Serving food insecure Berkeley and Albany households since 1969. Bringing good, nutritious groceries into Berkeley and Albany homes experiencing crisis.
Berkeley, CA
Joined April 2015
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Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Incarceration affects entire families & can ⬆️ the risk of food insecurity. #CalFresh can help.
#ThrivingTransitions
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
California.
Colorado.
Maine.
Minnesota.
New Mexico.
Vermont.
Michigan.
With a signature from the Governor, Massachusetts will become the eighth state to pass School Meals for All, allowing K-12 public school students to eat free starting the upcoming 2023-24 school year.
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
All kids will eat free at Berkeley Unified this year berkeleyside.org/2023/08/02/…
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Our friends from Filipino Farmers Cooperative from Central CA shared this photo from their trip in the Bay Area today — showcasing their first harvest of 2023 😍🌽🌱🥬🫛💕
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
The big corporations we work for are getting rich off of our hard work. Meanwhile, we’re stuck trying to make ends meet.
#RaiseTheWage
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
‼️ UPDATE: the deadline has been extended to Aug 18!
Take advantage of the extension and call 1-800-887-8230 and access your #PEBT 2.0 benefits!
🚨 Aug 1 = DEADLINE to get a re-issued #PEBT 2.0 card!🚨
If you didn’t receive or use your PEBT 2.0 card in 2022, your child might be able to get a new card— but this is NOT automatic, so make sure to call 1-800-887-8230, BEFORE Aug 1st
More info: nourishca.org/blog-category/…
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
"it’s so vital that nearly HALF of all babies in the US receive crucial #WIC support—that’s 6.6M participants in total! Yet could be much greater–50% of parents, infants, & children eligible for WIC are not receiving it."
commondreams.org/opinion/rep… #WICstrong
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Despite its enormous budget, experts and former service members say the U.S. military is failing to ensure soldiers can feed their families. @GabePietrorazio buff.ly/3PHs381
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
We're so grateful @CAgovernor's critical investment to boost #CalFresh benefits via the fruit and veggie pilot! This program provides matching $$ for up to $60/month 🙌 mendocinobeacon.com/2023/07/… @SPUR_Urbanist
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Join StopWaste Educator Chef Helga on Sat, 7/8 OR Tue, 7/11 for a hands-on cooking demo at the @EcologyCenter Farmers’ Markets. Learn how to use every nutritious part of each seasonal ingredient to minimize food waste + stretch your budget. More info: bit.ly/3NJyV1P
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Have you registered?
It's not too late 👉stopwaste.org/hhw-oakland
Tired of toxics cluttering your home? It's time to send them packing! Dispose of them safely at the free drop-off event on July 9!
Free HHW Drop-Off Event
📍 Oakland, CA
⏰ 9AM - 1PM
Register today: stopwaste.org/hhw-oakland
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Congrats🎉to our 2023 Environmental Leadership Award winners, recognized at a ceremony yesterday for their innovative and game-changing work toward an inclusive circular economy where resource efficiency and equity benefits all. 🙌
(unroll thread for winners and categories 🧵👇)
ALT Group of people smiling and posing for camera while holding awards.
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
On #WorldHungerDay, we'd like to shout out partners in our service area who are working to help end world hunger.
Thanks for all you do, @BerkeleyPantry, Berkeley Food Network, @Fertile_Grndwks, @OHKTriValley, @InterfaithTracy, @FoodShift, @ckoakland1, @MOWofAlCo, and @ACCFB!
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
🍊Today kicks off #HungerActionWeek!
🍅We are excited to build power with 75 members of @CAHungerAction to #EndHunger as part of our #IMAGINE #ForwardTogether agenda!
#FundFood @CAFoodBanks @GLIDEsf @Nourish_CA
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
REMINDER: Oakland residents interested in...
🗓️6 month community journalism program
💻hybrid online & in-person trainings
💵$1,000 stipend for storytelling
Apply to be an @OaklandVoices correspondent by at oaklandvoices.us/join by April 2!
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Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
The family of Judy Heumann is most appreciative and amazed at the unbelievable outpour of love and respect for Judy. They invite the community to honor her life. Services will be live-streamed and all information is available at the link below.
judithheumann.com/memorial-s…
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
🥦 In California, follow @CAFoodBanks @food_ca @Nourish_CA & local food distribution organizations like @BerkeleyPantry @SacFoodBank @HaywardPromise @refb @LAFoodBank & more! #Food4All #SNAPMatters #CalFresh
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Rain or shine, hot or cold — we are out here with @MissRodgersHood organizing to ensure families have groceries to take home tonight in South Central!! Grateful for USC students who showed up to volunteer with us today☀️🌧️🥭🍓🥦🥑🍋🫐🍍💕
Every other Sunday at 3pm 🍓♥️
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
Low-income Berkeley residents can apply by March 8 for a lottery to get an electric bike 🚲 50 awardees also get a helmet, locks, lights, safe riding training, and free maintenance for a year from Waterside Workshops! @CityofBerkeley @GRID
More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-rec… – at Berkeley, CA
Berkeley Food Pantry retweeted
It is my honor, and a privilege.
Shout out to the @CollegeHungerMA Coalition for your hard work to increase awaereness about college student hunger and your tireless advocacy on what we can do about it.
Thank you to one of our lead House sponsors on HD3873 for the Hunger Free Campus Initiative, @MindyForMA! We appreciate your leadership! #endcampushunger
