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We can’t achieve our mission of ending hunger in San Francisco and Marin without pushing to change the systems and structures that created the hunger crisis in the first place.
We are committed to advocating for just, equitable public policies that address the root causes of hunger and strengthen the social safety net.
We prioritize policies where hunger prevention intersects with health, poverty, equity, social
justice, and food systems. Read more in our Policy Platform and our 2022 State Policy Agenda
$1.4 billion
Funding for the Pandemic-EBT program to feed kids during Covid-19
600,000
Seniors on SSI connected to CalFresh thanks to advocacy to expand eligibility
$30 million
To fund Basic Needs Centers for college students
Working in coalition with partners locally and nationally, we have already achieved some big
wins in the fight to end hunger.
Our advocacy efforts secured $300M in the CA state budget for emergency food and capacity enhancements to improve infrastructure and disaster resilience
We joined partners statewide to pass a first-in-the-nation Universal School Meals Program to provide free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 public school students
As members of the SF Food Security Task Force, we lobbied for the creation of a citywide report to hold government agencies accountable for ending food insecurity and ensuring health equity
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and I feel deeply connected to relatives that have passed away when I make recipes they wrote down for me. What’s your favorite home-cooked meal? Carnitas, extra crispy!
What does food mean to you? Food means culture, community, and connection. So many memories are made around the dinner table; it's one of the few things that don't change with age! I show my love to my family and friends by cooking them meals,
What’s your favorite fruit or vegetable? Steamed artichoke - I'm a born and bred Californian.
What’s your favorite part of your job? That's hard to answer because I love so much of it! If I had to pick one thing, I'd say hearing from participants and community partners and telling their stories is the most rewarding part of my job.
Meet Mara! Mara is our Communications Coordinator who supports media, messaging, storytelling, and public relations. How long have you been at the Food Bank? About a year and a half https://t.co/x8mnqNb7N9
Meet Mara! Mara is our Communications Coordinator who supports media, messaging, storytelling, and public relations. How long have you been at the Food Bank? About a year and a half https://t.co/x8mnqNb7N9
Make double the impact today by signing up for a volunteer shift by the end of this month! An anonymous donor is offering a matching gift of $25,000 if 2,500 volunteers sign up. Help us meet this match today: https://t.co/NTftxik3m2 https://t.co/lcquAaUDbg
Are you a Marin local or looking to help out in the community? We need volunteers at our Bahia Vista and Mill Valley pop-up pantries in Marin County. Sign up for a shift: https://t.co/NTftxijvwu https://t.co/enDH2Sg7WW
📈 Families across America are paying 12% more for groceries right now—with no end in sight to soaring prices. Programs like TEFAP can help feed families while food prices rise, but not without the support of Congress. 👉 Tell lawmakers: invest in TEFAP! https://t.co/D6WSLws2l6 https://t.co/9NZ08Qz4vU
👏Y! 👏P! 👏C! What's that spell? The SF-Marin Food Bank's Young Professionals Council hosts volunteering opportunities, fundraisers and social events. Sign up today to receive updates about joining the YPC and getting more involved in your community: https://t.co/B1ZD4NWpg0 https://t.co/viKG7U6dDK
With a meal we can connect with one another, ourselves, and the land we live on. It's everything. What’s your favorite home-cooked meal? My current favorite is gobi manchurian, specifically Nisha Vora's recipe (aka Rainbow Plant Life).
What’s your favorite fruit or vegetable? Yet another vote for mango! And for veggies, I love Chinese eggplant. What does food mean to you? Food is life! It's the basis for so much.... love, respect, relationship, revolution, creativity, and connection.
What’s your favorite part of your job? I love talking to folks out in the community about their lives and connecting with them, hearing about their hopes for the future, their hobbies, and moments of joy as well as the struggles. And I love the people I get to work with 😊
Meet Annie! Annie is our Development Writer who supports messaging and writes and shares stories from her interactions with the community. How long have you been at the Food Bank? 7 months https://t.co/eHnz840Ndf
Meet Annie! Annie is our Development Writer who supports messaging and writes and shares stories from her interactions with the community. How long have you been at the Food Bank? 7 months https://t.co/eHnz840Ndf
Members of @PRRCSF adopted two weekly routes for our Home-Delivered Grocery service and are considering adopting a third route. They threw a well-deserved celebration and we’d also like to thank them for their dedication, time, and efforts to deliver groceries to our community! https://t.co/z6yc1WC9mX
#SB1481 will ensure fair pay for providers to make up for the spike in food costs. Funding child care meal service is a preventative measure to ensure that children’s most basic needs are met. Please support #SB1481, @ChrisHoldenNews @Rendon63rd! https://t.co/UYktRfiCy2
What does food mean to you? Food bonds people together from volunteers to participants, friends to families. Food also shows its culture & tradition. What’s your favorite home-cooked meal? Stir-fried beef and broccoli What’s your favorite restaurant in the area? CALA
Our dedicated volunteers deliver weekly groceries to their door, conduct a wellness check, and build connections with them. What’s your favorite fruit or vegetable? Watermelon
What’s your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is to connect seniors and adults with disabilities to Home-Delivered Groceries. It's always challenging for seniors and adults with disabilities to attend our neighborhood food pantries.
Our work to end hunger is rooted in partnerships and coalitions. Our collective power can
bring the transformational change we envision.
We are a group of advocates committed to ending hunger in California. We are united in our belief that access to adequate, nutritious and safe food is a fundamental human right.
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Organizations working to advance, protect and defend access to health care, nutrition programs, public services and economic support for immigrants and their families at the local, state and federal level
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Nourish California advocates for smart, progressive policy solutions that promote fundamental human rights, dignity, and justice through increased food access.
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Californians for SSI (CA4SSI) is a statewide coalition of over 200 organizations across the aging, disability rights, housing and homeless, anti-hunger, and anti-poverty sectors working to ensure our most vulnerable neighbors can live their lives in dignity.
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A coalition of 50+ organizations representing education, health, agriculture, and food banks. We work together to ensure that free school food is the best it can be for our students, economy, and planet.
Learn moreIf you represent a community-based organization interested in joining our policy work, please
reach out to our team at advocacy@sfmfoodbank.org
For more on hunger, research, and how to join the movement, check out our Resources
