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Supporting Our local Community
Supporting Our local Community
For the 7th consecutive year, Berkeley Lab will host the Winter Food Bank Challenge, which supports the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano (FBCCS). The Winter Food Bank Challenge is a way for the Lab to come together and support our larger community.
Drive dates: Monday, November 2, through Tuesday, December 1.
Drive dates: Monday, November 2, through Tuesday, December 1.
An Overwhelming Community Need
Food banks are already stretched thin because of inflation and significant cuts to federal funding.
Know Someone Who Needs Food Assistance?
This link from the Alameda County Community Food Bank offers a connection to different food sources — from emergency groceries, to home delivered groceries, and monthly benefits from CalFresh.
This link from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano includes a map of food distribution sites throughout the two counties.
Need information about CalFresh, California's SNAP program? Visit this link.
One Team, One Lab!
In previous years, we’ve divided the Lab’s Areas and Divisions into teams for a friendly competition. Last year we came together as one Lab and will do so again this year, with a goal to exceed $1M in donations since 2020.
Donate Here
Donate Here
Donate to our food bank partners using the links below.
If you've made a donation to a food bank outside of Alameda or Contra Costa County, we'd love to hear about it! Please send an email to challenge@lbl.gov with the name of the food bank and the donated amount, and we'll add it to the Lab's total.
HOW YOU CAN make a difference!
HOW YOU CAN make a difference!
Step 1: Volunteer YOUR TIME
Step 1: Volunteer YOUR TIME
Sign up to volunteer as an individual by visiting the links below:
If you volunteer, tell us about it by logging in your hours to service.lbl.gov. (How to log your hours)
Step 2: CONTRIBUTE TO - AND HELP Spread the word about - our virtual donation drive
Step 2: CONTRIBUTE TO - AND HELP Spread the word about - our virtual donation drive
Berkeley Lab is supporting local food banks by hosting virtual donation drives. Cash donations go farther because food banks have bulk/wholesale agreements and greater buying power than the average consumer.
Please consider making a contribution by clicking on the links above and helping spread the word about the virtual donation drive with your colleagues, family, friends, neighbors, and professional networks.
For over 30 years, the Alameda County Community Food Bank has stood by our unwavering belief that food is a basic human right. We distribute millions of healthy meals every year, and are on the forefront of new approaches to ending hunger and poverty.
Mission: Alameda County Community Food Bank passionately pursues a hunger-free community.
Vision: Children, adults and seniors of Alameda County do not worry about where their next meal is coming from.
Started in 1975, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano stores and distributes donated and purchased perishable and nonperishable food items. It distributes food directly to low-income people at community sites and makes food available for other nonprofit organizations serving the ill, needy and children. The Food Bank works to reduce food waste, feed hungry people and raise public awareness of issues related to food and hunger.
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