Food Bank for Monterey County

Emergency Food assistance program (efap) - this program distributes usda Food commodities at 142 sites throughout Monterey County on a weekly basis to families in need. On average, this one program alone serves 22,500 households per month, with a total of 28.5 million pounds of Food annually.

Family market - this is the Food Bank's direct Food distribution program and operates like a farmer's market. Food distributed consists of fresh, locally grown produce and other produce from the state of California. It is to help with the growing health concerns among the population served, specifically diabetes and obesity. There are now a total of 10 sites countywide that each serve between 200-400 people with each household receiving approximately 50-100 pounds of Food.

Agency clearinghouse program - this is a network of approximately 107 Monterey County non-profit agencies that rely on the Food Bank as their primary Food resource to provide Food assistance that serve the elderly, chronically ill, homeless, unemployed, and working poor. The agencies served 132,750 households with 2.9 million pounds of Food.

Education and advocacy - this program promotes the Food Bank's mission in the community by educating people about the personal, political, and social issues related to hunger.