Yolo Food Bank Blog
Yolo Food Bank to Provide Disaster Relief Grocery Cards to Vulnerable Residents Experiencing Power Outages During Winter Storm
Designed to supply households with emergency and replacement food, the cards will be distributed by local partner agencies, made possible with financial support from PG&E. *Please Note: A second disbursement of disaster relief grocery cards was completed as of January 23, 2023. WHAT Yolo Food Bank and its partner agencies are coordinating the distribution […]
2022 Holiday Food Distribution Schedule
Full list of 2022 holiday food distributions hosted by Yolo Food Bank or our community partners: Full list of “Eat Well Yolo” food distributions impacted by November holidays or holiday food distributions: Questions? Please contact Yolo Food Bank’s office by phone at (530) 668-0690 or via email at information@yolofoodbank.org.
Announcing Yolo Gives & Gathers
YOLO FOOD BANK LAUNCHES NEW FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Today, Yolo Food Bank (YFB) has launched “Yolo Gives & Gathers,” its annual fall campaign raising $175,000 to address food insecurity during the holiday season. This time of year is often a financially stressful time for many vulnerable community members. […]
Karen Baker is Named New Executive Director
New Leader Possesses Proven Expertise and Innovation to Benefit the Food Bank Yolo Food Bank board of directors has named Karen Baker as its new executive director. Baker, who has been serving as the organization’s interim director since July, takes over following a successful career as a non-profit and public sector leader, strategist and […]
Meet The Avalos Family
Meet the Avalos family! Yolo Food Bank Hunger Heroes Juana, Carolina, Vanesa, and Juan have volunteered with Yolo Food Bank for over two years. When the pandemic started, the Avalos family came across an “Eat Well Yolo” fresh food distribution at the West Sacramento City Hall building during their walk. They decided to volunteer as […]
Meet Dana
Meet Dana! Long-time Davis resident and Yolo Food Bank Hunger Hero volunteer, Dana Armstrong Hughes is the site lead for our “Eat Well Yolo” free, fresh food distribution at University Covenant Church in Davis. She began volunteering with us over two years ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Growing up, I took food production […]
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