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As the holidays draw near, food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are struggling to meet the growing need even as federal commodity programs are providing less product to distribute, grocery store donations are waning, and cash gifts don't go nearly as far as inflation hovers near a 40-year high.
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Food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are struggling to meet the growing need even as federal commodity programs are providing less product to distribute, grocery store donations are waning and cash gifts don't go nearly as far as inflation hovers near a 40-year high.
Food banks across the Bay Area are feeding many more people this year but fundraising hasn't kept pace.
Volunteers and staff members at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley are moving fast this holiday season, doing their part to make sure Bay Area families don't go hungry.
California food banks used to distribute primarily canned and boxed food, but thanks to an innovative idea from a Bay Area man, they are also able to give away mostly fresh fruits and vegetables.
Even in fertile agriculture regions like the North Bay counties there are people going hungry who the Redwood Empire Food Bank helps every day.
A Bay Area resident who sometimes struggled to get meals while in college has found success in a career where his main job is to make sure people are fed.
Bay Area members of the Boy Scouts of America helped to collect thousands of pounds of donations for local food banks this month as part of an annual campaign to help those in need.
A Santa Rosa food bank is providing special assistance for the vision-impaired community in the North Bay.
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Interview with Regi Young, executive director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
"Dig Deep Farms," a BIPOC-led farm in Fremont dedicated to organic produce and advancing the food-as-medicine initiative, is also helping combat hunger in the Bay Area. Veronica Macias reports.
Max Darrow talks to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley CEO Leslie Bacho about year-end fundraising at the food bank (12-30-2023)
Reed Cowan talks to a longtime volunteer at the Redwood Empire Food Bank (12-30-2023)
Interview with Brian Mattos, Visa, and Tanis Crosby, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
Interview with Erika Carstensen, Supply Chain Manager, Redwood Empire Food Bank
Interview with Miles Cooper, attorney with legal firm Bicycle Law, and Katy Mann McKnight of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.
Reed Cowan talks to Redwood Empire Food Bank volunteer chef about distributing fresh pumpkin scones to needy (12-27-2023)
Shawn Chitnis talks to Redwood Empire Food Bank CEO David Goodman about the importance of volunteers (12-26-2023)
Shawn Chitnis talks to San Francisco-Marin Food Bank Executive Director Tanis Crosby about the dire need for support her organization sees during the holidays (12-26-2023)
Reed Cowan reports on Amazon making a holiday donation to the SF-Marin Food Bank
For the volunteers at the Redwood Empire Food Bank, Christmas isn't complete without helping their neighbors. Reed Cowan reports. (12-25-23)
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