According to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank, 66% of the recipients of food bags -- which primarily contain fresh produce -- are seniors. Another 41% of recipients live with someone who has a disability. This makes each delivery especially significant, Stewart said. The volunteer deliveries...
Veronica Macias reports on a widow who has found family and a purpose volunteering at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank.Dec 10, 2024 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago CBS News Colorado CBS News Detroit ...
Despite all the complications, Victoria Nguyen showed up to volunteer at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank, noting need was rising as businesses closed. “There’s a lot of people who make minimum wage, so they’re going to need food for their families who are now no longer attending sch...
One year ago, the Food Bank embarked on the first leg of our three-year strategic roadmap to root into our values, deepen our partnerships and advocacy, and chart a course from the pandemic era towards a future of abundance. The first year of that journey was a year of listening and le...
“The quality of the food that you guys offer is amazing… It’s been a godsend,” Todd Dickinson told us one Monday after selecting groceries at the Tenderloin Pop-up Pantry, a collaboration between the Food Bank and St. Anthony’s in San Francisc... ...
Nearly 50,000 households in San Francisco and Marin rely on the Food Bank to put food on the table for their families. And with the increased cost of food and rising rates of food insecurity since the pandemic, your support in 2025 is critical. Thanks to a match offer from the Lassen ...
Officials with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank said Monday that their organization is urgently seeking funds as it continues to face challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A volunteer packs onions in the warehouse of the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2021. U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge – surging food prices and supply chain issues. As holida...
South San Francisco volunteer honored for work with food programJoan Aragone
stories are wrenching: the hours some families spend driving from one food bank to another; the shame felt by many at not being able to provide for themselves; the distress of a mother now on the other side of the table at the food bank where not long before she ha...