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Inflation, Demand Leaves Bay Area Food Banks Struggling to Meet Needs
Inflation is close to a 40-year-high, Bay Area food banks and the people they serve are struggling.
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Inflation, Demand Leaves Bay Area Food Banks Struggling to Meet Needs
Inflation is close to a 40-year-high, Bay Area food banks and the people they serve are struggling. Cheryl Hurd reports.
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Rising Gas Prices Affecting Bay Area Food Banks
Everyone is digging a little deeper into their pockets to pay for gas at the pump, especially volunteers for Meals on Wheels.
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Rising Gas Prices Affecting Bay Area Food Banks
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.
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Omicron Wave Leaves US Food Banks Scrambling for Volunteers
Food banks are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities.
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Bay Area Food Banks Face Critical Volunteer Shortages During Omicron Surge
Five San Francisco Bay Area food banks have a critical shortage with volunteers and are reaching out to the public for assistance.
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Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Is Making Sure Anyone Who Needs A Nutritious Meal, Is Helped (sponsored)
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.
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Press Release: NBC Bay Area, Telemundo 48 and Safeway Raise Over $4 Million for 12th Annual “Nourishing Neighbors” Holiday Food Drive Campaign
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…
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Nourishing Neighbors: Drive to Help Bay Area Food Banks Provide Holiday Meals
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.
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Nourishing Neighbors: Drive to Help Bay Area Food Banks Provide Holiday Meals
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.
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Nourishing Neighbors: Drive to Help Bay Area Food Banks Provide Holiday Meals
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.
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Thousands of Military Families Struggle With Food Insecurity
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
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Record Inflation Impacting Bay Area Food Banks
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.
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Record Inflation Impacting Bay Area Food Banks
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.
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Food Banks Feeling Impact of Increased Prices
Many food banks are concerned about meeting demand this holliday season.
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US Food Banks Struggle to Feed Hungry Amid Surging Prices
The higher costs and limited availability mean some families may get smaller servings or substitutions for staples such as peanut butter.
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Silicon Valley Area Food Banks Strain Under Growing Logistical Needs of Poverty
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.
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A Former Kitchen Worker Describes His Struggle With Hunger: ‘I Didn't Know What to Do'
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...
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Bay Area Food Banks Volunteer Guide
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...
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10 Easy Ways to Help Families Battling Hunger or Food Insecurity
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.