The Food Bank for Monterey County
Food Facts
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
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.
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 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.
