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Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Donate or Volunteer During this Time of Crisis
Are you able to donate to help us in our efforts to feed everyone who needs access to free food during this period of COVID-19...
‘Game-changing’ $600,000 grant from Bayer Fund will support Berkeley Food Network, Alameda County Community Food Bank
The grant will allow the organizations to expand distribution sites and help fulfill increased need for food-insecure residents during the pandemic.
Major Hunger-Relief Investment Will Help Alleviate Growing Food Insecurity in Berkeley
Berkeley Food Network has tripled its efforts during the COVID-19 emergency response. $600,000 Bayer Fund grant will grow innovative partnership between Alameda County Community Food...
Food pantries rally to help those made food insecure by COVID-19
Isalia Guerrero never expected to have trouble putting food on the table. As a house cleaner with a steady clientèle, a husband who worked 60...
Hub Kitchen Ramping Up to Meet Need for Prepared Meals
We are hard at work turning excess recovered food in to delicious nutritious meals to distribute through our mobile and on-site pantry distributions. These meals...
COVID-19 has perpetuated pre-existing injustices in the food system
By Evan Hazelett, BFN Research and Advocacy Manager December 8, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the realities of poverty, food insecurity,...
Berkeley High Jacket – Berkeley Food Network Moves to More Permanent Location
On Thursday, September 19, hundreds gathered in a large warehouse on University Avenue to celebrate the Berkeley Food Network’s (BFN) transition from operating out of...
Berkeleyside – New warehouse for Berkeley Food Network will help it deliver food to the hungry
Hundreds of people gathered in a large warehouse on University Avenue Thursday evening to celebrate the building’s transformation from a…
SF Chronicle – Bay Area developing ambitious new tools to reduce hunger
The battle against hunger is no longer confined to traditional realms like food banks and religious organizations. In the Bay Area, more activists and local governments are trying to...
Hub Kitchen Launching Soon!
The Berkeley Food Network is piloting our Hub Kitchen Project this fall. The goal of this project is to increase the supply of nutritious complete...
Meet Sarah, Our New Chef and Director of Programs
Sarah began at BFN on August 15 and is already working hard to get our Hub Kitchen project off the ground sometime in
New home for the Berkeley Food Network
We are very pleased to announce that we have been selected to lease the City of Berkeley-owned warehouse property at 1001 University Avenue to serve...
Why we oppose the House Agriculture Committee Chairperson’s 2018 Farm Bill
Why We Oppose the House Ag Committee Chairman’s 2018 Farm Bill Thanks to Stephen Knight, Director of Policy at the Alameda County Community Food Bank,...
Andy Olson – Making Local and Organic Accessible to Everyone
Andy Olson – Making Local and Organic Accessible to Everyone When Berkeley Food Network member Anders Olson graduated from UC Berkeley in 2010 in the...
Meet the Dynamic Duo – Jocelyn Foreman and Kristin Weinberger
Meet the Dynamic Duo – Jocelyn Foreman and Kristin Weinberger Jocelyn Foreman, BUSD’s Site Coordinator for Family Engagement and Equity at Malcolm X and John...
Berkeleyside – Berkeley Food Network fills the gaps for nonprofits working to end food insecurity
Every day, the Alameda County Community Food Bank delivers thousands of pounds of produce, dairy products, eggs, bread and other fresh foods to soup kitchens, food pantries, senior centers and other nonprofits working to...
Roles and next steps determined
After a successful convening of local agencies, the Berkeley Food Network team has determined the next steps and roles. Next steps include creating a formal...
Berkeley Food Network Convenes Local Agencies for first meeting
Berkeley Food Network Convenes Local Agencies for first meeting In March Berkeley Food Network convened a gathering of individuals and agencies that are addressing food...