Alameda County Community Food Bank

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Every month thousands of Alameda County residents rely on the Food Bank for nutritious food resources.

Your donations help provide low-income families and individuals with emergency food assistance and the most invaluable resource of all, hope. Your donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law.

Thank you for supporting the Food Bank's hunger relief and advocacy efforts!

Ways to donate include:

Online: Click here to make a secure online contribution with your credit card right now. You can also set up easy monthly donations.
By mail: Please make your check payable to the Alameda County Community Food Bank and send to:
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Attn: Development Department
P.O. Box 2599
Oakland, CA 94614
NOTE: The Food Bank participates in GuideStar, the national database of nonprofit organizations and online standard for nonprofit accountability.

Food Bank staff adhere to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice and subscribe to the Donor Bill of Rights.
See Your Gift Go Twice As Far: Take the Farm Fresh Produce Challenge and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
Become a corporate sponsor. more...
Share Your Security: Donate one of your monthly social security checks and help the 7,000 low-income seniors the Food Bank serves each week. more...
Make a Bequest: A bequest in your will or trust is a caring way to provide for the future of a charitable organization you support. more...
Donate stock: Gifts of stock can be transferred to the Food Bank without the donor paying capital gains tax. more...
The Combined Federal Campaign is a way for Federal government employees to support charities like the Food Bank through payroll deductions.

We invite you to support The Alameda County Community Food Bank through the Combined Federal Campaign. Please indicate The Food Bank on your payroll deduction form using our CFC #52816. If you have questions, please contact your human resources department or the Food Bank.
Volunteer time: Last year more than 3,900 volunteers donated more than 27,000 hours to the Food Bank! Volunteers sort food, help with office tasks, staff the Food Helpline, and assist with special events. more...
Food Drives: Find out how your business, school, service group, faith community or other organization can partner with the Food Bank to collect food and money. Also, find out where to drop off food in your community. more...

Food Industry Donations: The Food Bank welcomes food donations from local food manufacturers, food brokers, producers, growers and retailers. Needed donatoins include frozen, canned, fresh and packaged goods. Food donors are protected from liability under the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. To make a food industry donation contact: Glenn Ruley at
(510) 635-3663, ext. 326 or click here to contact by email.
More Donation Options: Sign up for eScrip. Donate a vehicle. Make an in-kind donation. more...