The Food Bank for Monterey County
Food Facts
We can distribute $7 worth of food for every $1 donated!
Food Events
- May 08, 2010
- National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger! Food Drive
- Mar 24, 2010
- Project Homeless Connect Monterey County
- Apr 30, 2010 - May 02, 2010
- 2010 Monterey Coast Corvette Cruise
- Mar 16, 2010 - Mar 27, 2010
- Cross Roads Christian Church Food Drive
Food News
- Mar 16, 2010
- Feeding America Announces a New Partnership with Maxwell House® Coffee and Wheel of Fortune
- Mar 16, 2010
- Feeding America to Partner with United Airlines
- Mar 16, 2010
- Peter Pan Peanut Butter "Spreading Childhood Magic"
- Mar 16, 2010
- Oscar Mayer Kicks Off the Good Mood Mission to Benefit Feeding America
Education and Advocacy
The Education & Advocacy Program promotes the Food Bank’s mission in the community by educating people about the personal, political and social issues related to hunger.
The Food Bank for Monterey County advocates on the local, state and federal level for better policies and legislation that will guarantee adequate nutrition for everyone. Click here for our legislative agenda for 2009 that explains the policies and initiatives the Food Bank is supporting.
Our Activities
Advocacy activities include visiting elected officials to educate them about the problem of hunger, our programs, and policies that could improve the situation and the government nutrition programs. In addition, the Food Bank co-chairs the Central Coast Hunger Coalition (CCHC) that meets monthly to discuss legislation and public policy. In addition, we coordinated Feeding America’s “Hunger Study 2009” in our service area.
How You Can Help
Click here to sign up for the Food Bank’s advocacy alert and find out about actions you can take to let our elected officials know how you feel about ending hunger. Sent out on an as-needed basis, these alerts have information on how to write letters, make phone calls and get involved!
Other Advocacy Organizations
To know more about anti-hunger advocacy in California…
Visit California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA) for information and advocacy efforts that can help California end hunger www.cfpa.net.
To know more about advocacy on a national level…
Visit Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) to see what’s happening nationally www.frac.org.
Click here to sign up for our email alerts.
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Holiday Food Sponsors
Thank you to our 2009 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.
