Alameda County Community Food Bank

Food Helpline

Food Helpline: 1-800-870-3663 (FOOD)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm

The Food Helpline, the Food Bank's countywide referral program, connects people in need with emergency food programs in their neighborhood. The Food Helpline staff and volunteers make more than 800 referrals monthly and can assist callers in 140 languages.

In addition to referrals to food pantries and soup kitchens, callers receive information about other programs, such as Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Food Stamps. They also receive information about non-food programs, such as Earned Income Credit and Healthy Families.

Besides the Food Helpline, the Food Bank operates a Free Summer Lunch Hotline during the summer months for referrals to sites that serve a free summer lunch to children and teens ages 18 and under, and a Holiday Hotline in November and December for referrals to holiday food programs.

For free, hot meal locations serving Alameda County, click here (50k .pdf* file). For free food pantry locations serving Alameda County, click here (70k .pdf* file).

Food Helpline Resources. To receive flyers and resource guide materials, email helpline@accfb.org

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