Between working, running errands, and fulfilling other commitments, many people don't have a lot of time left over. Yet, more than 16,500 people in our community open their schedules and roll up their sleeves to support our community - the
Chiaki Treynor has only been volunteering at the Food Bank for a few months, but she's already leading teams of volunteers in our warehouse. "I liked the idea of working with new people and sharing the enthusiasm for the work
The holidays are the Food Bank's busiest time of year, a time when the majority of monetary and food donations come in. And, volunteers! Between November and December, more than 3,500 volunteers flooded into our Food Bank. They sorted produce,
If you're one of the 20,000 volunteers who came through our Food Bank doors last year, you know hunger is a year-round problem many Alameda County residents face. And without each and every person who donated their time, we wouldn't
“Whoa. I didn’t know the Food Bank was this big.” We often hear that sentence when people visit us for the first time. Many people are surprised by the size of our warehouse, the scope of our staff, and the
