Posts Tagged ‘Alameda County Community Food Bank’
‘This isn’t false hope, this is real hope.’ Oakland community groups meet growing food need during pandemic
Every Tuesday, Maria Rodriguez waits in a line that stretches down the block on MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, her 5-year-old daughter sitting patiently beside her. Rodriguez chats with other mothers from the neighborhood about what they might be picking up that day.
Read MoreOakland mayor candidates participate in hunger and poverty roundtable
The mayor, who is running for re-election in November, was one of 12 mayoral candidates at the roundtable event hosted in East Oakland by Alameda County’s Community Food Bank.
Read MoreEast Bay food bank launches Hunger Awareness Month campaign
Alameda County Community Food Bank fights hunger with month-long “30 Ways in 30 Days” program.
Read MoreDemand for food bank and food stamp programs on the rise in Oakland
Calls for food bank assistance and food stamps have risen in Oakland and Alameda County despite the official end to the recession.
Read MoreFor some Oakland seniors, a meal is hard to come by
Some people have potted plants on their front porches. Others have rocking chairs or benches. Walk onto the porch of Jessie Mae Brown’s East Oakland home on any given day and you’re likely to be stepping around 100-pound bags of onions and potatoes or bins of apples and carrots—all fresh for the taking.
Read MoreOakland Raiders, students sort food at Alameda County food banks
When Brad Lubeck, 11, and his mother Stacey showed up at the Alameda County Community Food Bank for an afternoon of volunteering with his Boy Scout troop, he didn’t expect much in the way of thrills. Food bank staff showed Brad and the others what to do with the broccoli and carrots they’d be unloading, and said it would be the Scouts’ job to teach the process to another group of volunteers arriving shortly.
Then the surprise was sprung. Six giants in black and silver strolled up to the boys and asked for instructions. The Oakland Raiders had arrived.
Read MoreGreens’ Don Macleay promotes civilians on police force, higher minimum wage
The only City Council candidate declaring his party affiliation at every voter forum, one-time mayoral hopeful Don Macleay says he would bring his Green Party principles to city government. One of a series profiling the seven candidates for the District 1 seat.
Read MoreFree summer lunch program for kids and teens begins in Oakland
This year’s Free Summer Lunch Program for kids and teens begins this week in locations throughout the city of Oakland. The program was established to provide breakfast and lunch to people age 18 and under to fill in the gap that is often left in the number of meals kids receive once the school semester ends.
Read MoreDuring Hunger Action Month, Alameda County’s food bank urges awareness, donations
This September, in an effort to encourage public engagement in the fight against hunger, Alameda County’s Community Food Bank is working with 200 food banks nationwide to promote “Hunger Action Month.”
Read MoreFree summer meal program helps Oakland families
The last bell of the school year rang for Oakland school students on Thursday. But where to swim, travel or play sports aren’t the only questions these newly liberated youth—or their parents—have on their minds. How to provide a daily, nutritious meal is a more immediate concern this summer for low-income families and the 20,000 children that depend on reduced-price meals during the school year.
Read MoreCommunity photo of the week: The girl in green
Oakland North is adding a new feature to our site–every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Miranda Everitt.
Read MoreAt Spice Monkey, last-minute food donations meet goal
A week before Thanksgiving, Spice Monkey Café and Restaurant co-owner Kanitha Matoury had been worried that food donations would fall short of her 1,000 pound goal. The restaurant, located at 1628 Webster Street, hosts one of several food drives in downtown Oakland aimed at stocking the food pantries, soup kitchens, and senior centers served by the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Read MoreEast Bay Area nonprofits look for volunteers at local fair
Hundreds of residents, workers, and commuters who visited the downtown fair during the busy work lunch hour. Community members representing a dozen East Bay Area nonprofit organizations had set up informational tables in the center’s walkway area to encourage residents to volunteer and make donations. Participating groups included the Alameda County Community Food Bank, Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, Habitat For Humanity of the East Bay, and Reading Partners, a national organization that uses volunteers to tutor children.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2009: Virtual Food Drives, Train Accidents, and a Website Grows in Oakland
Happy Wednesday, Oakland Sad news to start: An Amtrak train on its way to Sacramento to San Jose struck a car Tuesday evening near the intersection of Fruitvale Avenue and E10th Street, killing the man driving. December is a busy month for the Alameda County Community Food Bank and this year, more than ever, the…
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