SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK

Helps eligible individuals access CalFresh benefits by providing application support and outreach, having secured over $2.5 million in benefits for participants to reduce food insecurity and stretch household food budgets.

Helps eligible individuals apply for and access CalFresh (SNAP) benefits to stretch food budgets and reduce food insecurity, having secured over $2.5 million in benefits for participants. Services include outreach, application support, and connecting individuals to ongoing assistance.

Helps eligible individuals and families access CalFresh benefits by providing application support and outreach, securing over $2.5 million in benefits annually to reduce food insecurity and stretch food budgets.

Helps eligible individuals access CalFresh benefits by providing application support, securing over $2.5 million in benefits annually, and connecting participants to local services through peer navigators. Services include appointment scheduling and outreach to stretch food budgets and reduce food insecurity.

Helps eligible individuals and families access CalFresh benefits by providing application support, outreach, and navigation services, resulting in over $2.5 million in secured benefits. The organization also operates a Food Locator tool that connects residents to CalFresh enrollment assistance and other food resources.

Helps eligible individuals access CalFresh (SNAP) benefits, securing over $2.5 million in benefits, to reduce food insecurity and stretch food budgets.

Operates large-scale, multi-day community markets with extended hours, allowing participants to choose their food in a dignified shopping environment, modeled after grocery stores.

Launched targeted community response initiatives, such as during the government shutdown, to provide emergency food assistance to affected families and expand access during crises.

Launched targeted community response initiatives, such as during the government shutdown, to provide emergency food support to affected families and individuals in crisis.

Distributes 6 to 10 types of fresh fruits and vegetables annually to pantry participants through the Farm to Family program, ensuring access to nutritious produce as part of weekly food packages.

Distributes 6 to 10 types of fresh fruits and vegetables annually to pantry participants through the Farm to Family program, contributing to a food distribution portfolio that is nearly 70% fresh produce.

Distributes 6 to 10 types of fruits and vegetables annually to pantry participants through the Farm to Family program, enhancing access to fresh, nutritious food.

Distributes 6 to 10 types of fresh fruits and vegetables annually to pantry participants through the Farm to Family program, increasing access to nutritious, locally sourced produce.

Provides weekly groceries to college students through on-campus food pantries.

Operates a Food Locator tool to help residents find weekly free groceries, monthly food boxes for seniors, one-time emergency food, or assistance enrolling in CalFresh.

Operates a Food Locator tool to help residents find free groceries, senior food boxes, emergency food, and CalFresh enrollment assistance.

Operates a Food Locator tool that helps residents find weekly free groceries, monthly senior food boxes, one-time emergency food, or assistance enrolling in CalFresh, improving access to available services.

Operates a Food Locator tool that helps residents find weekly free groceries, monthly senior food boxes, one-time emergency food, or assistance enrolling in CalFresh, improving access to food resources across San Francisco and Marin Counties.

Operates a Food Locator tool to help residents find weekly free groceries, monthly senior food boxes, one-time emergency food, or CalFresh enrollment assistance, improving access to critical food resources.

Operates a digital Food Locator tool that helps residents find weekly free groceries, monthly senior food boxes, emergency food assistance, and CalFresh enrollment support, improving access to available resources across the region.

Distributes 48 to 67 million pounds of food annually in San Francisco and Marin Counties, with nearly 70% being fresh produce, and operates warehouse facilities for repacking, sorting, and filling food boxes.

Repacks dry goods, sorts produce, fills food boxes for seniors, and packs bags for home-delivered groceries in three warehouse locations.

Operates a Food Locator tool that helps residents find weekly free groceries, emergency food, monthly senior food boxes, and CalFresh enrollment assistance, improving access and navigation of food resources.

Receives, sorts, repacks, and distributes 48–67 million pounds of food annually, including nearly 70% fresh produce, through warehouse operations that fill food boxes, bags, and emergency supplies for pantries, home delivery, and pop-up distributions.

Receives, sorts, repacks, and distributes 48–67 million pounds of food annually, with nearly 70% being fresh produce. Operations include warehouse activities such as sorting produce, filling food boxes, and packing bags across three warehouse locations to support pantry and home delivery programs.

Repacks dry goods, sorts produce, fills food boxes, and packs bags for home delivery and pantry distribution across three warehouse locations. Also expanded cold storage infrastructure with a new cooler to increase fresh produce storage capacity.

Repacks dry goods, sorts produce, fills food boxes for seniors, and prepares bags for home delivery across three warehouse locations to support large-scale food distribution efforts.

Repacks dry goods, sorts produce, fills food boxes for seniors, and prepares bags for home-delivered groceries across three warehouse locations, enabling large-scale food distribution. The organization distributes over 48 million pounds of food annually, with nearly 70% being fresh produce.

Launched a community response initiative during a government shutdown to support affected families.

Provides weekly home-delivered groceries to over 4,500 to 12,000 seniors, individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, and families with young children who cannot attend food pantries, supporting health and self-sufficiency.

Provides weekly home-delivered groceries to over 4,500 households, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, and families with young children who cannot attend food pantries.

Operates the Pantry at Home program, delivering weekly groceries to over 12,000 seniors and providing home delivery to over 4,500 households, including frail older adults, people with disabilities, pregnant individuals, and parents of infants or children with disabilities who cannot access in-person pantries. The program supports aging in place and health self-sufficiency.

Provides weekly home-delivered groceries to over 12,000 seniors and individuals with disabilities, pregnant people, and parents of young or disabled children who cannot access in-person pantries. The Pantry at Home program supports aging in place and reduces food insecurity among homebound populations.

Provides weekly home delivery of groceries to over 12,000 seniors and individuals with disabilities, as well as pregnant individuals and families with young children who cannot access in-person pantries, through the Pantry at Home program and other delivery initiatives.

Provides weekly home delivery of groceries to over 12,000 seniors and over 4,500 other vulnerable individuals, including people with disabilities, pregnant individuals, and parents of infants or children with disabilities, through the Pantry at Home program. This service supports aging in place and ensures access for those unable to attend physical pantries.

Operates on-campus food pantries for college students and pop-up pantries in underserved neighborhoods like Bayview to distribute fresh produce and groceries where access is limited.

Operates pop-up pantries in underserved neighborhoods like Bayview to distribute fresh produce and runs on-campus food pantries to provide weekly groceries to college students facing food insecurity.

Operates on-campus food pantries for college students and pop-up pantries in underserved neighborhoods like Bayview to distribute fresh produce and groceries, expanding access to communities with limited food resources.

Operates food pantries on college campuses to provide weekly groceries directly to food-insecure college students, addressing unique barriers to food access in higher education settings.

Implemented modern technology systems to streamline operations and improve efficiency and equity in food distribution.

Operates pop-up pantries in underserved neighborhoods like Bayview to distribute fresh produce, runs on-campus food pantries for college students, and launched emergency initiatives such as during the government shutdown to support affected families.

Distributes monthly boxes of USDA shelf-stable food to low-income older adults (age 60+) through the USDA-administered Supplemental Food Program.

Distributes monthly boxes of USDA shelf-stable food to low-income older adults (age 60+) through the Supplemental Food Program.

Distributes monthly boxes of shelf-stable USDA food to low-income older adults aged 60 and over through the federally administered Supplemental Food Program, supporting nutrition and food security for seniors across San Francisco and Marin Counties.

Distributes monthly boxes of shelf-stable USDA food to low-income older adults aged 60 and over through the federally administered Supplemental Food Program, serving over 12,000 seniors weekly.

Distributes monthly boxes of shelf-stable USDA food to low-income older adults aged 60 and over through the federally administered Supplemental Food Program, delivered either via home delivery or pickup at designated sites.

Distributes monthly boxes of shelf-stable food to low-income older adults (age 60+) through the USDA-administered Supplemental Food Program, serving thousands of seniors each month.

Distributes monthly boxes of shelf-stable USDA food to low-income older adults (age 60+) through the federally administered Supplemental Food Program, serving thousands of seniors across the region.

Distributes weekly groceries to 30,000 to 44,000 households through 215 neighborhood pantries, offering fresh groceries in a farmers market-style setting, including 6 to 10 types of fruits and vegetables annually through the Farm to Family program.

Distributes fresh groceries weekly to 44,000 households through 215 neighborhood pantries, often in a farmers market-style setting, and operates large-scale community markets allowing participants to choose their food.

Distributes weekly groceries to approximately 44,000 households through a network of 215 neighborhood pantries and large-scale Community Markets that operate multiple days with extended hours, allowing participants to choose fresh groceries in a dignified, grocery store-like environment. These pantries are operated in partnership with community organizations and include pop-up sites in underserved neighborhoods like Bayview.

Distributes weekly groceries to approximately 44,000 households through a network of 215 neighborhood pantries and large-scale Community Markets that operate multiple days with extended hours, allowing participants to choose fresh groceries in a dignified, grocery store-like environment. These pantries are operated in partnership with community organizations and modeled after farmers markets.

Distributes weekly groceries to approximately 44,000 households through a network of 215 neighborhood pantries and large-scale Community Markets that operate multiple days with extended hours, allowing participants to choose fresh groceries in a dignified, grocery-store-like environment. Nearly 70% of the 67 million pounds of food distributed annually is fresh produce.

Distributes weekly groceries to approximately 44,000 households through a network of 215 neighborhood pantries and large-scale, multi-day community markets that operate in a grocery store or farmers market-style setting, allowing participants to choose their food with dignity.

Advocates for systemic solutions to hunger by lobbying for policy reforms and increased funding, including securing $300 million in California state emergency food funding, $90.7 million for school meals, $35 million for nutrition incentives, and $40 million for the SUN Bucks program. Also led Hunger Action Day 2024 and opposed SNAP cuts in coalition with regional food banks.

Advocates for policy reform and program improvements at local, state, and national levels to assist people at risk of hunger, including securing state budget funds for emergency food, universal school meals, and the California Nutrition Incentives Program, and opposing SNAP cuts.

Advocates for policy reform and program improvements at local, state, and national levels, securing significant funding for emergency food, school meals, and nutrition incentive programs, and opposing SNAP cuts.

Advocates at local, state, and national levels for policy reforms and funding to combat hunger, including securing $300 million in California’s state budget for emergency food, $90.7 million for school meals, $35 million for Market Match, and $40 million for SUN Bucks. Also led efforts for universal school meals and opposed SNAP cuts.

Advocates at local, state, and national levels for policy reforms and funding to combat hunger, including securing $300 million in state emergency food funding, passing universal school meals, and protecting SNAP from cuts.

Advocates at local, state, and national levels for policy reforms and funding to combat hunger, including securing $300 million in emergency food funding, passing universal school meals, and expanding nutrition incentive and summer EBT (SUN Bucks) programs.

Advocates at local, state, and national levels for policy reforms and funding to reduce hunger, including securing $300 million in state emergency food funding, passing universal school meals, and protecting SNAP from cuts. Efforts include lobbying, coalition-building, and organizing Hunger Action Day.

Partners with over 300 community organizations to expand food access and has built or strengthened 200 partnerships to enhance service delivery. Also invests in infrastructure, such as opening a new cooler to increase fresh produce storage capacity, to improve distribution efficiency and resilience.

Partners with and strengthens a network of over 300 community organizations to distribute food and services.

Partners with and strengthens a network of over 300 community organizations to distribute food and services, and trains Peer Navigator Volunteers to connect participants with local services.

Partners with over 300 community organizations to distribute food and services, builds new collaborations, and strengthens existing networks to expand reach and impact across the region.

Partners with over 300 community organizations to distribute food and services, having built or strengthened 200 partnerships. Provides infrastructure support, including opening new coolers to increase fresh produce storage capacity.

Partners with over 300 community organizations to distribute food and services, has built or strengthened 200 partnerships, and trains Peer Navigator Volunteers who use lived experience to help participants access services and connect with support networks.

Opened a new cooler to increase storage capacity for fresh produce distribution.

Invests in operational infrastructure, including opening new coolers and implementing modern technology systems, to increase storage capacity for fresh produce and improve efficiency and equity in food distribution.

Invests in physical infrastructure improvements such as opening new coolers to increase storage capacity for fresh produce, supporting more efficient and resilient food distribution.

Increases storage capacity for fresh produce distribution by opening new coolers and implements modern technology systems to streamline operations and improve efficiency and equity in food distribution.

Trains and deploys Peer Navigator Volunteers to help participants access local services, make appointments, and connect with partner organizations using lived experience.

Trains and deploys Peer Navigator Volunteers—individuals with lived experience—to help food assistance participants access local services, make appointments, and connect with partner organizations, improving navigation of social support systems.

Trains and deploys Peer Navigator Volunteers—individuals with lived experience—to help food assistance participants access local services, make appointments, and connect with partner organizations.

Trains and deploys Peer Navigator Volunteers—individuals with lived experience—to help food program participants access local services, make appointments, and connect with partner organizations, improving service navigation and community integration.

Trains and deploys Peer Navigator Volunteers—individuals with lived experience—to help food bank participants access local services, make appointments, and connect with partner organizations.