ACCFB’s agency partner, Tri-City Volunteers (TCV) Food Bank + Mobile Pantry, has been a beacon of hunger relief in the Fremont, Newark, and Union City area since 1970, and a Food Bank partner since the beginning in 1985.

Today, TCV Food Bank tailors their food distribution models to match what works best for their clients, providing food in ways that are dignified and convenient.

Every weekday, community members can visit TCV Food Bank at their farmers market-style distributions, which provide a variety of fresh produce and proteins from ACCFB’s warehouse in addition to pre-packaged foods sourced through grocery rescue, with an average of 200 clients picking up food every weekday.

TCV Food Bank’s mobile pantries visit an average of 1,500 families each week, meeting people where they are, such as in senior housing. The organization also provides unhoused community members with snack packs, ready-to-eat foods, and hygiene kits.

By arranging distribution and delivery to meet the unique circumstances of their community members, TCV Food Bank’s farmers market distributions and mobile pantries center dignity, and convenience, ensuring that people can access the right food in the right place, and at the right time.

For Mercedes Martinez, who visits TCV Food Bank regularly to get food for himself, his wife, and his granddaughter, the distributions help them make ends meet “I’m behind on rent and bills because food is so expensive, and what we get here is a huge help. The food prices are so hard for everyone right now,” he says.

Mei Ying, one of TCV Food Bank’s own volunteers since 2012, receives food from their distributions. “If this place didn’t exist, if people did not donate here, there’s not much that I could do,” she says. “There wouldn’t be food.”

TCV Food Bank’s commitment to volunteer service and community show up in every aspect of their work, building a welcoming environment for all who participate in their programs.