The pandemic has put Thanksgiving at risk in Yolo County.
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Yolo Food Bank COVID-19 Relief Fund, supplying needed food to residents devastated by the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has increased demand for food assistance in Yolo County by more than 60%, and Yolo Food Bank is responding. Distributing approximately 800,000 pounds of food countywide per month. Providing nutrition safely to 6,000 senior citizens and other vulnerable residents. Ensuring daily meals for at-risk homeless sheltered in local motel rooms. Expanding and adapting distributions, including drive-through access locations.
COVID-19 DISASTER RESOURCES
Volunteer
During the Crisis
Delivery assistance, food distribution site monitors, packing and sorting, and other roles are needed on both an ongoing and occasional basis.
Donate to the
COVID-19 Relief Fund
Demand for food assistance has increased more than 60% and programs have adapted and expanded quickly to meet the need. Your support now saves lives.
Our Mission
To end hunger and malnutrition in Yolo County.
Yolo Food Bank's Countywide Work and Impact:
A Chat With Executive Director Michael Bisch
WHAT WE DO
For 50 years, Yolo Food Bank has elevated the common good for the people and communities of Yolo County by fighting food insecurity. Founded as a volunteer-run backyard gleaning program, Yolo Food Bank has grown to an organizational network of staff, volunteers and more than 80 nonprofit partner organizations. We coordinate the storage and distribution of food from a network of growers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and grocery stores, while simultaneously cultivating new sources of food.
Our Programs
YOLO GROWN
Yolo Food Bank’s Yolo Grown program increases access to locally grown fresh produce among food-insecure Yolo County residents by building a network of partnerships with local farms and seed companies.
