Alameda County Community Food Bank

06/04/2026

🌈 We hope you'll be joining our Pride Day of Service & Celebration this Saturday, June 6!

DJ kaysway will be there all day, playing the music you want to hear, and it's not too late to sign up for a morning shift (8:30 - 11 am) or afternoon shift (1-3 pm). There will also be a very special celebration and lunch from 11 am - 1 pm with food, entertainment, music, raffle prizes, and giveaways! We invite the morning shift to stay after, and the afternoon shift to come early to celebrate and connect during the lunch festivities. Sign up: https://bit.ly/3RtX8Ph

🎶 Artist Spotlight: DJ kaysway 🎶

Kelley Beauford aka “DJ kaysway” (she/her/hers) is a self-taught female DJ based in the Bay Area, who specializes in what she refers to as “Millennial Music”- R&B, hip-hop, pop, dancehall, and dance music, primarily from the 90s-2000s era. She also specializes in “Old Head Music” – funk, soul, Motown, and disco from the 70s-80s. Her music style and choice are eclectic but inclusive, and reflective of her experiences growing up. She is of Cambodian descent, the daughter of refugee parents who came to the United States in the 80s. She has spent her whole life in CA, and proudly represents her roots in the Bay Area. Besides being a DJ, she is also a sports professional, currently completing her Masters in Sport Management at the University of San Francisco. She is also a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, USATF (USA Track & Field) official, and a high school athletics coach in Oakland, CA.

05/30/2026

ACCFB’s Food Recovery Program helps ensure that more food is available to nourish our community. By diverting surplus food from grocery stores to our network of partner agencies, the program reduces food waste while sharing a variety of quality food with ACCFB’s partners.

Target supports this work in two ways, through local stores that donate food to our program, and through grant funds that support program costs. In 2025, 13 local Target stores donated over a million pounds of food through our Food Recovery Program. This helps mitigate the environmental impact of food waste, reducing 2,724 metric tons of CO2e greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, the equivalent of over 300,000 gallons of gas burned. Target’s grant supporting food recovery further helps our efforts so we can distribute more food and reduce the environmental impact of food waste, creatively working with the food system to tackle multiple problems at once.

05/29/2026

Grocery costs add up fast—especially with growing kids.

CalFresh provides monthly food benefits that help make everyday groceries more affordable, so you can spend less time worrying about the cost and more time focusing on your family.

Applying for CalFresh is easier than you think. Alameda County Social Services Agency and the Food Bank are here to help answer your questions and guide you through the application process.

Important to Know: Beginning June 1, 2026, some CalFresh recipients will need to meet certain work requirements to keep their CalFresh benefits under the ABAWD (Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents) work rules. To learn more, visit https://socialservices.alamedacountyca.gov/our-services/Health-and-Food/CalFresh/CalFresh-ABAWD-Work-Requirement

Find out if your family qualifies for CalFresh. Apply today!



Call: 1-877-847-3663 Visit: FoodNow.net

05/28/2026

It’s that time of the year again – join us for an evening of fun at Night on The Town at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) with ACCFB and Off the Grid! Bring your friends and family on Friday, June 5th from 5:00-9:00 PM for a festive night featuring food trucks, live music, games, engaging activities, prizes, and giveaways.

More info about this free event at https://www.accfb.org/night-on-the-town/

05/27/2026

"While this support (CalFresh benefits) does not resolve all of the challenges this client faces—such as securing stable housing and ongoing medical care—it provides a critical foundation. This experience reinforced for me that CalFresh is more than a federal nutrition program—it is a lifeline for some of Alameda County’s most vulnerable residents." -Maiya Edgerly, Outreach Associate at ACCFB

This May is and we’re be sharing about the importance of CalFresh, including stories from the community about how .

Read about how our CalFresh Outreach associates work with community members to help ensure they can access essential services in our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/4uxwxzK

ACCFB’s CalFresh Outreach Team May is CalFresh Awareness Month. This May, we’ll be sharing more about the importance of CalFresh, including stories from the community about how CalFresh Works to help ensure that all of us in Alameda County have the

05/26/2026

This AANHPI Heritage Month, we're sharing recipes from our Community Cookbook, a project led by our Nutrition Team that explores the diverse cultural heritage and food traditions of some of the vibrant communities that make up Alameda County and California, including Asian American Foodways.

From our Community Cookbook: "Asian cuisines often celebrate homemade recipes passed down through generations. Each community has cherished unique recipes made with fresh ingredients, highlighting flavors and textures with an emphasis on mindful eating.

'Asian cuisine' is a broad term encompassing a diverse range of culinary traditions. To truly appreciate it, it's essential to understand some of the unique food cultures and traditions of each region."

These six recipes are just a few of the many flavors and cultural foods of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Community. Do you have a favorite AANHPI dish or cuisine? Let us know in the comments ⬇️

05/22/2026

Join us on Saturday, June 6 for this year’s annual Pride Day of Service and Celebration at ACCFB! We hope you can join the morning shift (8:30 - 11 am) or afternoon shift (1-3 pm). And don’t miss out on a very special celebration and lunch from 11 am - 1 pm with food, entertainment, DJ, raffle prizes, and giveaways! We invite the morning shift to stay after, and the afternoon shift to come early to celebrate and connect during the lunch festivities.

🌈 Sign up at https://bit.ly/3RtX8Ph

05/18/2026

Have you heard about our first-ever Local Advocacy Priorities agenda?

We are committed to centering the concerns, voices, and lived experiences of community members most impacted by food insecurity in our journey towards food justice. Which is why the Local Advocacy Priorities agenda is based directly on the stories the community has shared with us.

Learn more and read the agenda at https://bit.ly/4uHkzmO.

05/11/2026

Save the date for Friday, June 5, 2026 for this year's Night On The Town. We're thrilled to be in community with Oakland Museum of California during Friday Nights with OMCA and Off the Grid. Join us to learn and engage with different parts of the Food Bank in a night of community, connection, and fun!

Learn more at https://www.accfb.org/night-on-the-town/

05/08/2026

We're excited to share with you ACCFB’s first-ever Local Advocacy Priorities agenda!

This agenda is a tool for community members and ACCFB in our local advocacy efforts, alongside our state and federal advocacy. By identifying clearly what the community needs and simultaneously strengthening relationships across the different levels of government, we can create and implement legislation that partners with our community to end hunger and its root causes.

Check out the agenda at https://bit.ly/4uHkzmO.