2016-11-15

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) ― Each day, thousands of Bay Area families are stretched beyond their financial limits.

Often they are forced to choose between buying groceries, paying the rent or buying medicine.

Many households that receive weekly groceries through the Food Bank include at least one working adult.

Hunger frequently strikes the most vulnerable people in our communities.

You can help fight hunger now. Join KPIX 5 and Whole Foods Market as we help feed hungry families this holiday season.

Stop by any Whole Foods Market and drop healthy non-perishable foods in the bin. Your donation is a lifeline.

The “Do’s and Don’ts of Food Donation
Please Do Donate:

Canned foods (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, soups)

Dried foods like beans, rice, pasta, soups, and packaged meals,

like “Mac N’ Cheese”

Nutritional foods! …like peanut butter, powdered milk, shelf-stable

soy milk

Cereal, cereal bars, and baby food

Non-perishable cooking ingredients like cooking oil and sugar

Items packaged in plastics or containers that won’t easily collapse

Please Do Not Donate:

Candy

“Dented” cans or packages which have been opened

Food items with “expired” dates

Foods YOU wouldn’t eat or feed to your family (“exotic” or

very “spicy” foods)

Beauty aids or personal care items

Medicines

Food packaged in glass jars or bottles

Perishable foods

Alcohol

This year, greater Bay Area Whole Foods Market locations will host the “Feed a Local Family” drive during the Food for Bay Area Families campaign.

Customers have two ways to donate at their local Bay Area Whole Food Markets stores. They can make cash donations at the register and/or donate food items in barrels. Customers are also encouraged to make a donation of any amount at checkout.

Find a store near you, visit Whole Food Markets Stores

Bay Area Whole Food Stores

Oakland

230 Bay Place

Oakland, CA 94612

Dublin

5200 Dublin Blvd.

Dublin, CA 94568

San Mateo

1010 Park Place

San Mateo, CA 94403

San Jose On The Alameda

777 The Alameda

San Jose, CA 95126

Sebastopol

6910 McKinley St

Sebastopol, CA 95472

Berkeley-Gilman

1025 Gilman Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

Santa Cruz

911 Soquel Ave

Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Los Altos

4800 El Camino Real

Los Altos, CA 94022

San Francisco-Haight Street

690 Stanyan Street

San Francisco, CA 94117-3305

Los Gatos

15980 Los Gatos Blvd

Los Gatos, CA 95032

Cupertino

20955 Stevens Creek Blvd

Cupertino, CA 95014

San Francisco-SOMA

399 4th Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

Santa Clara

2732 Augustine Drive

Suite 1600

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Sonoma

Sonoma Marketplace

201 W.Napa St

Sonoma, CA 95476

Walnut Creek-Ygnacio Valley Road

2941 Ygnacio Valley Rd.

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Santa Rosa

1181 Yulupa Ave

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Lafayette

3502 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

Lafayette, CA 94549

San Rafael

340 Third St

San Rafael, CA 94901

San Francisco-Potrero Hill

450 Rhode Island St

San Francisco, CA 94107

Mill Valley

414 Miller Ave

Mill Valley, CA 94941

Walnut Creek

1333 Newell Ave

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

San Francisco-Noe Valley

3950 24th Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

Berkeley-Telegraph

3000 Telegraph Ave

Berkeley, CA 94705

San Ramon

100 Sunset Drive

San Ramon, CA 94583

San Francisco-Market Street

2001 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

Fremont – California

3111 Mowry Avenue

Fremont, CA 94538

Petaluma

Whole Foods Market

621 E. Washington St

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