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34,400 Pounds Of Chicken Donated To San Francisco Food Bank
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — More than 34,000 pounds of chicken were delivered to the San Francisco Food Bank this morning to help feed hungry families in the city, according to the organization. The donation...
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East Bay Food Bank Reminds Donors Hunger Is Not Seasonal
MARTINEZ (KCBS) – The end of the holidays doesn’t change a thing for people in need, and the lines at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County prove it, said executive director Larry Sly. “Our...
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Broadway ‘Stomp’ Cast Drums Up Donations For Santa Clara Food Bank
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The cast of the Broadway hit show ‘Stomp’ has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank in the South Bay to Stomp Out Hunger. The cast visited the food bank in Santa Clara County...
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Bay Area Food Bank Struggles With Drop In Donations
CONCORD (KCBS) – September is proving to be an especially rough month for Bay Area food banks, reporting a sizable slowdown in contributions. Not surprisingly, keeping up with demand is proving to be...
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Report Finds More Going Hungry In San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties
SANTA CLARA (KCBS) — A just released Silicon Valley Hunger Index shows a huge increase in people in need of food in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The problem according to the Hunger Index is that...
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CBS 5 Reporter Takes Part In Hunger Challenge
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — Reporter Juliette Goodrich and food blogger Amy Sherman are among those taking on the San Francisco Food Bank Hunger Challenge. The challenge has participants eating on just...
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KCBS In Depth: Hunger In The Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – During the holiday season, a brighter light is put on the need for food and shelter in the Bay Area. Paul Ash is director of the San Francisco Food Bank and said the need extends...
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Jefferson Awards: SF Rabbi Inspires Congregation To Fight Hunger
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – A San Francisco rabbi has changed a century-old tradition and as a result, countless families have food on their tables. When Rabbi Stephen Pearce became Congregation Emanu-El’s...
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San Francisco Food Bank Denied Federal Funds Second Year In A Row
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)—The San Francisco Food Bank was denied federal funding for the second year in a row. As a result, the bank’s executive director is now seeking donations and requesting a review of...
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Community Corner: Fight Global Hunger In Your Kitchen
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Celebrity chefs, restaurants and families across San Francisco and the United States will team up with international relief and development organization Oxfam America to fight...
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Last Minute Turkey Donations Help South Bay Organization Near Goal
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Generous donors in the South Bay are answering the call for turkeys as hundred of gobblers have been coming in this week for needy families. Graciela Mann, with Sacred Heart Community...
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Second Harvest Food Hoping To Raise $300,000 To Fill Campaign Shortfall
SAN JOSE (KCBS)—The Second Harvest Food Bank in Silicon Valley is hoping for a belated Christmas present from the community. According to their CEO, Kathy Jackson, this is the first year they came up...
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Contra Costa Meals On Wheels Facing Cuts, May Drop 200 Seniors
MARTINEZ (CBS SF) — Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa launched an urgent appeal for more donations Monday, saying that a funding shortage could force it to drop 200 people from its roster of 1,200...
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New Report Shows Hunger A Real Issue In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A new report by the San Francisco Food Security Task Force shows that one in four San Franciscans are at risk of missing meals and going hungry. The study found that the high...
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Google Donates $1 Million To Food For Bay Area Families, Largest Single...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – To help fight hunger this holiday season, Google made a donation of more than $1.3 million to Food for Bay Area Families using both employee donations and corporate matching....
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East Oakland Football Coach Helping Students Stay Fed Through Crowdsourcing
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — With pre-season football upon us, Bay Area High School fields are busy with two a day practices, but in East Oakland, in one of the poorest neighborhoods, one coach is trying to...
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Starbucks To Donate Unsold Food From U.S. Stores
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Starbucks will start donating their unsold food, the coffee chain announced Tuesday. The company will give the leftovers from its 7,000-plus U.S. locations to a national...
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1 In 5 UC Students Going Hungry, Survey Finds
BERKELEY (KCBS) – The University of California system is pledging more than $3 million to fight hunger on campus, as a new survey finds nearly 20 percent of students don’t get enough to eat. With all...
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Nearly Half Of UC Administrative Workers Struggle To Put Food On Table
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Many of the people work for the largest, most prestigious state-run university system in the nation are struggling to put food on the table. Some even go hungry. A new...
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SF-Marin Food Bank Sets Goal Of 2,000 Turkey Donations By Thanksgiving
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — As the holiday season approaches, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has begun asking residents to donate turkeys so they can reach their goal of making more than 10 million...
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