ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
PO BOX 2599, OAKLAND, CA 946140599 www.accfb.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK PASSIONATELY PURSUES A HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITY.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION AS ALAMEDA COUNTY'S CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DONATED, SURPLUS AND PURCHASED FOOD FOR NONPROFIT AGENCIES, THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 39.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD INCLUDING 16.9 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR (32.4 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD INCLUDING 16.4 MILLION OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR). THE FOOD WAS PROCURED FROM PURCHASED FOOD, DONATIONS, GOVERNMENT, AND OUR FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM. THE FOOD BANK PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTES THIS FOOD THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 250 STRATEGICALLY LOCATED MEMBER AGENCIES. THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CHILDREN'S BACK PACK PROGRAM, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, AND OUR MOBILE AND SCHOOL PANTRIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE FOOD BANK'S DISTRIBUTED POUNDS INCREASED BY 22%, DUE IN PART TO HIGHER FOOD DONATIONS AND STRONGER DIRECT DISTIBUTIONN THROUGH THE OPENING OF SEVERAL POP-UPS AND THE DISTRIBUTION EMERGENCY BAGS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, FOOD DISTRIBUTION DECREASED 1%. THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTES ALL DONATED AND GOVERNMENT PROCURED ITEMS FOR FREE AND CONTINUES TO SUBSIDIZE PURCHASED SHELF-STABLE ITEMS.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN EVOLVING ROLE IN WORK FROM PACKAGING OF FRESH PRODUCE, BAGGING CHILDREN'S FOOD BAGS, AND SORTING DONATED FOOD TO HELPING IN A VARIETY OF SKILLS- AND PROFESSIONAL-BASED WAYS INCLUDING CONSULTING ON RISK-ASSESSMENTS. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO UTILIZED FOR THE HELPLINE, OFFICE ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, AND EVENTS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE EQUIVALENT TO 52 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR. VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE 102,922 AND 102,762 FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY.

OUTREACH MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH INCLUDES THE FOOD HELPLINE, FOODNOW.NET, COMIDAAHORA.NET, AND CAL FRESH OUTREACH. SINCE 1994, CALLERS TO THE HELPLINE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE A SAME-DAY BAG OF FOOD, OR HOT MEAL AT A LOCATION IN OR NEAR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CALFRESH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS AND KNOWN NATIONWIDE AS SNAP) OUTREACH PROGRAM, SERVES AS THE BLUEPRINT FOR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION. THE FOOD BANK'S CALFRESH OUTREACH STAFF GUIDES ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKING THROUGH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. THE CALFRESH OUTREACH PROGRAM INCREASED APPLICATIONSIN 2020. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED EQUALED 7,323 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 (4,495 IN 2019).

AGENCY SERVICES THE FOOD BANK SUPPORTS ITS 250 MEMBER AGENCIES IN MANAGING GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS, SECURING GOVERNMENT FUNDING, AND ADHERING TO RELATED CONTRACTS. THE FOOD BANK ASSISTS MEMBER AGENCIES INFOOD SAFETY, EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT, AND OTHER OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS.NUTRITION PROGRAMS - THE FOOD BANK SUPPORTS ITS MEMBER AGENCIES AND CLIENTS THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICES, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBER AGENCIES AND CLIENTS UTILIZE THE WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FARM FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, THAT MAY BE NEW TO CLIENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, NUTRITION MATERIALS, RECIPES, COOKING CLASSES, AND TASTE TESTING DEMOS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT HEALTHFUL EATING. NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICES ALSO HELP CLIENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR OTHER FOOD RESOURCES TO BRING HEALTHY CHOICES TO THEIR FAMILIES.

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