By Ezer Pamintuan, Policy Advocate “What does it feel like when you’re hungry?” Several children furrowed their eyebrows in recollection as I posed them this question. These were the days before COVID-19, when I still had the opportunity to speak
It’s with great excitement that we announce Regi Young as Alameda County Community Food Bank’s new Executive Director! On September 7, Regi will formally take over for Suzan Bateson, ACCFB’s fearless leader since 2001. Regi joins
Our CalFresh Outreach Program started almost 20 years ago was primarily staffed by one person named Liz Gomez. Liz worked to ensure that we connected callers with their neighborhood food pantry where they could pick up emergency food right away. She would also help assess program participation in other important nutrition
Our Multimedia Coordinator Antonio, who grew up working at his family's restaurant in Spain, shared this refreshing and delicious gazpacho recipe just in time for the start of tomato season! “One of my favorite things to do is cook
In this month’s Food for Thought blog we dive into the wild world of our Food Recovery Program (FRP)! Our program connects retailers, who have excess food, with our partner organizations in the community, to make
