In the News
In the News
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KALW Crosscurrents Examines Need in San Francisco
MAY 2013 - KALW radio aired a segment about the Food Bank on its show Crosscurrents. Reporter Sarah Reynolds interviews Food Bank pantry participants and examines the depth of need in San Francisco.
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NPR: Here & Now: Food Banks Expand Their Mission
DECEMBER 2012 - Food Bank Executive Director Paul Ash discusses nutrition with NPR's Here & Now: "Over two-thirds of our foods are fresh foods, and that really changes the way we interact with our clients."
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The New York Times: Sharing the Bounty of California
DECEMBER 2012 - An eight-slide photo essay from The New York Times features the Food Bank and the Farm to Family program that provides fresh produce for our network of 230 farmer's market-style pantries. The photoset was featured in the national print edition and is now online.
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SF Chronicle: Food Bank of SF-Marin Gets Holiday Help
DECEMBER 2012 - From the front page of the Bay Area news section in the Sunday, Dec. 23 San Francisco Chronicle, volunteers discuss their family volunteer traditions.
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NPR: KQED: California Report: Food Bank Volunteer Becomes Client
NOVEMBER 2012 - Food Bank participants talk with KQED's California Report about the significant role of food pantries in helping to make ends meet.
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SF Chronicle: Food Bank has Thanksgiving turkey shortage
November 2012 - With less than a week until Thanksgiving, the Food Bank is short more than half the turkeys it needs for this year's traditional holiday sharing.
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Marin IJ: A time to give thanks and help others in need
November 2012 - Marin may have one of the highest median household incomes in the state but 21 percent of Marin's population qualifies as low income. That is a family of four earning less than $41,000 a year, which is 185 percent of the federal poverty level. What can you do to help this holiday?
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Marin IJ: Food needs of Marin's low-income residents not being met
November 2012 - New census data shows that the number of Marin residents at risk of hunger jumped to 51,247, or 21 percent of the population. A study the Food Bank sponsored with the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality found that a low-income person living in Marin is missing seven meals each week.
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NY Times: Food Banks Expand Beyond Hunger
November 2012 - More food banks now provide fresh produce and nutrition education. The San Francisco and Marin Food Banks lead the way, with fresh produce making up nearly two-thirds of the total distribution.
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SF Chronicle: Federal Funding Cuts Hurt Food Bank
October 2012 - For the second year in a row, the Food Bank has been denied funding from the national Emergency Food and Shelter Program, resulting in a loss of $161,000 — enough for 483,000 meals.
