Feeding the Hungry
Hundreds Line Up In The Cold For Glide’s Grocery-Bag Giveaway In SF Tenderloin
Hundreds in need were willing to wait in some very cold temperatures and long lines Wednesday morning for the annual grocery bag giveaway from Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.
San Francisco Charities, Volunteers Serve Thousands Of Thanksgiving Meals
Volunteers began chopping, slicing and dicing at San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church early Thanksgiving morning in the Tenderloin where the church will serve more than 5,000 meals to the poor and homeless.
Last Minute Turkey Donations Help South Bay Organization Near Goal
One anonymous person donated $3,000 worth of turkeys to help Sacred Heart Community Service feed needy families.
Second Harvest Food Bank Seeks 6,000 Turkeys For Thanksgiving
Second Harvest Food Bank, which serves Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, is scrambling to collect enough turkeys to feed hungry families this Thanksgiving.
Second Harvest Food Bank Seeks 2 Million Pounds Of Food In Holiday Drive
A holiday food drive with a lofty fundraising goal got under way in the South Bay Thursday morning. This year’s goal is to raise $12.4 million and distribute 2 million pounds of food, organizers said.
San Francisco Food Bank Denied Federal Funds Second Year In A Row
The San Francisco Food bank was denied federal funding for the second year in a row. As a result the bank’s executive director is now seeking donations and requesting a review of the federal funding formula.
Bay Area Teen Takes Innovative Approach To Helping The Hungry
Waste No Food connects restaurants that have excess food with charities that need it, all to help the hungry.
Soup Kitchen Next To Wealthy Atherton Gears Up To Feed Thousands
A soup kitchen that shares a fence line with one of the most affluent communities in the Bay Area has been feeding 600 people daily since 1974.
Thousands Served In 20th Annual Oakland Thanksgiving Dinner
It was a milestone that almost didn’t happen, but thanks to an angel investor, the 20th annual Thanksgiving dinner in Oakland was able to serve thousands of hungry community members.
About The Bay: SF Composting Law Keeps Leftover Food From Needy
San Francisco’s composting program appears to be taking food out of the mouths of the city’s hungry.
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