The Food Bank for Monterey County
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Donate
We can distribute $5 worth of food for every $1 that you donate!
Make an Online Donation Now
Phone
Make a credit card donation by calling (831) 758-1523. Visa/MasterCard/American Express accepted.
Online
Make a secure online donation using your credit card here.
Make your check payable to Food Bank for Monterey County and mail it to 815 West Market Street, #5, Salinas, California 93901.
Please contact Leslie Sunny at 758-1523 or lsunny@food4hungry.org to find out more about the good your financial gift can do.
Volunteer
At the Food Bank for Monterey County, volunteers are indispensable in their efforts to provide food assistance. Last year, volunteers donated more than 48,000 hours of labor. This gift of time and effort resulted in a cost savings of $388,854.00.
This support enabled us to distribute 6 million pounds of food. Join us!
Volunteer Opportunities
We rely on volunteers like you to help sort, package and distribute healthy food to people in need in Monterey County. Click here to find out how you can help!
Host a Food Drive
You can make a difference in the lives of low-income families, seniors and individuals threatened by hunger. Please help us reach our goal of distributing 6 million pounds of food this year.
Hosting a food drive is easy! You pick the dates; we deliver the food barrels to your office, place of worship or school; and then we pick up the full barrels when your drive is over.
You can also collect financial contributions during your food drive. With every $1 donated, the Food Bank can distribute $5 worth of groceries, fresh produce, bread, dairy products and meat into the community. You can donate online, print out a donation form or write a check.
Food Bank Awards
The Food Bank for Monterey County has won a Business Excellence Award in the nonprofit category in Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce's 26th Annual Business Excellence Awards! Click here to view the winners.
Thank you to all who honored us with your vote!
Food Programs
Here are just a few ways you can help end hunger in your community.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
The Emergency Food Assistance Program is the Food Bank’s largest supplemental food program.
The Family Market
The Family Market is the Food Bank’s produce-based direct distribution program.
The Agency Clearinghouse
The Agency Clearinghouse supplies food to nearly 90 other Monterey County nonprofit agencies.
