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
Donate
We can distribute $8 worth of food for every $1 that you donate!
Make an Online Donation Now
Phone
Make a credit card donation by calling (831) 758-1523. Visa/MasterCard/American Express accepted.
Online
Make a secure online donation using your credit card here.
Make your check payable to Food Bank for Monterey County and mail it to 815 West Market Street, #5, Salinas, California 93901.
Partners Ending Hunger Monthly Giving Club
Monthly gifts can be automatically charged to your credit card, deducted from your checking account, or through Automated Bill Pay. Click here to join Partners Ending Hunger, our monthly giving club. For more information, contact Melissa Hartman, Development Director, at mhartman@food4hungry.org or (831) 758-1523.
Assets
The Food Bank for Monterey County accepts gifts of stocks, vehicles, land and homes. For more information on these special giving opportunities, contact Leslie Sunny, Executive Director, at lsunny@food4hungry.org or (831) 758-1523.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Food Bank for Monterey County is fortunate to have outstanding partnerships with corporations and foundations that help us to fulfill our mission’s goal of providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in the community.
Our special events every year offer a wide range of sponsorship opportunities for corporations. Contact Melissa Hartman, Development Director, at (831) 758-1523 or mhartman@food4hungry.org for more information.
Food
Donate non-perishable food items year round. If your business would like to become a year-round food drop off site, please contact Terresa Ferrucci, Food Drive Coordinator, at tferrucci@food4hungry.org or (831) 758-1523×210.
If you are a food industry donor, please contact Bob Stickles, Warehouse Manager, at (831) 758-1523.
In-Kind
The Food Bank accepts gifts of services (graphic design, public relations, professional services, etc.), trucks, equipment, electronic and print media, etc. Please contact Leslie Sunny, Executive Director, at lsunny@food4hungry.org.
Other Giving Options
We accept corporate matching gifts, honorary and memorial gifts, planned giving (living trust and estate planning), endowment gifts, challenge gifts, and grants. Please contact Melissa Hartman, Development Director, at mhartman@food4hungry.org.
Donation Form
Download our printable donation form here. (PDF)
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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.
