News
Welcoming Our New Executive Director, Andrew Crispin
With great excitement and optimism, we announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Andrew Crispin, who began in this role at the beginning of...
Meeting Basic Needs Post-COVID: Looking Forward to Collective Action
Last month, Berkeley Food Network hosted a private partner conversation in our Community Room to discuss the complexities of food insecurity, the role of food...
Volunteers Empowered with Trauma-Informed Training
Will they run out of food? Will there be enough eggs for my family? What about produce? These are common questions those receiving assistance ask...
Double Your Impact this November: Donate to Matching Campaign
All November long, Daffy member Josh Hannah has pledged to match up to $10,000 in donations made to the Berkeley Food Network. This generous initiative...
Announcing Interim Leadership at BFN
Senior Managers Andrew Crispin and Jonathan Kitchens step into the role of Interim Co-Directors. Seven years ago, our founding BFN Executive Director Sara Webber brought...
Support Local: Donate Your Berkeley Bucks to BFN!
We are pleased to announce that we now accept donations of Berkeley Bucks! Berkeley Bucks is the city’s first e-gift card, valid at more than...
Executive Director and Co-Founder Retires from BFN
Sara Webber founded Berkeley Food Network seven years ago to reimagine food assistance in Northern Alameda County. Dear Community, We would like to announce that...
BFN Volunteers Create A Culture of Dignity
Food is a universal need, and everyone has a right to it. Not only is food necessary for optimal health, but it is also how...
Shifting Language and Power Dynamics
We’re adopting a new term to describe people using our pantry services. Read on to learn more. BFN is always designing ways to innovate and...
Caring for Food is Caring for Community
BFN refines food sourcing and food safety standards to uphold the dignity of our members and partners. Keep reading to learn more. The mainstream food...
2023 Open Houses at BFN
You’re invited to experience BFN behind the scenes at our monthly Warehouse Open Houses. Every fourth Friday April-October, from 5 PM-7 PM, we will open...
2023 Outlook: Programs & Partnerships
Andrew Crispin joined BFN in the spring of 2022 as Distributions Program Manager and was promoted late last year to Senior Manager of Programs and...
2023 Outlook: Sourcing & Warehouse Operations
Jonathan Kitchens joined us last fall as Senior Manager of Supply Chain. Shortly after, Ben Lindheim was onboarded as BFN’s new Inventory & Procurement Manager,...
Meet Veronica Volny
It’s our pleasure to introduce you to Veronica Volny, BFN’s Hub Meal Program Coordinator! Although Californian by birth, Veronica has spent time living in Europe...
Bayer Fund grant helped Berkeley Food Network get 5 times more food donated last year
The food network funnels supplies from Alameda County Community Food Bank to 70 food pantries in the Berkeley area, reaching more people in need. Read...
Upcoming Volunteer Trainings
Volunteer Orientation and Lead Pantry Volunteer Training. We are currently recruiting Warehouse Volunteers and Pantry Client Intake Leads and Pantry Leads at both our Onsite...
Meet Andrew Crispin
Meet Andrew Crispin, Berkeley Food Network’s Distribution Programs Manager! Originally from New Hampshire, Andrew is still getting used to the Bay Area’s distinct lack of Autumn-centric...
Fall Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director: In Gratitude On the morning of January 3, 2022, I looked out my window, and for the first time since the early...
A Groundbreaking Conference on Food Insecurity Returns After 50 Years
In 1969, the first ever White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health laid bare the difficult truth that, despite unprecedented post-war wealth, America still...
It’s Hunger Action Month!
September is Hunger Action Month. This year, the Berkeley Food Network is asking you to double down on your commitment to ending hunger in Berkeley...