Food Events
Food News
- Sep 01, 2010
- The Monterey County Herald Helps Raise Food and Funds for the Food Bank
- Jul 30, 2010
- KION Food Aid Telethon Raises $8,920 for the Food Bank for Monterey County
- Jul 22, 2010
- Kitchen Studio Donates $1,675 to the Food Bank
- Jul 20, 2010
- The Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop Donates $3,000 to the Food Bank
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What’s in a Name? Feeding America
Feeding America replaces the name America’s Second Harvest this year. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, Feeding America recognizes there has never been a more important time to engage the public in the issue of hunger. After 30 years, the national name, America’s Second Harvest—The Nation’s Food Bank Network, was still relatively unknown. In order to impact public engagement on hunger and help feed hungry people, research was conducted for a name that clearly and quickly explains its mission and invites people to join the anti-hunger movement. Given that, the new name, Feeding America, was tested and chosen.
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and thrive. Network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks that address hunger in all of its forms. The Food Bank for Monterey County is a certified Feeding America member food bank.
Holiday Food Sponsors
Thank you to our 2010 Holiday Food & Fund Drive sponsors. You will see their logos on all our food drive barrels and holiday grocery bags. We appreciate their generosity to us during this special time of year— and all year ’round.

Food Programs
Here are just a few ways you can help end hunger in your community.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
The Emergency Food Assistance Program is the Food Bank’s largest supplemental food program.
The Family Market
The Family Market is the Food Bank’s produce-based direct distribution program.
The Agency Clearinghouse
The Agency Clearinghouse supplies food to nearly 90 other Monterey County nonprofit agencies.












