Food banks

Inflation is close to a 40-year-high, Bay Area food banks and the people they serve are struggling.

Inflation is close to a 40-year-high, Bay Area food banks and the people they serve are struggling. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Everyone is digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for gas at the pump, especially volunteers for Meals on Wheels.

Everyone in the Bay Area is digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for gas at the pump, especially volunteers for Meals on Wheels. Melissa Colorado reports.

Food banks are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities.

Five San Francisco Bay Area food banks have a critical shortage with volunteers and are reaching out to the public for assistance.

Malou joins Chief Development Officer Cat Cvengros of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, and they talk about the hundreds of nutritious meals their volunteers package and deliver to those in need. Visit shfb.org to donate today.

SAN JOSE, CA – (January 5, 2022) – NBC Bay Area / KNTV, Telemundo 48 Área de la Bahía / KSTS, and Safeway today announced that over $4.3 million was raised to fight hunger in its 2021 Nourishing Neighbors holiday food drive campaign. The donation, equivalent to over 8.6 million meals, will benefit Bay Area Food Banks – a collaboration…

Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and Bay Area food banks are working hard to make sure everyone has a traditional holiday meal. NBC Bay Area/Telemundo 48 is helping with its annual food drive. Bob Redell reports.

To help those local food banks stock up, NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 are kicking off their Nourishing Neighbors food drive at local Safeway stores.

Thanksgiving is just over a week away and Bay Area food banks are working hard to make sure everyone can give thanks around a traditional meal. Kris Sanchez reports from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

It’s a hidden crisis that’s existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic

Food banks across the Bay Area are facing more challenges as more people are needing help and rising food prices are making it even harder for them to help everyone.

Food banks across the Bay Area are facing more challenges as more people are needing help and rising food prices are making it even harder for them to help everyone.

Many food banks are concerned about meeting demand this holliday season.

The higher costs and limited availability mean some families may get smaller servings or substitutions for staples such as peanut butter.

More than 18 months into the pandemic, San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations, from food banks to shelters for domestic violence victims, say that they are seeing more demand for their services than they ever saw before the pandemic.

Javier Albarran had worked in a hotel kitchen for more than 25 years when he lost his job last March due to the pandemic. Finding himself without insurance or the income he needed to get by, he said, “I didn’t know what to do.” When a friend asked him to take him to a food bank, Albarran overcame his embarrassment...

Food banks continue to operate as essential businesses and are struggling to meet the increased need in services because of the pandemic. Consider volunteering at your local food bank this Spring to make a difference in your community. The list below includes information about each food bank’s specific volunteer needs and ways to get involved. Volunteer duties can include...

Organizing a meal train, or simply surprising a neighbor with a favorite dish, are just a couple of ways you can help those in need.