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84% of our funding comes from individuals like you and for every $1 you donate, we can buy $7 worth of food.

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We rely on a small army of over 250 dedicated volunteers to keep the food supply flowing.

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For more than 45 years we have provided food assistance in a compassionate and caring environment to the Alameda community.

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Kind Words from Our Donors

I am now employed and used the food bank 2 months ago. It is now time to give back. I am thankful for food received in the past & to all volunteers!

Lea

Rather than exchange Christmas gifts, my siblings and I decided to each donate to a worthy cause!

Summer

I know people that depended upon your nutritional sustenance in the pandemic and now beyond.

Janice

I got a new job and just got paid. Paying my good fortune forward.

Janny

You can’t think past your stomach when you’re hungry.

Emily

In memory of my grandmother and great-grandmother who fed the hungry during the great depression.

Amanda

Helping those in need, in honor of a doctor who did the same for me.

Robert

May this food nourish you so that you may nourish others.

Joanna

Thank you for providing this vital service to those in need. I was once that person. Now I am privileged to give back to those who helped my family.

Sharon

While I didn’t need to use the food bank’s services, it was very close during 2020. Once I was able, I knew Alameda Food Bank was my first giving goal.

Steve

This money is my 6 and 8yr olds saved allowance. They wanted it to go to feed people.

Rebecca

News and Events

Partner Profile: Dine and Connect

We work with so many Partners on the Island that we thought it was high time we highlighted some of the best. This month we take a look at Dine & Connect who help Alameda's unhoused population.

We're Hiring

Job Opportunities

We’re hiring. Join our team of four full-time team members and over 150 community volunteers.

Our Mission

Founded in 1977, the Alameda Food Bank is a non-profit organization that helps Alameda community by providing nourishing food to those in need in a compassionate and respectful manner with the support of dedicated volunteers and local partners.

Food Bank Update

A lot has changed at the Alameda Food Bank in the past 2 years. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re doing.