Food banks and delivery services

Alameda County Community Food Bank: The organization supplies hundreds of thousands of meals to a variety of agencies — including soup kitchens, food pantries, child care centers and more — on a weekly basis. They’re in urgent need of volunteers to help them build emergency food bags and prepare fresh produce.

To volunteer: https://www.accfb.org/getinvolved/volunteer/ Call Primrose: The organization is offering free groceries to any family/person in need in San Mateo County and will deliver.

To volunteer: https://www.callprimrose.org/ Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program: The organization collects donated food from USDA, Safeway, Trader Joe’s and others and distributes it to those in need in the EmeryvilleOakland area.

To volunteer: https://www.ecapprogram.com/ Food Runners: The organization delivers meals to neighborhood food programs. They need volunteers for the program to pick up perishable and prepared food from businesses and deliver it in vehicles directly to neighborhood food programs. The relay program provides enough food for more than 20,000 meals every week in San Francisco.

To volunteer: www.foodrunners.org Hands on Bay Area:The organization has compiled a list of ways people can volunteer for community support, including food banks, food pantries, deliveries and more.

To volunteer: https://www.handsonbay area.org/covid19 Meals on Wheels: The organization delivers about 7,200 meals a day to 3,600 residents, most of whom are over 60 and have difficulty leaving the house. They need donations to support their services.

To donate: mowsf.org Project Open Hand: The organization provides nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable.

To donate: www.openhand.org/donate.

To volunteer: www.openhand.org/volunteer San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: The organization serves more than 141,000 people every week. The food bank, which relies on volunteers, has seen roughly half of its volunteers cancel shifts for March.

To donate: https://www.sfmfoodbank .org/donate

To volunteer: https://www.sfmfoodbank .org/volunteer Second Harvest: The food bank provides food to more than 250,000 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties every month. They need donations and volunteers to sort or distribute food.

To volunteer: https://www.shfb.org/givehelp/volunteer/ Silicon Valley Strong: The organization was launched by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo as an initiative for those most hurt by the pandemic. They need donations and volunteers to help food security for the county’s residents — primarily seniors and medically vulnerable.

To volunteer: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/ your-government/departmentsoffices/mayor-and-city-council /mayor-s-office/san-josestrong/volunteer St. Anthony’s Foundation: The organization provides 2,400 meals a day and also provides people in need with clean clothing and addiction recovery services. They need one-time donations or monthly donations to help support their services.

To donate: stanthonysf.org. Supply Bank: Functioning similar to a food bank, Supply Bank instead distributes other provisions, including baby wipes, diapers, etc. It partners with 450 different agencies throughout the Bay Area and elsewhere in the state and plans to stay open during the coronavirus epidemic.

To donate: supplybank.org/donate/

To volunteer: supplybank.org/eventand-volunteer-opportunities

For more information on food banks in California, visit http://www.cafoodbanks.org/.