San Francisco emergency officials gathered more than 100 private and nonprofits – including the Food Bank – to urge advanced planning in the event of a Pacific Gas & Electric “fire safety power outage”.

KCBS Reporter Holly Quan spoke to several people for her story, including Food Banker Isabel Flores…

Teenage siblings from Marin continue their effort to support the Food Bank by gathering fruit donations from neighbors.  Check out more on the story from the The Marin IJ’s Matthew Pera.

The Trump Administration’s rule changes to SNAP access are affecting many of our participants. Read more.

El Departamento de Agricultura propone “cerrar la brecha de elegibilidad automática” del Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP) y quiere ahora auditar a las familias que reciben ese beneficio federal para determinar si son elegibles para recibir alimentos. Univision

A sanctuary with no judgment — that’s what Tania Estrada, the community programs director at the Women’s Building, calls their food pantry, established through a partnership with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s immigrant food assistance program.

Read more on this story from Mission Local reporter Ashvini Malshe. 

Across the U.S., millions of people face penetrating physical, mental and emotional diminishment caused by systemic hunger. But why are people waging an existential battle with hunger in the richest and among the most agriculturally productivecountries in the world?

The causes and correlations are complex and varied, of course, but the underlying issue is food insecurity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as “a lack of of consistent access to food for an active, healthy life.” As such, food insecurity reaches beyond the personal discomfort of hunger and encompasses the spectrum of sociological, economic, and political inputs that lead a daily hunt or want of food.

Read more from freelance Reporter Thomas Scheuneman in Triple Pundit.

Imbibe Magazine launched Negroni Week in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s great cocktails and an effort to raise money for charities around the world, including ours!

Since 2013, Negroni Week has grown from about 120 participating venues to almost 10,000 venues around the world, and to date, they have collectively raised about $2 million for charitable causes.

Check out some of the great coverage of Negroni Week 2019

The New York Times

Imbibe Magazine’s Food Bank “Negroni Week” Profile

And this mention on Hoodline  

POCKETS OF POVERTY REVEAL WIDESPREAD FOOD INSECURITY HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT IN LAND OF PLENTY

This is a region of farm-fresh abundance and dining excellence. It’s also a place of scarcity for people like fixed-income seniors living in subsidized housing in Tiburon. Or the two-income Sausalito couple who hit hard times when the husband, coping with an expensive, chronic health condition, lost his business. Or students in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties who struggle to pay the cost of going to college while keeping up with classwork. Or young immigrant families in San Rafael’s Canal District, whose adults often hold down multiple jobs. Or the soon-to-graduate single mom on a limited budget living in low-income housing in Marin City. Or the motley crew of West Marin individualists with limited financial resources in San Geronimo. Or farm laborers in Napa. Or residents displaced by fire or flood in Sonoma.  There is need in every nook and cranny here.

Read more on this series of hunger stories from reporter Sarah Henry in Edible Marin and Wine Country Magazine.

While the Golden State Warriors fell short of their goal of an NBA Finals three-peat, fans of “Dub Nation” stepped up in a big way, raising thousands of dollars for their neighbors in what has become an annual tradition: the Food Bank Finals Challenge.

The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank asked Warriors fans to show they are more generous than Toronto Raptors fans when it comes to supporting their local community. When the series ended with Toronto capturing its first-ever NBA title, the true winner was the community at large. ACCFB and SFMFB collected a combined $20,000 to help feed neighbors in need on both sides of the Bay – enough for 45,000 meals.

Check out some of the news coverage of this year’s FBFC.

ABC7

CBC

CP24

Thousands more county residents soon will be eligible for CalFresh food benefits because of a change in state law.

Beginning June 1, an estimated 3,000 additional Marin residents are expected to qualify for the program, which stretches household budgets by allowing families to afford nutritious produce and other healthy options.

Read more about it in this story written by reporter Richard Halstead.