Yolo Food Bank has entered into a $75,000 contract with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at California State University, Sacramento that will set the foundation for a countywide food security plan to guide the Food Bank and its partners as they collaborate to increase food and nutrition security and improve health outcomes for vulnerable […]

Meet Yura, Sofie, and Sarina – we sat down with them at the newest “Eat Well Yolo” food distribution! Organized in partnership with the student-run ASUCD Pantry and Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center, Yolo Food Bank launched a new “Eat Well Yolo” food distribution on campus this month. With greater access to weekly groceries at […]

Nearly half of all families in Yolo County don’t earn enough to meet basic needs. Not only did the pandemic triple the need for food assistance, it also illuminated the inadequacies of the local food system. At the same time, about 2.2 billion pounds of perfectly good, nutritious food is dumped in landfills every year […]