With food insecurity hitting hard across the country, the Alameda County Community Food Bank and Faith Baptist Church, both in Oakland, provide assistance to Bay Area residents.
The Alameda County Community Food Bank distributes fresh produce with 48 hours of its arrival in the organization’s warehouse. Providing fresh fruits and vegetables is a top priority, according to the food bank. Oakland, California, February 12, 2018.
Alameda County Community Food Bank volunteers select nutritionally balanced combinations of foods that they’ll box up to be given away.
Volunteers sort through a new shipment of apples at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
A volunteer at the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, California, stacks jars of peanut butter that will be distributed to community organizations that work directly with those in need.
Workers from the Faith Baptist Church load their van with food they’ve just selected from the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Community members wait to gain entrance to a food giveaway at the Faith Baptist Church in Oakland, California, February. 14, 2018.
Community members wait for groceries at the Faith Baptist Church in Oakland.
Food giveaway at the Faith Baptist Church.
A volunteer passes out food at a food giveaway at the Faith Baptist Church in Oakland, California.
A community food assistance program at the Faith Baptist Church.
Food giveaway at the Faith Baptist Church.