New Hours Starting January 1, 2025

9:00 am – 2:00 pm Mondays through Fridays | Closed 4th Wednesday | Closed Saturdays and Sundays

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Mission / Vision/ Values

Our Mission

To provide essential resources to overcome the many faces of hunger and human need.

Our Motto

Fill the Need, Feed the Hope.

Our Vision

Food access for all.

Values

Compassion, Service, Integrity, Respect and a “Serving of Hope”.

Efficiency

94 percent of every dollar donated goes to programs and services.

Elk Grove Food Bank Fact Sheet

Facts

  • The Elk Grove Food Bank Services (EGFBS) has been serving the community since 1974.
  • EGFBS serves approximately 8,200 people each month.
  • In 2020, EGFBS distributed over 1.1 million meals.
  • EGFBS serves residents living in the Elk Grove region, South Sacramento, and surrounding areas of South County.
  • EGFBS clients include 22% children, 45% adults, and 33% older adults over 60.
  • 94% of every donated dollar goes to programs and services.
  • Every $1 provides up to 4 meals.

EGFBS provides the following:

  • Emergency food distribution
  • USDA Food and Commodity Supplemental Food Program for Seniors (CSFP)
  • Mobile food distribution to senior sites
  • Mobile food distribution to subsidized housing sites for families
  • Mobile food distribution to migrant farm workers
  • Wellness bag delivery to people who are housebound and medically fragile
  • Clothes Closet for individuals, families, and children
  • Veterans assistance
  • CalFresh (food stamps) application assistance
  • Pet Pantry
  • Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive

Hunger Myths & Realities

Myth

People are poor because they are too lazy to work.

Reality

Individuals seeking food assistance are typically a part of hard working families living below the poverty line.

Myth

People at food pantries need help because they have too many kids.

Reality

The average family seeking assistance consist of 3-4 people, usually a mom and two or three children.

Myth

All poor people get food stamps.

Reality

In Elk Grove Food Bank’s service area, fewer than half the individuals that are eligible for food stamps actually receive them.

Myth

I’ll never need to use the food pantry/food bank.

Reality

No one plans to be poor. Many people live from paycheck to paycheck and all of a sudden, there’s a medical emergency, divorce, death of average earner or natural disaster, and people need help.

Myth

Most hungry people are homeless.

Reality

The opposite is true. 95% of those served at EGFBS are not homeless.

Elk Grove Food Bank FAQs

Get answers to frequently asked questions.

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR FUNDING?

Elk Grove Food Bank Services is funded through a diversity of revenue sources, including fundraising events, individual donations, annual appeal letters, corporate and foundation grants.

HOW MUCH OF MY DONATION GOES TOWARD OPERATIONS?
94% of every donation goes toward operating and programs and 6% goes toward administrative costs.
CAN A $10 DONATION HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
For every dollar donated, we distribute $10 worth of food, which is the equivalent of four meals. A $10 donation will allow us to distribute $100 worth of food or forty meals!
HOW CAN I APPLY FOR CALFRESH?

Our CalFresh Coordinator can explain the CalFresh program and assist you with your county’s application process. To find out more, call 916-685-8453.

l'M A SENIOR, WHERE CAN I GO TO GET HELP?
Senior Mobile Distribution Programs provide groceries once a month to low-income seniors and disabled individuals. To learn more about the site nearest you, call 916-685-8453.
DOES THE FOOD BANK SELL FOOD?
Elk Grove Food Bank Services does not, and in fact cannot, sell the donated food it receives. All food and services provided by the Food Bank are free of charge.
IS MY DONATION TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
Yes, it is. EGFBS is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization. Our Federal Tax ID number is 38-3664737. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.