No neighbor should have to choose between food and survival.

From our Stockton pantry to 80+ Mobile Farmers Market sites across the county, the Emergency Food Bank brings food, nutrition, health education, and hope to families, seniors, and children facing food insecurity every single day.

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Make a difference today!

Your gift now can put food on a family's table tonight

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Your $1 donation = 3 meals.

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How can we help you today?

Choose the door that fits you - and go straight to what you need.

I Need Food

Find pantry hours, locations, and assistance programs.

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I Want to Help

Volunteer your time, host a food drive, or rally your team.

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I Am a Donor

Give once or monthly, and explore stocks, DAFs, and legacy gifts.

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I Am a Healthcare Provider

Connect patients to Food as Medicine and healthy food prescriptions.

Partner with us

I Am a Community Partner

Agencies, schools, faith groups, and businesses - let's work together.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

San Joaquin County hunger, by the numbers

Visits to our pantry, Mobile Farmers Market & partner pantries

Pounds of food distributed

Patients served through Food as Medicine

Years fighting hunger

WHAT WE DO

Programs that serve our community

More than a food pantry - a network of nutrition, education, health, and dignity across the county.

Stocked shelves at the Emergency Food Bank pantry

Food Pantry

Emergency groceries for San Joaquin County households, available twice per calendar month.

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Mobile Farmers Market

Fresh produce and nutrition education delivered to 80+ "food desert" sites delivered in our neighborhood throughout San Joaquin County.

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Food as Medicine

Healthy Food RX teaches how to use nutrient-dense food to help prevent and manage chronic illness.

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A STRATEGIC PILLAR

Food as Medicine

Through our Healthy Food RX program, we treat food as a tool to prevent and manage chronic illnesses like diabetes and hypertension - pairing nutrient-dense food boxes with nutrition education and cooking demonstrations.

Built in collaboration with healthcare and public-health partners, Food as Medicine connects clinical care to the kitchen table. It's prevention, stability, and health - not just charity.

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LEND A HAND

Volunteers are the heart of everything we do.

Caring individuals help us sort, pack, and distribute food to thousands of neighbors. Whether you have an hour or a whole team, there's a place for you.

Volunteer Today Host a food drive

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Your gift puts food on the table...today.

Don't let another child go to bed hungry, or another senior choose between medicine and a meal. Every dollar you give is multiplied through donated and rescued food.

Secure giving Tax-deductible Donor privacy

The Seals below are the highest rankings in sharing important information and exceeding non-profit industry standards ($0.89 of every dollar donated goes directly to programs).

$25

Will give a family of 4 - 3 meals a day for 1 week

$50

Will give a family of 4 - 3 meals a day for 2 weeks

$100

Will give a family of 4 - 3 meals a day for 3 weeks

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EFB 2030

Building the future of hunger relief in San Joaquin County.

A new chapter is coming - one with the capacity, cold storage, and disaster readiness to feed more neighbors, faster, for the next generation. Donors don't invest in square footage; they invest in outcomes.

Invest in the future