Food Resources Directory (January 2010) Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
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FOOD RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Of services provided in
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
January 2010
· Government Assistance Programs
· Other Food Assistance Programs
· Shelter & Other Referral Information
· Soup Kitchens
· Food Pantries
· Brown Bag Program
· Food Assistance Program
· Food For Children Program
Published by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
4010 Nelson Ave., Concord, CA 94520
P.O. Box 6324, Concord, CA 94527
Telephone 925-676-7543 Fax 925-671-7933
TTY 1-800-735-2929 for the hearing impaired
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GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Food Stamps - Food Stamps are a monthly stipend on an EBT card that can be used to buy food. Someone can be eligible even if they own a home, have no children, are working, own a vehicle, or have no permanent address. People with little or no income should apply for food stamps. To apply, contact the office listed below:
Richmond 1305 Macdonald Ave. (510) 412-3280
1275-A Hall Ave. (510) 231-8114
Hercules 151 Linus Pauling Ave. (510) 262-7709 (All of West County except Richmond.)
Pleasant Hill 400 Ellinwood Way (925) 602-9379
Antioch 4545 Delta Fair Blvd. (925) 706-4980 (Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch)
Brentwood 151 Sand Creek Rd. (925) 513-3720 (All locations east of Antioch)
People who want more information about the food stamp process and eligibility rules can contact Barbara Stanley at the Food Bank. (925)676-7543 x232.
CalWorks - Low-income families with children can receive cash grants through the CalWorks program. To apply, contact an office listed below:
East County 4545 Delta Fair Boulevard, Antioch (925) 706-4980
151 Sand Creek Rd. (925) 513-3720
Central County 400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill (925) 602-9379
West County 1305 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond (510) 412-3000
151 Linus Pauling Drive, Hercules (510) 262-7709
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) - Low-income pregnant women and mothers with children up to the age of five can receive food vouchers to buy specific nutritious foods. Call:
East County 2311 Loveridge, Pittsburg (925) 431-2460
171 Sand Creek Rd., Brentwood (925) 513-6880
Central County 2355 Stanwell Circle, Concord (925) 646-5370
West County 39th Street and Bissell, Richmond (510) 231-8600
General Assistance (GA) - Low-income individuals who do not qualify for CalWorks or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can receive cash grants through the GA program. For more information:
East County (925) 427-4760
Central County (925) 602-9379
West County (510) 412-1900
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Low-income people who are blind, disabled, or elderly can receive supplemental grants through the SSI program. For information call 1-800-772-1213.
SHELTER & OTHER REFERRAL INFORMATION
The Homeless Referral Line has information on available beds at shelters. Call 1-800-808-6444.
Call 211 for assistance with information about all social services in English and Spanish.
OTHER FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Contra Costa Cafes - Seniors can receive a hot meal for a suggested donation at a congregate meal site. For a site near you call (925) 313-6700 or (925) 937-8311.
Meals on Wheels Program - Homebound seniors can have meals delivered to them for a suggested donation by calling:
Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch (925) 778-4379
Far East County (925) 625-4545
Central County (925) 937-8607 or (925) 937-8311
West County (510) 412-0166
El Cerrito (510) 215-4342
www.mealsonwheelsofcontracosta.org
SOUP KITCHENS
Soup kitchens provide free meals to anyone who comes in during meal hours. Soup kitchens with an asterisk (*) expect recipients to attend a religious service before the meal is served. Menus vary, although each soup kitchen tries to offer balanced meals.
EAST COUNTY
ANTIOCH Bread of Life (Living Word Church), 415 West 6th Street, (925) 778-1639
Saturday 12-1:30 pm
*Golden Hills Mission Outreach Center, 1811 “C” Street (925) 778-1884
Mon. - Fri., religious service: 5:30 pm, meal: 6-6:30 pm
Loaves & Fishes (United Pentecostal Church of Antioch), 101 W. 9th Street
(925) 519-0394 Mon.-Fri., 11 am-12:30 pm
Loaves & Fishes (Mental Health Consumer Concerns), 2400 Sycamore Dr.
Suite 30. (925) 521-1230 Mon.-Fri. 11 am-12:45 pm.
BAY POINT Church of Christ, 99 Mountain View Avenue, (925) 458-0088
Sunday 5-6 pm
Loaves & Fishes (Community Baptist Church), 62 Bella Vista Avenue
Mon.-Fri. 11:00 am-12:45 pm
PITTSBURG First Baptist Church SonRise Cafe, 204 Odessa Ave. Tues. Thurs.
6:30-8:30 am. Hot breakfast.
St. Mark Baptist Church, King’s Table, 908 Carpino Avenue
11 am to 1 pm, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of each month
OAKLEY Loaves & Fishes (St. Anthony’s Church), 971 O’Hara Ave. (925) 354-0108
Mon.-Fri. 11:30 am-1:15 pm
CENTRAL COUNTY
CONCORD Loaves & Fishes (Mental Health Consumer Concerns), 2975 Treat Blvd. BldgC
(925) 521-1230 Mon.-Fri. 11 am-12:45 pm
MARTINEZ Loaves & Fishes (First Baptist Church), 1802 Alhambra Avenue (925) 324-2368
Mon.-Fri. 11 am-12:45 pm
WALNUT CREEK Loaves & Fishes (Fresh Start @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church), 1924 Trinity
Ave., Tues. & Thurs. 11 am-12:45 pm
WEST COUNTY
RICHMOND Souper Center, 165 22nd Street Mon.-Fri. 11:30 am-12:45 pm
Bay Area Rescue Mission*, 200 Macdonald Avenue, (510) 215-4884
Seven days a week, 7:30 am (breakfast), 7:30 pm (dinner)
Living Hope Neighborhood Church Daily Bread Café, 2800 Rheem Ave.,
(510) 233-7353. Saturdays 9:30-10:30 am
McGlothen Temple COGIC 1443 Filbert St., (510) 232-2055
Fridays 12-1 pm
North Richmond Missionary Baptist Church, 1427 Filbert Street
Wednesdays 11:30 am to 1 pm
SAN PABLO Providence Care Ministries*, 1860 Tyler Street
Tuesdays 12 pm service, 12:30 pm meal
FOOD PANTRIES
Pantries provide food to the general public on an ongoing basis. Pantries may limit the number of times they serve the same recipient in a given time period. All pantries strive to provide balanced food bags that include all food groups. Typically, the food is nonperishable, i.e. canned goods and dried beans, pasta and rice. Some pantries provide three day supplies of food for people in crisis situations put together according to a suggested menu and based on family size. Other pantries focus on perishable foods such as produce, dairy and bread and include a limited number of nonperishable items.
Most agencies require some form of identification from recipients and each person in their household. Food Pantries may require recipients to call ahead for an appointment. A small number of pantries ask people to get a referral from another agency. Please share the information about pantry requirements included with the pantry description with the people you are helping.
EAST COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES
ANTIOCH AMF Food Closet, 2507 San Jose Drive, Antioch (925) 757-1672
By appointment Mon.-Thurs. 10 am to 1 pm
ANTIOCH, cont. Grace’s Closet, 3109 Lone Tree Way, Antioch (925) 522-2017 (church)
Wed. 4–8 pm; Sat. 12–4 pm Food and clothing.
St. Vincent de Paul (Holy Rosary Church), 21 East 15th St., Antioch
(925) 757-0941. Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 9-10 am. Walk-in.
The Lord’s Pantry at Grace Temple, 1011 Fitzuren Rd., Antioch
By appointment, Call (925) 679-1353 between 8 am & 5 pm and leave your name and the size of your family. Pick up 1st and 3rd Thursday, 11 am-1 pm. Closed holidays.
The Salvation Army, 525 East 18th Street, Antioch (925) 778-0808
Call Mon.-Fri., 9:30-11:30 am (serving all of East County)
Visions Christian Center, 2752 W. Tregallas Road, Antioch (925) 777-0290
Thursdays, 11 am-12 pm
BAY POINT West Pittsburg Church of God in Christ, 204 Bailey Road, Bay Point
Every other Thursday, 9 am Walk-in. Emergency food by appointment.
(925) 458-2831
BRENTWOOD/ Family Worship Center, 161 Sand Creek Rd., Suite A. Brentwood Call for DISCOVERY appointment. .(925) 308-7737. Bags can be delivered to homes. (Will also BAY/BYRON serve Oakley/Knightsen /Bethel Island.)
Family Life Center of Brentwood (East Bay Pentecostal Church),
605 Harvest Park Dr. (925)634-2016 Every Thursday 7-8:30 pm
Harvest Time Church Brentwood. 2200 Ventura Blvd. (925) 526-1908.
Mobile Unit distributes at the following locations: Villa Amador Apartments
(corner of Shady Willow and Sand Creek Rd.,) Brentwood. First Thursday of
the month at 6 pm. AND Kennedy Mobile Home Park 75 E. Bolton Rd.,
Oakley, 3rd Thursday of the month at 3 pm.
Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Vincent de Paul, 500 Fairview Ave.
Brentwood (925) 634-4154 Fridays 9:30-11 am Walk-in.
Village Community Resource Center, 633 Village Drive Brentwood
(925) 513-3107 Thursdays 11 am-1 pm First come, first serve. This is a
perishable distribution of bread, milk and produce.
OAKLEY/ St. Anthony's Church, 971 O'Hara Avenue, Oakley (925) 625-2048
KNIGHTSEN/ By appointment Mon.-Thurs. Call before 10 am for a 3:30 pm pickup.
BETHEL ISLAND
Bethel Island Baptist Church, 3725 Gateway Ave., Bethel Island.
(925) 684-3700. 2nd and last Friday of each month at 6 pm.
PITTSBURG Alpha and Omega Church of God in Christ, 266 Diane Street (925) 427-0887
Every 4th Thursday of the month, 6-7 pm Walk in
PITTSBURG, cont. First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 224 Linda Vista (925) 473-2018,
473-2023. Mon. – Thurs. 10 am-3:30 pm, Fri, 9 am-11:45 pm.
Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 4150 Railroad Ave. (925) 427-2161
2nd and 4th Saturdays, 9-11 am
PICES (Pittsburg Food Pantry), 585 West 10th St, Pittsburg
Mon., Wed., Fri. 1 to 3 pm Written referral needed. Bring ID
Obtain referrals from:
(925) 439-5857 Grace Lutheran, 195 Alvarado Pittsburg; Mon. & Wed., 10:00 am-12:00 pm
(925) 439-9361 Community Presbyterian, 200 E. Leland Pittsburg; Wed. &Fri, 9am-12 pm
(925) 432-7614 United Methodist, 153 W. Leland Pittsburg; Mon-Thurs., 10 am-12pm
(925) 432-6404 Church of the Good Shepherd, 3200 Harbor St. Pittsburg; Wed. 1-2pm
(925) 439-5060 St. Vincent de Paul, 2210 Gladstone Pittsburg.
(925) 458-4718 Our Lady of the World, 3155 Winterbrook, Mon. 10– 11:00 am BAY PT. ONLY
Pittsburg Seventh Day Adventist Community Services, 900 Los Medanos,
Pittsburg (925) 432-7355 Emergency food by appointment Mon.-Fri. Walk-ins
accepted every Thursday except the 1st Thursday of the month, 9-10:30 am
St. Vincent de Paul, 2210 Gladstone, Pittsburg (925) 439-5060
Walk in. Mon.-Fri., 9 am-4 pm
Your Resources Program @ New Beginnings Church, 825 Cumberland St.
(925) 642-7799 1st and 3rd Thurs., 11-11:30 am
CENTRAL COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES
CONCORD Christ Community Church of the Nazarene. 1650 Ashbury Dr. Concord
(925) 685-4343. Saturday, 10:30 am-12 pm
Monument Crisis Center, 2350 Monument Blvd. Suite #B, Concord
(925) 825-7751 Mon.-Thurs. 9 am-12 pm; Tues. 5:30-7:30 pm
(serves all of Contra Costa County)
Please Note: This pantry includes USDA commodities as part of the food distributed. DO NOT REFER people to more than one place that provides USDA commodities.
The Salvation Army, 3950 Clayton Road, Concord (925) 676-6180
Call Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri. 9 am-3 pm, Thurs. 2-7 pm
(The Salvation Army serves all of Central Contra Costa County)
Please Note: This pantry includes USDA commodities as part of the food
distributed. DO NOT REFER people to more than one place that provides USDA
commodities.
SHARE (First Christian Church), 3039 Willow Pass Rd. Concord (925) 827-4273 Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri., 9:30 am-3:00 pm Walk-ins preferred. Call first to learn about required documentation.
(SHARE serves all of Central Contra Costa County except Martinez.)
CONCORD, cont. St. Bonaventure's, 5562 Clayton Road, Concord (925) 672-5800 Every Tuesday
10-11 am Walk-ins preferred. CLAYTON AND CONCORD RESIDENTS ONLY
St. Vincent de Paul (Queen of All Saints) 2390 Grant St. (925) 609-5944
Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:30-11:30 am
St. Vincent de Paul (St. Francis of Assisi), 860 Oak Grove Road, Concord
(925) 682-5811. Call Mon.-Thurs. 9-11 am; Fri 9:30-11:30 am
Please Note: This pantry includes USDA commodities as part of the food
distributed. DO NOT REFER people to more than one place that provides
USDA commodities.
MARTINEZ Second Baptist Church of Martinez, 1020 Las Juntas, Martinez (925) 228-3860
11 am to 12 pm, 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. Walk-ins accepted. Sunday by appointment only.
St. Catherine’s St. Vincent de Paul, 1125 Ferry St. Martinez (925) 228-2230
Every Tues. 3 pm Walk-ins accepted. Go to the door on the right side of the office building.
PLEASANT HILL Hillcrest Congregational Church, 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
(925) 686-3663 Call Mon., Wed., Fri., 9 am-12 pm; WILL SERVE MARTINEZ AND CONCORD RESIDENTS
Pleasant Hill Seventh Day Adventist Community Services, 816 Grayson
Road, P. Hill. (925) 939-2235 Tues. and Thurs. 10 am-12 pm, 1-2 pm Food and clothing only. (SDA Community Services serves Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Concord and Walnut Creek.)
Christ the King St. Vincent de Paul, 199 Brandon Rd., Pleasant Hill
(925) 682-2486 Walk in. Mon.-Fri. 3:30-4:30 pm PREFER TO SERVE PLEASANT HILL RESIDENTS
WALNUT CREEK Deacon’s Care Closet at Walnut Creek Presbyterian, 1801 Lacassie. (925) 937-3978
By appointment, Mon., Wed., Fri., 9 am-12 pm, Tues. 1-4 pm
North Creek Church. 2303 B Ygnacio Valley Road. (925) 210-9036
By Appointment Only. Call Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am-5 pm
St. Vincent de Paul (St. Mary’s Catholic Church), 2039 Mt. Diablo.
(925) 891-8900. Tuesdays, 12-2 pm
Walnut Creek Church of Christ, 500 Minert Rd. (925) 825-7810.
Every Tues. & Thurs. 1-4 pm
FOR RELATIVES OF INCARCERATED
Friends Outside (for relatives of inmates), 1127 Escobar Street, Martinez
(925) 228-0644 Mon.-Fri. 8:30-11 am
WEST COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES
EL CERRITO St. Jerome’s Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul, 308 Carmel Ave.
(510) 525-0876. Tues., 10 am-12 pm Will serve every two weeks. Picture ID required.
EL SOBRANTE The Salvation Army Supplemental Food Pantry, 4600 Appian Way, El Sobrante (510) 262-0500 Mon., Tues., Wed., except for the 2nd Monday of the month. By appt. only 9 am-12 pm, pick up from 1-3 pm Clients must call the night before distribution (after 5:30 pm) to leave name and phone number. Will serve once every two months.
(Serves all of West Contra Costa County)
RODEO/PINOLE Northwest County Share/Manna Basket, Call Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 1 pm
CROCKETT/ Pickup in Pinole at 2 – 4 pm, Tues. & Fri. If on govt. assistance, contact your case
HERCULES worker or the CalWorks Intake Unit at (510) 262-7710. If not on govt. assistance or if you cannot reach your social worker or anyone at the above Employment and Human Services Dept. number, call (510) 741-4900 or (510) 724-3312.
RICHMOND/ All Nations Church of God in Christ, 1225 York Street, Richmond (510) 232-6441