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Stories related to: food banks

Food and Sustainability

Local Hubs Distribute Food Aid Across Sacramento County

September 20, 2017 | Julia Mitric

Dozens of local food pantries will meet this week in Sacramento to swap strategies on how to tailor what they do to serve urban and rural communities coping with food insecurity.

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Food and Sustainability

Food Banks Prepare For Budget Cuts In Governor Brown's May Revision

May 15, 2017 | Daniel Potter

Food banks are bracing for cuts to the state’s Drought Food Assistance Program. Last year’s budget included around $18 million in food assistance for places hard-hit by the drought.

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Sacramento Food Bank Unveils New Produce Truck

March 10, 2017 | Sally Schilling

The Sacramento Food Bank is going mobile. It just unveiled its new produce truck.

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Stockton Firefighters Deliver Turkeys To Food Bank From Fire Truck

December 15, 2016 | Rich Ibarra

This is the 21st year for the annual Turkey Brigade, which along with Food 4 Less has donated more than 10,000 turkeys over two decades.

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Food and Sustainability

Summit Highlights Tools For Tracking Food Waste

August 9, 2016 | Julia Mitric

Californians throw away 6 million tons of food waste each year. A summit that's underway in Sacramento is sharing strategies to track food waste. The tools could help governments and businesses monitor surplus food and deliver it to those in need.

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Reno Food Bank Needs Volunteers

November 24, 2014 | Ky Plaskon

A food assistance provider in Reno has enough food... just not enough people to hand it out.

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Trial Program Delivers Breakfast To Seniors

September 8, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

For the next six months, 100 low-income Sacramento Senior Citizens will receive a free daily breakfast as part of a trial program at the River City Food Bank.

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Food Banks Feel The Drought

April 29, 2014 | Rich Ibarra

Many California food banks will be affected by the drought... with a combination higher prices and more people in need.

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