Richmond Emergency Food Pantry

The mission of the Richmond Emergency Food Pantry is to provide food to West Contra Costa County residents in need. The Pantry has been providing this service for over 40 years. Typically, each family in need is given free-of-charge a food box weighing approximately 30 pounds. Even with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano providing much of the food free or at very low cost, when one adds up the food, rent, fees, and insurance expenses, it still usually costs the Pantry between $7-8 to provide each box of food. Volunteers donate more than 400 hours each month. The Pantry provides food to more than 42,000 individuals annually.

Berkeley Food & Housing Project

To ease and end the crisis of homelessness in our community, Berkeley Food and Housing Project provides emergency food and shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, and housing placement with support services to homeless individuals and families.

Founded in 1970, Berkeley Food and Housing Project has worked to ease and end the crisis of homelessness for men, women, and children in the Berkeley community. With programs ranging from free meal service to permanent supportive housing, BFHP provides a continuum of care to accommodate a broad spectrum of specialized needs.

BFHP assists low-income and homeless individuals with needs and disabilities that are not effectively met by mainstream social services. The agency hallmark is to provide services with compassion to foster a nurturing, healing environment that can effectively end an individual’s cycle of homelessness.