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Line of chefs and Karen Baker hold glasses in the air on stage to toast the event

Yolo Food Bank’s Global Rice Fest Celebrates Community and Cuisine

October 10, 2024

Featured Image Caption: The chefs toast to a great evening (left to right:Juan Barajas the Chef Ambassador, Sam Durrani, Craig Takehara, Sean Rumery, Billy Ngo, Katlyn Hall, Santana Diaz, Greg […]

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Sign Up For Yolo Food Bank’s New Monthly Giving Program!

August 7, 2024

Over the years, we have been deeply moved by the unwavering generosity and support of our financial donors. Since Yolo Food Bank’s humble beginnings over 50 years ago, our journey […]

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Yolo Food Bank’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament: A Swinging Success!

July 12, 2024

What began as a friendly competition between Yolo Food Bank’s Operations Department and the staff at Nugget Market has blossomed into one of our most anticipated events of the year.  […]

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Unity and Gratitude: Yolo Food Bank’s “Night at the Warehouse”

April 19, 2024

Last week, Yolo Food Bank hosted our much anticipated, “Night at the Warehouse” event, a vibrant celebration that brought together the core of our community: our dedicated volunteers, generous food […]

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Yolo Food Bank Releases Findings From the Yolo County Food Access Survey

April 5, 2024

Featured Image Caption: Speakers at Yolo Food Bank’s ‘State of Food Insecurity Event’. From left to right: Yolo County Board of Supervisor Chair, Lucas Frerichs; Mayor of Woodland and Woodland Food Closet Executive […]

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Yolo Food Bank is the Recipient of a Raley’s Donation of 22,000 Pounds of Apples Thanks to FirstFruits Farms ‘Take A Bite Out of Hunger®’ Program

March 28, 2024

WOODLAND, CA. (MARCH 28, 2024) – Raley’s and FirstFruits Farms made a generous donation of 22,660 pounds of fresh apples to Yolo Food Bank. This donation was made possible by […]

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Rays of Hope: Lisa Anderson’s Mission to Feed Dunnigan

February 16, 2024

The story of Lisa Anderson, a special Yolo County resident who transformed her own experiences of hardship into a mission to feed her community. A Ray of Sunshine: Meet Lisa […]

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Unveiling Yolo Food Bank’s Impact Report

February 2, 2024

We are profoundly grateful for the unwavering support and partnership from our donors of time, funds, and food – all of you make what we do at Yolo Food Bank […]

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Yolo Food Bank Holds a Successful ‘Global Rice Fest Founders Night’ Event to Announce a 2024 Festival and Fundraising Effort

October 17, 2023

WOODLAND, CA. (October 17, 2023) – Conaway Ranch was set aglow on the evening of October 13, as over 200 guests gathered for the highly anticipated Global Rice Fest Founders […]

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Food Banks Across California to Receive Thousands of Milk From California Dairy Families Partnership with Raley’s Food For Families

June 2, 2023

Left to right: Maureen Lemos (Dairy farmer, REAL CALIFORNIA MILK board member), Karen Ross (Secretary of Agriculture, California Department of Food and Agriculture), Karen Baker (Executive Director, Yolo Food Bank), […]

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