The Food Bank for Monterey County
Food Facts
Food Events
Food News
- Sep 01, 2010
- The Monterey County Herald Helps Raise Food and Funds for the Food Bank
- Jul 30, 2010
- KION Food Aid Telethon Raises $8,920 for the Food Bank for Monterey County
- Jul 22, 2010
- Kitchen Studio Donates $1,675 to the Food Bank
- Jul 20, 2010
- The Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop Donates $3,000 to the Food Bank
The Food Bank for Monterey County
The Food Bank for Monterey County, a certified Feeding America food bank, is the largest supplier of emergency food in Monterey County. We distribute 6 million pounds of food annually.
The national image of our area is one of wealth and beauty. Yet poverty and food insecurity exist in the “Salad Bowl of the World.”
The challenge is great and we strive to meet it on a daily basis.
You can help us in our campaign to end hunger by donating, volunteering, or advocating.
Hunger in America 2010
HUNGER IS EPIDEMIC IN MONTEREY COUNTY
ONE-FIFTH OF POPULATION RECEIVES FOOD ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
NOW SERVES 88,700 DIFFERENT
MONTEREY COUNTY RESIDENTS ANNUALLY
According to the study results released from “Hunger in America 2010,” an estimated 88,700 different people are now served annually by the Food Bank for Monterey County—one-fifth of Monterey County’s population. Every week the Food Bank serves approximately 10,800 people. The last hunger study, conducted in 2005, reported 55,300 different people served annually and 4,900 weekly.
Download the Hunger Study (PDF) here.
Articles About Hunger
- How to take the Hunger Action Month pledge
- It’s Hunger Action Month! What are you going to do?
- Revisiting a disaster
- Hunger-relief loses a compassionate advocate
- Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price commemorate Hurricane Katrina disaster-relief
- Guest Blog: Chad Jester, president of the Nationwide Insurance Foundation
- Today on The Huffington Post: Looking Back on Katrina
- Transitioning from one hurricane affected food bank to another
- The national office answers the call after a disaster
- Client Story: Five years later, Barbara’s still getting things together
Holiday Food Sponsors
Thank you to our 2010 Holiday Food & Fund Drive sponsors. You will see their logos on all our food drive barrels and holiday grocery bags. We appreciate their generosity to us during this special time of year— and all year ’round.
Food Programs
Here are just a few ways you can help end hunger in your community.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
The Emergency Food Assistance Program is the Food Bank’s largest supplemental food program.
The Family Market
The Family Market is the Food Bank’s produce-based direct distribution program.
The Agency Clearinghouse
The Agency Clearinghouse supplies food to nearly 90 other Monterey County nonprofit agencies.
