663 (FOOD)

A nonprofit organization, the Alameda County Community Food Bank is affiliated with America's Second Harvest, California Association of Food Banksand the California Hunger Action Coalition.