To help end hunger, the San Francisco Food Bank will distribute more than 33 million pounds of food this year to low-income
families, individuals and more than 500 local nonprofit agencies. Members of the press are welcome to visit our 55,000
square foot warehouse, interview experts about combating hunger, and visit food distribution sites throughout the city.
Contact: Marguerite Nowak, Advocacy & Education Manager
415-282-1907 x 262
DINE OUT AGAINST HUNGER DECEMBER 18 (pdf)
December 10, 2008
Enjoy an evening out and lend a hand to the 150,000 San Franciscans at risk of going hungry this holiday season.
Maverick’s Scott Youkilis and Michael Pierce have created Dine Out Against Hunger and organized some of the city’s top venues to donate up to 10% of dinner sales on December 18th to the San Francisco Food Bank.
Participating Dine Out Against Hunger restaurants include: Maverick, Slow Club, Serpentine, Foreign Cinema, Magnolia, Caffe Sociale, Kuleto's, Delfina, Americano, A16, Incanto, Range and SPQR. Maverick will also take 10% off the tab for any customers making an additional donation to the Food Bank.
The San Francisco Food Bank took over the Commodity Supplemental Food Box Program (CSFP) in June 2004 and since then the Food Bank has served almost 500,000 seniors through this program. CSFP is a federal nutrition program designed to improve the health and nutrition of senior citizens, by providing them with monthly food boxes filled with nutritious food seniors need to stay healthy, like canned tuna, cereal, grains, peanut butter, cheese, dairy products, fruits and vegetables.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers PARTNER WITH SF FOOD BANK
TO PACK SENIOR FOOD BOXES (pdf)
November 18, 2008
On Tuesday, November 18, members of the San Francisco 49ers team and 49ers staff will kick off the holiday giving season by volunteering in the warehouse at the San Francisco Food Bank. Volunteers will help pack monthly food boxes for low-income senior citizens. The 49ers will be packing the 500,000th CSFP food box that the Food Bank will distribute on Thursday November 20th!
CORPORATE LEADERS LUNCHEON TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FIGHTING HUNGER IN SAN FRANCISCO (pdf)
November 12,2008
For the fourth year in a row, over 100 Bay Area business leaders are giving “Food – The Perfect Gift”. The Corporate Leaders Luncheon recognizes those in the business community who have taken a lead in supporting the San Francisco Food Bank in its mission to end hunger.
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK HUNGER BLOGGER CHALLENGE (pdf)
October 29, 2008
What’s it like for low-income people struggling to feed their families as food prices skyrocket? Area food bloggers recently found out first-hand, when they agreed to spend just $21 per person for their entire week’s food budget.
The San Francisco Food Bank created the Hunger Challenge, which invited participants to live on the same food budget as an average food stamp recipient - $1 per meal per person. Six Bay Area food bloggers and recipe developers took the Challenge, which ran from Sept. 21-27, sharing their trials, tribulations and recipes with readers.
DAVID ARQUETTE JOINS FEEDING AMERICA AND THE ONEXONE FOUNDATION TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD FOR SAN FRANCISCO AREA RESIDENTS (pdf)
October 23, 2008
David Arquette and Matt Damon served food to people in need at the Arriba Juntos food pantry in San Francisco.Later that evening, they joined the OneXOne Foundation as it honored Feeding America as one of its domestic charity partners.
COMMUNITY FOOD PROVIDERS TO BE HONORED AT CITY HALL (pdf)
September 30, 2008
250 neighborhood food pantry coordinators, staff and volunteers will be honored at City Hall tomorrow by city officials and the San Francisco Food Bank for their “frontline work” distributing more than 21 million pounds of food each year to San Franciscans in need of food assistance.
The special Pantry Appreciation Luncheon will feature a proclamation from Mayor Gavin Newsom honoring the hard work of people who operate the Food Bank’s neighborhood food pantries as well as awards for pantries that have gone above and beyond.
440 SAN FRANCISCO SENIORS TO LOSE MONTHLY BOXES (pdf)
September 16, 2008
The San Francisco Food Bank is being forced to cut 440 seniors from the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), a federal food program designed to improve the health and nutrition of senior citizens. Participants receive a monthly box of U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities that is filled with food many seniors depend on: items like canned tuna or chicken, grains, milk, canned fruits and vegetables, juice and cheese.
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK TO RECEIVE SLOW FOOD NATION VICTORY GARDEN HARVEST (pdf)
July 16, 2008
The San Francisco Food Bank announced today that it will receive all the produce grown in the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden at City Hall in Civic Center Plaza. The newly planted garden will serve as a demonstration and education centerpiece leading up to and following Slow Food Nation’s Labor Day weekend event, providing visitors the opportunity to learn about urban food production.
At harvest time, anticipated to be in late September, the produce will be distributed by the San Francisco Food Bank to its network of nearly 200 neighborhood pantries, which provide produce and other vital groceries free to the City’s hungry.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO RAISES MORE THAN $366,000 (pdf)
June 18, 2008
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the San Francisco Food Bank (SFFB) will recognize 77 legal organizations and individuals who greatly contributed tothe 2008 Food from the Bar Campaign at an awards ceremony at One Market Restaurant in San Francisco Monday June 30.
The campaign brought in a record setting amount in its 16th year - raising more than $366,000; 20,631 pounds of food; and participating attorneys and staff volunteered for more than 849 shifts! The biggest contributor this year was Platinum Partner Fremont Group, with 54,250 service points, that were awarded for funds and food donated as well as completed volunteer shifts.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI TO VISIT SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK (pdf)
May 20, 2008
Speaker Pelosi will tour the San Francisco Food Bank to speak with staff about hunger in San Francisco, actions the Food Bank is taking, the rising cost of food and the effect the current economic situation is having on low-income families and the Food Bank. Speaker Pelosi will also volunteer at the Food Bank and host a press conference regarding hunger and rising food prices.
