Alameda County Community Food Bank

01/06/2023

Shout out to the talented cast of Bay Area musicians and singers that came together last month for the 4th annual We Are Oakland Concert for Alameda County Community Food Bank. From a whimsical trombone and piano rendition of the Seuss classic “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” to a moving tribute to holiday cooking “What Baking Can Do,” performers played and sang their hearts out at the event organized by Jon Gallo and held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oakland.

"We sent a check for $7,354 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. That’s the second highest amount we’ve ever raised! We are so grateful to everyone involved who made this donation possible. Please enjoy some photos from our event!
📸: Sheryl Iledan"

01/05/2023

Food Assistance Programs Struggle As Demand Soars - KQED

TUNE IN: ACCFB Executive Director Regi Young is on KQED Forum right now talking about hunger in the Bay Area and the challenges faced by food assistance programs. Listen now.

Food banks and meal delivery programs are straining to meet the needs of Bay Area residents as costs rise and support dwindles. In Alameda County, an estimated one in four residents deal with food insecurity compared with 1 in five before the pandemic. We’ll talk about hunger in the Bay Area and t...

01/04/2023

Please reach out to us if you or someone you know needs food resources this week. Call 510-635-3663 or visit foodnow.net.

the atmospheric river is predicted to pick up again by Wednesday. Here are a few tips to help those who may be impacted by inclement weather:

Stay indoors if possible, and take precaution when traveling. Avoid standing, flowing, or rising water to avoid electric shock and possible bacterial infections.

Need food? Contact the Alameda County Community Food Bank (510-635-3663 or visit accfb.org/get-food), the Claremont Red Cross (1-800-733-2767), or the The Salvation Army - Alameda County (510-437-9437 or visit alameda.salvationarmy.org).

To protect your furniture from flood damage, store it in a dry, well-ventilated area. If possible, raise furniture off the ground and cover it with a tarp or plastic sheeting.

Public Works is providing up to 10 free sandbags and plastic sheeting (20 feet) for residents and businesses to help prevent flooding and mudslides. Bring you ID for proof of residency to Municipal Service Center (Municipal Service Center, 7101 Edgewater Drive, Oakland) or the Drainage Services Facility (5921 Shepherd Canyon Rd, Oakland) to get yours before the storm. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/OPWSandbagsandSheeting

Call 311, or 510-615-5566, to report any routine maintenance and urgent infrastructure issues. Sign up for AC Alerts at tinyurl.com/ACAlertSignUp.
Follow the City of Oakland on NextDoor, or via Twitter at , and check the City website for alerts at oaklandca.gov.

Over the next few days your safety and health is our main concern and so our office is standing by to address issues as we are made aware of them. Please email us at [email protected] for support!

01/02/2023

Careers

We're looking for amazing people to join our Food Bank Team!

➡️ Do you have a passion for health equity, nutrition education and trauma-informed care?
➡️ Are you excited by the prospect of being on the ground in community and in a leadership role that will help steer the course of this work?
➡️ Do you want to apply your management and leadership experience to give back to the community you are a part of?
➡️ Are you Bilingual in English, Cantonese/Mandarin or Spanish?

Check out our Nutrition Program Manager position and apply today! 🍏

Ready to join in the movement against hunger and inequity? Careers About Us Alameda County Community Food Bank has achieved notable success in recent years — and is currently responding to an incredible increase in need in our community due to the pandemic and recession. Even with a passionate net...

01/01/2023

⚠️ CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS ⚠️ We need your help! We urgently need volunteers this Wednesday, January 4 from 12pm to 3pm. Want to have fun and give back to kick off the new year? Come sort and pack food in our Oakland warehouse! 🍏 Youth ages 10+ welcome with adult. 🙋 You can register by going to accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer-calendar (select the "12pm Warehouse Food Sorting & Packing" shift). Please spread the word!

12/31/2022

⌛ Last chance! ⌛ Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry’s Eat Learn Play Foundation is MATCHING all gifts up to $150,000. Will you step up before midnight tonight and help us provide 600,000 meals for our community? 🤝 Elevate your impact and donate today at https://bit.ly/3WybYBA.

12/31/2022

Oakland 68s on Twitter

We told you we'd be back! The last time we came to the Alameda County Community Food Bank we had four members volunteering, but today we had 11! We couldn't be any prouder! You know we'll be back again, so how about we bump that number up to 20 next time?!

- Oakland 68's

“We told you we'd be back! The last time we came to the Alameda County Community Food Bank we had four members volunteering, but today we had 11! We couldn't be any prouder! You know we'll be back again, so how about we bump that number up to 20 next time?!”

12/30/2022

As we look to the year ahead, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge powerful community members like you for supporting our work, sharing your time as volunteers, advocating for just policies, and for always taking care of each other.💕

We know there is much work to be done but, together, we can imagine and build a future where we all thrive. 🌟

Whether you are ringing in the New Year with twelve grapes 🍇 at midnight or celebrating with a bowl of black-eyed peas 🍲 for good luck, we wish you a year ahead full of nourishment and joy.

Thank you for all you do to make Alameda County a healthier community. We look forward to continuing our work together in 2023.

From our Food Bank family to yours, best wishes in the year ahead!
The ACCFB Team 🧡

In the meantime, a quick reminder that the tax deadline is tomorrow night, if you'd like to make one last donation at https://bit.ly/3WybYBA.

12/29/2022

⏰📅 Just THREE DAYS left to make your 2022 tax-deductible gift! Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry’s Eat Learn Play Foundation is MATCHING all gifts up to $150,000. Will you step up before the Dec. 31 tax deadline to help us provide 600,000 meals for our community? 🤝 Elevate your impact and donate today at https://bit.ly/3WybYBA.

12/28/2022

'She works with a smile'; Sister Aminah Abdullah helps Muslim community members in need

"That's the whole purpose of the Muslim Community Center, to help the community and those who are struggling." We're grateful for community partners like Sister Aminah and MCC East Bay and all the work they do, read more from KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area.

As many celebrate the holidays, it's important to remember many in the Bay Area are struggling to get by. Aminah Abdullah with the Muslim Community Center is reminding people of this.

12/26/2022

ACCFB End of Year

As we approach the end of 2022, we are incredibly grateful to be a part of our community and hopeful, knowing the difference we’re making together. 💗

We're heading into 2023 with a lot of work still ahead of us. Through the end of the year, we have a special opportunity to provide double the impact (at the link in our bio).

We’re so lucky to partner with Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry's Eat Learn Play Foundation year-round in uprooting hunger across Alameda County and beyond. They’ve stepped up again by generously matching all donations up to $150,000 through Dec. 31. That means your $1 = FOUR healthy meals that will go towards meeting our goal of 600,000 meals for our community – in just one week!

Donate now at https://bit.ly/3WybYBA, or amplify our message by re-sharing this post with your followers.

Help support ACCFB today!

12/25/2022

Earlier this month Regi Young, ACCFB Executive Director, and Cené Price, Logistics Coordinator at ACCFB, attended and volunteered at and ‘s Foundation's 10th annual Christmas with the Currys.🎄

The event provided fun experiences, good food, and cool gifts to 500 children and their Oakland families. Together they played arcades and indoor golf, hung out with Mr. and Mrs. Klaus 🎅🏼 🤶🏼, and even ice skated ⛸️ with Olympian🥇 ! And, of course, our bus 🚌 made an appearance with to provide some cool books 📚 as well.

“We cannot do our work without partnerships, so it was great to see our partners in Eat. Learn. Play. throw such an incredible event for the families in attendance, and to have had an opportunity to contribute to that experience in even the smallest way.” – Regi Young, ACCFB Executive Director (Pictured Left) 🧡

“I enjoyed each and every single moment of this experience!” - Cené Price, Logistics Coordinator at ACCFB (Pictured right) 🧡

We're so grateful each and every day for all our wonderful partners that we get to work and be in community with. To learn more about the magical day, click the link in our bio to read 's 📰 coverage of Christmas with the Currys.

12/22/2022

Merry Christmas, Darling from WE ARE OAKLAND: Holiday Benefit Concert 12.17.2022

We are so grateful for the creativity and passion from folks like We Are Oakland Concert! 🧡

1 in 4 residents in our community is experiencing or at-risk of hunger.All funds raised at this holiday benefit will go to the Alameda County Community Food ...

12/21/2022

Tis’ the season for holiday recipes! ACCFB staff rounded up recipes of their favorite holiday dishes to celebrate with — including gumbo 🦐, latkes 🥔, congee 🍲, persimmon pie 🥧, camote 🍠 & much more. Alameda County is a diverse community and we’re proud to showcase all the culturally relevant foods and dishes, many using ingredients we distribute, that bring each of us and our families joy during the holiday season. 🧡 🥘 Get cooking! https://www.accfb.org/accfb-staff-holiday-recipes-2022/

12/20/2022

We've been grateful to our friends at KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area this holiday season who've been sharing beautiful stories from our food bank and across the Bay Area about people in our community who've been playing critical roles in our work. Please be sure to tune in to KPIX (CBS - Channel 5) TODAY at 4 p.m. (or 12/25 at 6 p.m.) for an hour-long special about the work of Bay Area Food Banks and the amazing communities that support us!

12/19/2022

Looking for a meaningful gift? 🕵️

Donate to ACCFB in honor of a loved one and share your love and appreciation with a tribute card! 💝 💌 Explore options for any occasion and visit donate.accfb.org/ecard.

12/18/2022

Just in time, we have a latke recipe for you, here: https://bit.ly/3W5ps8d! 🥔 🥔 🥔 As you can imagine, we really love food at ACCFB, and even more than just because it’s delicious and nourishing. We love enjoying food in community and as a way of connecting with others. So, we asked our staff for some of their favorite holiday recipes so we could share them with you and spend some time in the kitchen together! 🍳 From Mike, Director of Community Engagement & Marketing, who shared his family latke recipe (https://bit.ly/3W5ps8d):

"Latkes are one of a few traditional foods fried in oil to be enjoyed during Chanukah. The use of oil symbolizes the Chanukah miracle when only a days’ worth of oil kept the menorah in Jerusalem Temple lit for 8 days (long enough to make more oil). This latke recipe is pretty common – and simple! It just happens to be the one used by my Grandma when we celebrated Chanukah at her house – and is the one our whole family still uses to this day. WARNING: Your kitchen will smell like latkes for at least a week after cooking these!"

12/15/2022

A wonderful event that can be enjoyed both in person and virtually. Enjoy local musicians for free and, if you are able, you can make a donation to ACCFB.

Mark your calendar! We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming WE ARE OAKLAND Holiday Benefit Concert on Saturday, Dec 17 at 2pm – Yes, it’s a matinee!

We will be gathering IN-PERSON at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oakland at 650 Alma Ave. If you prefer to attend virtually, we’ll also have the concert streaming on Facebook and YouTube Live.

The concert is free to attend and we will be taking donations for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. More info at www.WeAreOaklandConcert.com

12/15/2022

East Bay organization led by Black Millennials fights food insecurity, one grocery bag at a time

We are so grateful to be in community with partner organizations like The East Oakland Collective. In this San Francisco Chronicle article, learn more about their work and how this powerful “East Bay organization led by Black Millennials fights food insecurity, one grocery bag at a time.”

1 in 4 Alameda County residents doesn’t have enough to eat, compared with 1 in 5 before...

12/14/2022

Check two tasks off your list: pick up groceries and support your community at the same time! ✅ ✅ Shoppers can give back this holiday season through Whole Foods Market's Shop Local, Give Local campaign. From November 30-December 20, 2022, both local supplier product purchases and donations made in-store at registers will benefit Feeding America member food banks like ACCFB.

12/14/2022

This a great opportunity to enjoy this December some music from local musicians and support ACCFB if you are able! 🧡

Mark your calendar! We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming WE ARE OAKLAND Holiday Benefit Concert on Saturday, Dec 17 at 2pm – Yes, it’s a matinee!

We will be gathering IN-PERSON at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oakland at 650 Alma Ave. If you prefer to attend virtually, we’ll also have the concert streaming on Facebook and YouTube Live.

The concert is free to attend and we will be taking donations for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. More info at www.WeAreOaklandConcert.com

12/13/2022

Higher food prices worsen hunger crisis this holiday season

The holiday season is in full swing, and Alameda County community need remains remains 50% to 70% higher than pre-pandemic levels. About 30% of calls to ACCFB's emergency helpline are from first-time callers. “Inflation has been the story of the year,” said Director of Community Engagement & Marketing Michael Altfest. Read more from AP about the impact on food banks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Staffers at Bread for the City, a venerable charity in the nation's capital, thought they were prepared for this year's annual pre-Thanksgiving Holiday Helpers food giveaway. The pandemic had faded, but inflation was high, so they budgeted to give out 12,000 meals, 20% higher tha...

12/12/2022

ACCFB on Asian Pacific America

"We are not content to merely alleviate hunger, we're working to eradicate hunger." Hear Policy Advocate Ezer Pamintuan discuss our community's need and ACCFB's essential advocacy work on NBC Bay Area's Asian Pacific America. "We need your help... whatever you have to offer however you're able to contribute, whether it's through your volunteer time, your donations, or through your advocacy, your contributions are essential to making sure we're able to achieve our mission of eradicating hunger."

Reposted from NBC Bay Area's Asian Pacific America Asian Pacific America: The Nourishing Neighbors Food Drive at Bay Area Safeways benefits the Alameda County Community Food bank, where 1 in 4 county residents is experiencing or at risk of food insecurity. Reported on November 13, 2022 by NBC Bay Ar...

12/10/2022

Join Raley's in supporting the essential work of local food banks this holiday season by donating to Food For Families Holiday Hope Drive! There are 3 ways you can donate: 1) Donate at checkout in-store. 2) Visit foodforfamilies.org to make a donation. 3) Buy a Food For Families holiday bears, also available in-store or online at shop.raleys.com.. All donations stay local, which means 100% of your donation feeds families in your community. 🤝🍎🧡

12/09/2022

Generations of Helping Hands

At ACCFB, feeding Alameda County has become a family tradition! 🧡 Learn more about Miriam, Noe, and Alexia — three generations of food bankers giving back to our community:

Reposted from CBS Bay Area 3 generations work together to help feed East Bay neighbors in need At the Alameda County Community Food Bank, feeding others has become a family tradition. John Ramos reports. Reported on November 24, 2022 by CBS Bay Area. More coverage from CBS Bay Area: East

12/09/2022

This holiday season, we're experiencing probably the highest need we've experienced as a food bank. Thank you to everyone shopping at Safeway this weekend, make sure to look for the tear sheet at the register and donate to the Food Drive!

12/08/2022

Here's an impressive number: thanks to your support on Giving Tuesday, we expect to provide more than 1.4 million meals ‼️ 🍎 🥕 🥦 🍞 🥚 🍒

“Thank you” only begins to express how grateful we are for the outpouring of generosity from our community last week. 🧡 🧡

We know there's still work to do. Your support this Giving Tuesday means we'll continue to be there for those of us impacted by the rising cost of food and most basic needs. Community members like you have continued to step up and show up to work towards our mission in uprooting hunger in Alameda County and beyond.

From all of us at ACCFB, thank you for showing us what COMMUNITY is all about. 🤝

12/07/2022

⚠️CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS ⚠️ The busy holiday season is upon us, and we need some extra hands this Thursday at our East Oakland Warehouse! We've had some groups downsize, so we need 50 folks to join us for a few hours of hard work and good fun. Give back to the community you're a part of! 💪🏽 For more info and to sign up, please visit accfb.org/volunteer. Please share widely.

A special shout out to the Donation Dads, a volunteer and fundraising group who have been volunteering with and supporting ACCFB since 2021. And, before you ask: No, they aren't dads, but they love "dad vibes" like Birkenstocks worn with socks. We are grateful to be part of such a generous, kind, and creative community! 💚

12/07/2022

‘Impact like no other’: Ayesha and Steph Curry’s super bus wows Oakland kids

Check out the San Francisco Chronicle's coverage of Eat Learn Play Foundation and our work together! 🚌🤝🧡

Ayesha and Stephen Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. bus brings food to kids who are hungry and...

11/30/2022

All day, our friends and community have been making this Giving Tuesday a GREAT one. Your generous donations help ensure ALL Alameda County community members have access to healthy, nutritious foods. 🍎🍊🍋🥦🍇

➡️ Donate now at https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf or spread the word and reshare this post! 🗣️

Every donation makes a big difference, no matter the size.This day of generosity is more important than ever. We can’t slow down now. 👉 If you're able, you still have time to join our efforts: https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf. Together with you, we can create a hunger-free Alameda County. 🤝

11/29/2022

ACCFB Giving Tuesday

Help us raise enough for one million meals today on Giving Tuesday. 🧡🧡 If you already donated, THANK YOU! 🙏 Spread the word and share on your social media! 🗣️

⌛ Donate now to have your gift matched: https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf

This year the Food Bank is spending more than $1 million every month to purchase food, and we’ve increased our fuel budget by the equivalent of 200,000 meals. Still, we don’t pass on those extra costs to our community. ➡️ Donate at https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf.

Help support ACCFB today!

11/29/2022

Happy Giving Tuesday! Today is the day when your generosity makes twice the impact in our community.🧡 🧡

🌟 Donate Now: https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf 🌟

Today all donations will be DOUBLED up to $100,000 thanks to a generous group of donors. With 1 in 4 Alameda County residents experiencing some level of hunger, it’s clear why you – our community of supporters – are so critical. So today, we have the goal of raising enough to provide ONE MILLION meals. ➡️ Will you join us? Donate at https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf!

11/28/2022

ACCFB Giving Tuesday

🗣️ PSST. Don't forget! Tomorrow is – a day that’s about people coming together to support one another.

You have the chance to 💕 DOUBLE 💕your impact so every $1 donated means FOUR healthy meals distributed in Alameda County.

➡️ Don’t wait and donate TODAY at https://bit.ly/3fTj4Bf.

As a community, we can support each other through tough times – especially now, as the cost of food and many basic needs continue to rise. Join us in community and help us reach our $100,000 goal tomorrow! 🧡

Help support ACCFB today!

11/25/2022

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month, and we at ACCFB can’t think of a better way to uplift, learn, and honor Indigenous culture and history than with some of our favorite books. ✨📚

➡️ Check out what we’ve been reading this month at accfb.org/booklist-nahm!

11/24/2022

We're grateful for you

As we work with our partners to nourish our neighbors this holiday season, we wanted to say THANK YOU for being in community with us! 💫🙏✨ We’re fortunate to have supporters who are compassionate and dedicated to uprooting hunger. Together, we are creating a more vibrant community for us ALL. 🧡

From all of us at Alameda County Community Food Bank, we wish you a joyous holiday season. 🍂🍁

11/22/2022

Save the date for Giving Tuesday on 11/29! 📅 No matter how amazing your Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are, there’s no way they can stack up to this one! 🛍️ 🛒

📣 Between now and Giving Tuesday, your gift will be matched up to $100,000 thanks to a generous group of donors! ➡️ Don’t wait and donate TODAY: https://bit.ly/3DYGhd7

Your support is more important than ever and every dollar makes a difference. You'll help provide DOUBLE the food and DOUBLE the peace of mind for those of us turning to the Food Bank this holiday season. 🧡🧡 We are grateful for your support and your commitment to making sure everyone in Alameda County has access to nourishing food!

11/21/2022

Headed to the grocery store? 🛒🍠🥧🍽️ Turn your next Safeway shopping trip into a good deed. 🧡 Help feed Bay Area families in need by donating to the Food Drive at the checkout register.

NBC Bay Area Telemundo 48

11/16/2022

💗 Meet Teresita! 💗 She wears many hats in her day-to-day life: wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and neighbor.

The rising cost of living affects so many of us, but that doesn’t stop our community from responding with compassion and kindness. For Teresita, having access to fresh food at one our partner organizations near her home is a big part of making her family’s budget work. Always a caretaker, Teresita also shares extra food from the distribution with extended family, neighbors, and her husband’s coworkers.

“We all appreciate the fresh food,” she says with a big smile.

We were honored to meet and chat with Teresita and her family in their thriving home garden that’s filled with a variety of plants that includes fruits 🍋, vegetables 🌱, and beautiful roses 🌹. Yoli, the family pug, also made a lasting impression on us! We’re so grateful to be in community with neighbors like Teresita.

Join us in building a stronger, vibrant community for us ALL🧡. Every dollar makes a difference and brings us closer to our goal of eradicating hunger in Alameda County and beyond. Invest in Alameda County’s future and make a gift today at: bit.ly/3tmMOJy

11/11/2022

Volunteer in the Community

📣 Our community needs YOU! 🤝 Partner agencies throughout Alameda County need volunteers to help distribute food at neighborhood distributions. “Try it out, your eyes will be opened to where the need is,” says longtime ACCFB volunteer Matthew Merzbacher who recently volunteered at a distribution run by Greater Grace Temple Church in East Oakland. “Every morsel of food you put out there – you see exactly where it is going.” 🍏🥕🥦

➡️ Check out our list of partner organizations across the county that are looking for volunteers:

Volunteer in the Community! Partner agencies throughout Alameda County need volunteers to help distribute food at neighborhood distributions. See below for different volunteer needs in our community. Berkeley | Oakland | San Leandro/San Lorenzo | Tri-Valley