Community Organizing

Empower Change. Build Community. Transform Systems.

At Alameda County Community Food Bank, we believe that hunger is solvable. But solving hunger requires more than just giving out food—it requires addressing the root causes of food insecurity: poverty, racism, and systems of oppression.

Food bank staff member delivering fresh carrots

This Is Why We Organize

By organizing, we bring people together to fight for real, long-term change. We equip community members with the skills to take action, advocate for themselves, and demand the systems they deserve. Together, we organize, push policy from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to Sacramento to Congress, train new leaders, and build coalitions with immigrant rights and tenant rights groups.

Food Justice Organizing Task Force

Through the Food Justice Organizing Task Force, we are building a movement that empowers individuals and communities to take charge of their futures and fight for food justice for all. The Task Force is made up of everyday people like you—volunteers, students, immigrants, food assistance recipients, and community leaders—who are dedicated to ending hunger and advancing food justice. Task Force members showed up at county hearings and helped win $10 million in Measure W funding for food security in Alameda County. By joining the Task Force, you will:

Build Skills

Gain leadership development, organizing, and advocacy skills.

Plan and Take Action

Collaborate with others to carry out actions that drive change.

Grow the Movement

Recruit new activists and help expand the reach of our work.

Get Involved: Join the Movement

Join the Food Justice Organizing Task Force

Volunteer to be a food justice organizer. Help us organize, educate, and advocate for systemic change in food systems.

Attend our Monthly Food Justice Task Force General Meetings

Join us on the third Thursday from 5:30–6:30 PM PT to connect, strategize, and take action.

Community Organizing Leadership Academy Program (COLAP)

Build the skills to lead campaigns, mentor new members, and help drive the movement for human rights.

English/Spanish interpretation is available at our meetings.

Have questions or want to learn more? Send an email to schedule a 15-minute info session or one-hour orientation.

Jessward Docena: jdocena@accfb.org | Jocelyn Vera: jvera@accfb.org

You can email the organizers to schedule a 15-minute info session or one-hour orientation.

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We all have a strength. And once we get to discover that strength—that nobody’s anybody’s enemy—we’re going to overcome anything and everything.

– Soraya Urrutia, Volunteer Community Organizer

Building people power:

Community organizing with Lucia Henry