CAP OC
FOOD BANK
ENDING POVERTY AND
HUNGER
The OC Food Bank, a program of Community Action Partnership of Orange County, unites communities to end hunger and malnutrition by partnering with more than 300 local charities, soup kitchens and community organizations. Through donated food, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities and purchased food, and the generous support of individuals we are able to support nonprofit agencies in Orange County serving low-income families and individuals. In a typical year, the food bank distributes more than 23 million pounds of food. In June 2020, we have increased the pounds of food distributed by 59% compared to this time last year. The OC Food Bank partnered with Power of One Foundation to set up weekly mass drive-thru distributions. In August 2020 we acknowledged serving 1 million people affected by the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 and we anticipate the need will continue to grow.
For questions or additional assistance, please email info@capoc.org
SUPPORT THE OC FOOD BANK WITH A DONATION. EVERY $1 DONATED EQUALS 4 MEALS
SENIOR FOOD BOX
We provide nutrient-rich foods contained in a monthly food package to low-income seniors. Our staff and volunteers distribute over 23,000 food boxes each month at 70 distribution sites in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties.
Learn more about the program and see if you qualify.
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CALFRESH/ FOOD STAMP OUTREACH
We assists individuals in applying for California’s food stamp program (CalFresh), which supports people on limited budgets in buying nutritious food. CAP OC is a lead agency for a county-wide collaborative to increase enrollment into CalFresh to support more than 400,000 OC residents who are at-risk of hunger.
MOBILE FOOD TROLLEY
“Clementine” the Mobile Food Trolley is a customized mobile grocery store on wheels that serves low-income families throughout Orange County. Uniquely designed as a French Market, with affirmative hand painted messages throughout the trolley is intended to remove the stigma of shopping at a food pantry, while also traveling to food deserts to ensure nutritious, healthy fruit, vegetables and staple items are available to low income families and their young children.
Qualifications: Families must have minor children in the household.
Click here to learn more about Clementine.
FARM 2 FAMILY
Our Farm 2 Family program bridges the gap between our state’s surplus produce and people in need. Farmers ship surplus produce directly from the fields to the food bank, and we distribute it through our network of schools, churches, senior centers and other community venues. The Giving Farm, an 8-acre farm located at Westminster High School provides locally grown produce that students and community volunteers are able to harvest. Food grown at the Giving Farm is donated to the OC Food Bank and our Farm 2 Family program.
THE GIVING FARM
The Giving Farm is an 8-acre farm located at Westminster High School provides locally grown produce that students and community volunteers are able to harvest. This unique program offers students the opportunity to have a hands-on learning experience about urban agriculture. Food grown at the Giving Farm is donated to the OC Food Bank. You can support the Giving Farm with a financial contribution here.
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AGENCY PARTNERS
Our agency partners help distribute food to people in need right in their neighborhoods. Thanks to more than 250 hunger-fighting agencies, we are able to help feed the need in Orange County.
Agency partners: click “connect with us” below for forms
DONATED FOOD PROGRAM
We welcome food and personal care product donations from food industry manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers. The food bank also benefits from food drives hosted by companies, schools, faith communities and service organizations that unite to collect food for the community’s most vulnerable.
DIAPER BANK
Through agency partners across OC, our Diaper Bank provides monthly supplies of diapers to support families with little ones.
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF DIAPER BANK PARTNERS CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTING DIAPERS
NUTRITION EDUCATION
CAP OC’s CalFresh Healthy Living program under contract with the County of Orange Office on Aging, provides nutrition education programming at select sites serving adults over the age of 60.
California’s CalFresh Healthy Living, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – USDA SNAP, produced this material. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers.
The materials or product were a result of a project funded by a contract with the California Department of Aging and administered by the Orange County Office on Aging.
Hunger in
Orange County
Before the pandemic slammed Orange County with job losses in our once-thriving travel, tourism and hospitality industries, there were nearly 456,000 people at risk of hunger each month. As of June 2020, that number has increased by 4x per month. This population consists of families, children, seniors, the newly vulnerable impacted by COVID-19 job losses and those recovering from medical expenses or disabilities. Hunger affects people of every age, race, ethnic group and neighborhood. In some families, hunger is a result of a sudden emergency or crisis, but for many marginalized or low-income OC residents, hunger has become a long- term condition of poverty.
HUNGER HURTS US ALL
KIDS
42% go hungry, seriously hampering their ability to focus, learn and grow
THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED
hunger can exacerbate both long and short-term health problems and make recovering from minor setbacks difficult
ADULTS
Access to nutritious food is the first crucial step in learning new skills and launching a job search
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
HUNGER HURTS US ALL
KIDS
42% go hungry, seriously hampering their ability to focus, learn and grow
THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED
hunger can exacerbate both long and short-term health problems and make recovering from minor setbacks difficult
ADULTS
Access to nutritious food is the first crucial step in learning new skills and launching a job search
it will take all of us to end hunger
We all have a role to play in fighting hunger in Orange County, and it begins with taking action. Join our fight to end hunger by volunteering at the food bank, starting a food program at a congregation or community organization, making a personal or corporate contribution or learning more about the causes and effects of hunger.
Or simply start by making a donation. However you contribute, you’re joining a force of like minds and hearts who are uniting to erase hunger from our future.
Contact Us
Hiram Rodriguez-Franco
Diaper Bank Coordinator
hrfranco@capoc.org or
(714)897-6670 ext. 5350
TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program)
About TEFAP
TEFAP Monthly Report Form
TEFAP Partner Sites
Contact Us:
Gaby Gregg, MPH, CHES®, NBC-HWC
ggregg@capoc.org or
(714) 907-1880 ext. 4406
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Kristin Kvesic
Senior Manager, Donated Food Program
kkvesic@capoc.org or
(714) 897-6670 ext 3604
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