We loved hosting a wonderful group of community members from West Sacramento, along with Mayor Martha Guerrero and Council Member Verna Sulpizio Hull, at our warehouse! Guests packed dried goods for upcoming distributions, toured the facility with Executive Director Karen Baker, wrote heartfelt ...cards to recipients, and enjoyed a homemade brunch from board member and West Sac neighbor Patrice Griffith. 👏

A strong advocate for Yolo Food Bank in Yolo County, Patrice invited her friends, neighbors, and fellow residents to see our work and lend a hand. We’re so appreciative of her support and we are excited to welcome more visitors and share our mission again soon! 💚

If you are a student who is back at school and looking for ways to get some community service hours then consider Yolo Food Bank!

Choose your adventure:
🥕 Harvest local produce
📦 Pack food boxes at the warehouse
🤝 Distribute food in your town

We welcome ...students aged 12+, and encourage parent volunteers until age 15. Check out all the opportunities to get involved here 👉 yolofb.org/volunteer

It’s early summer and that means there's lots of fresh produce at our warehouse and the meals we can make are extra tasty. 😋

🌮 Try chicken tacos loaded with crisp summer veggies.
🥗 Whip up a chickpea salad with crunchy greens and herbs.
🍑 Bake a peach cobbler ...with sweet, in-season fruit.

Our recipes are made for home cooks of all levels as simple, flexible options built around what’s in your bag. Every recipe highlights fresh food from our community and shows what’s possible when we all invest in access and health at the table.

Check out the recipes here 👉 yolofb.org/m/WarehouseRecipes

On Monday, August 11 the Public Community Food Distribution at Home Church in Woodland will be paused for health and safety due to high temperatures expected that day. Their distribution will begin again the next Monday, August 18 weather permitting. If you are in need of food assistance you can ...find other distributions that are available, just click the link here 👉 yolofb.org/AugustDistribution2025

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El lunes 11 de agosto, la Distribución Pública de alimentos en la Home Church de Woodland se suspenderá por motivos de salud y seguridad debido al aumento repentino de temperaturas ese día. La distribución se reanudará el próximo lunes 18 de agosto, si el clima lo permite. Si usted está en necesidad de asistencia alimentaria se pueden encontrar otras distribuciones que están disponibles, simplemente haga clic en el enlace aquí 👉 yolofb.org/AugustDistribution2025

🎒 We’re going back to school!

Yolo Food Bank has been a proud supporter of the Yolo County Children's Alliance Back-to-School Resource Fair, helping families prepare for the new school year. While we’ve long provided partner food for this event, this year marked our third time ...hosting our very own table and we were excited to be back at River City High School for this event supporting the community.

School supplies can be an extra expense that really stretches a family’s budget. During the event, 575 people stopped by our table, where we offered free school supplies, granola bars, and juice boxes. These items made a meaningful difference for families looking to start the school year with one less thing to worry about. 💚

We’re wishing all the Yolo County families a great year ahead! 👏

🎉 We're thrilled to share that Yolo Food Bank has received a $3,500 grant from AgWest Farm Credit's Rural Community Grant program in support of our Cultivo program!

(left to right) Yolo Food Bank's Armando Salud-Ambriz, Director of External Relations, and Alex Simmons, ...Senior Manager of Development, proudly accepted the grant from Nicole Viola and Anna Fricke, Relationship Manager Vice Presidents at AgWest.

Cultivo brings fresh food and culturally meaningful groceries directly to our agricultural workers; meeting them where they live and work. These funds help us continue nourishing some of our county’s most food-insecure neighbors.

“This grant strengthens our ability to honor and serve the hardworking people who sustain our region’s agriculture,” said Karen Baker, Executive Director. “We’re grateful for partners like AgWest who invest in our Cultivo Program and the well-being of our rural communities.” 💚

Thank you, AgWest Farm Credit, for supporting Yolo County, our farmworkers, and a more nourished community!

Yolo Food Bank's August 2025 Distribution Calendar is now available! This monthly calendar showcases all of our Public Community Food Distributions in Yolo County. 💚

We encourage everyone looking for help getting the food they need to be aware of scams that may take your ...information but not provide the food support you need. Our website is a trustworthy place to get information about where you can get access to free groceries in Yolo County on our 'Find Food' webpage or click the link here 👉 yolofb.org/AugustDistribution2025
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¡El calendario de distribución de agosto de 2025 del Yolo Food Bank ya está disponible! Este calendario mensual muestra todas nuestras distribuciones públicas de alimentos en el condado de Yolo. 💚

Animamos a todos los que buscan ayuda para obtener los alimentos que necesitan para estar al tanto de las estafas que pueden tomar su información, pero no proporcionar el apoyo alimentario que necesita. Nuestro sitio web es un lugar confiable para obtener información sobre dónde puede obtener acceso a alimentos gratuitos en el Condado de Yolo en nuestra página web 'Find Food' o haga clic aquí 👉 yolofb.org/AugustDistribution2025

We’re honored to have received a generous $2,000 donation through The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants program! 🎉

Thank you to The Starbucks Foundation for recognizing the impact we’re making together to strengthen our community. Through support from the Neighborhood ...Grants program, we’ll continue to address food insecurity head-on and ensure that families who need it most have access to fresh produce and shelf-stable groceries each week, to our neighbors in Dunnigan. 💚

🌟 Partner Spotlight: Holy Cross – San Vincent de Paul
For more than 10 years, Holy Cross has been a partner in bringing food to families in West Sacramento.

They distribute food three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, serving over 200 families every month at their ...pantry. More than 90% of the food they provide comes from Yolo Food Bank through our TEFAP program, USDA commodities and our Sutter Heath Partner Agency Store.

“Without the food we received from Yolo Food Bank we would not be able to distribute food to all the people that come to our food pantry,” said Ben Chavez, President of San Vincent de Paul Holy Cross (left). "Especially now that we are receiving even more people than usual.”

We’re proud to support partner agencies like Holy Cross throughout Yolo County so that all our neighbors have access to the food they need. 💚