COVID-19 Food Programs

In This Together

As an essential service, the Food Bank continues to provide food for those with financial burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic. We increase those efforts with temporary and existing programs.

The following programs are put in place to increase food access during the pandemic:

Pop-up food pantries

We opened Pop-up pantries across San Francisco and Marin to accommodate large numbers of people who have lost access to food due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, we have 27 pop-ups, most of them are serving about 10 times more people than our regular pantries, including drive-thrus.

Pantry at Home

Many of our senior participants are sheltering in place and no longer have access to their weekly pantries. Together with partners and Food Bank volunteers, we are ramping up our Pantry at Home delivery program to provide groceries to about 12,000 homebound seniors each week.

Supporting existing pantries

We work closely with our pantry partners to help keep as many pantries open as possible so they can continue to serve participants.

By the Numbers

We have opened
29 Pop-up pantries
many are Drive-thrus

We deliver groceries to
8,000+ seniors
per week

There are about
55,000 households
receiving weekly groceries

In This Together

As an essential service, the Food Bank continues to provide food for those with financial burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic. We increase those efforts with temporary and existing programs.

By the Numbers

A First of Its Kind: Drive-through Pantry

Pop-Up Food Pantries Keep Food Flowing

Delivering Food to Seniors: Q&A with Esther Honda

Feeding Our Kids During the Pandemic