The San Francisco Food Bank is all about feeding the hungry of San Francisco and Marin. The charitable organization’s mission is to help people not starve, and not have to choose between rent and food or other basic necessities. Unfortunately, this very much is the case for the people living in these areas so the San Francisco Food Bank was set up nearly 25 years ago to collect and repackage many thousands of pounds of food which it thereafter distributes to soup kitchens, grocery centers, educational programs and the elderly.
Every week, more than 200,000 people are the recipients of food from the Food Bank. Each day, a staggering 93,000 meals are made. Thus, through its vital work, this organization links up people and food, also by working with more than 450 nonprofit partners.
The Food Bank receives food from various different sources including: grocery stores, processors and the USDA. Sometimes food is given as it is approaching its code date; other times because it is misshapen and still other times as the company simply made too much. We have a bunch of volunteers working for us who deal with the food at our warehouse, so we save money on otherwise having to employ around 50 full-time staff members. It is our intention to feed as many of the hungry as possible, ensuring the people of San Francisco and Marin do not go to bed starving or need to worry about where their next meal is coming from.