ESCCC Food Bank News

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Our goal is no one going hungry in East Santa Cruz County. ...

07 September, 2024

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August 2024 Update

Our Emergency Food Bag deliveries hit a yearly high with requests coming in via phone and email from the community....

03 September, 2024

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July 2024 Update

Our Emergency Food Bag deliveries hit a yearly high with requests coming in via phone and email from the community....

05 August, 2024

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June 2024 Update

For the first time ever, we have continued our fresh veggie distribution through the month of June with no end in sight....

01 July, 2024

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May 2024 Update

Our dedicated volunteers stepped up and continued picking up and distributing fresh vegetables outside the Patagonia Senior Citizen’s Center...

02 June, 2024

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April 2024 Update

Our Emergency Food Bag deliveries hit a yearly high with requests coming in via phone and email from the community....

02 May, 2024

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March 2024 Update

To accompany our food bag distribution, on March 23 we distributed 126 frozen four-pound hams to be enjoyed at the Easter holiday. ...

02 April, 2024

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February 2024 Update

On February 10, in the middle of this year’s heaviest snowfall, our volunteers delivered 86 supplemental food bags...

03 March, 2024

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January 2024 Update

January usually results in a bit of a lull at the food bank however this January had some unusual challenges as well as solid accomplishments....

31 January, 2024

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December 2023 Recap

The year of 2023 was an excellent on for the ESCCC Food Bank...

06 January, 2024

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