Looking for a fun and impactful way to End Hunger in Our community? Host a Food & Fund Drive with the Redwood Empire Food Bank!
Right now, we’re serving more people than ever before—142,000 neighbors across five counties—and we’ve recently seen a dip in food drive donations. That means this is the time to step up. Whether you’re rallying coworkers, classmates, neighbors, or friends, your efforts help fill plates with healthy, nourishing food. We offer a few different drive options to make it easy—and the food we receive from our community is often some of the best we get. Every can, every dollar, every act of generosity makes a difference.
Host a Food Drive
Make hosting a food drive easy and fun! Set up a collection bin at your school, work, church, apartment complex—anywhere people gather. Spread the word to coworkers, classmates, friends, and neighbors to fill the bin with donations. Once it’s full, bring it to the Redwood Empire Food Bank!
Need a flyer to boost awareness? We’ve got you covered! Simply click here to download and print our food and fund drive flyer. You can also email Nicole Lorange at nlorange@refb.org, and we’ll print one for you!
Make an Even Greater Impact—Donate Funds
Every can counts, but did you know monetary gifts allow us to do even more? For every $1 received, the Redwood Empire Food Bank can provide $3 worth of healthy groceries for our neighbors in need. Your financial support alongside food donations means more families, children, and seniors have access to nourishing food. Looking for a quick, meaningful way to help during your drive? Make a secure donation now and triple your impact in our community.
Create a Community Fundraising Page
Host your own fundraising page for the Redwood Empire Food Bank to collect monetary donations, set a personal fundraising goal, and help provide meals to neighbors in need. Every $1 you raise allows the food bank to distribute $3 worth of healthy food. Start your page today and make a meaningful impact in our community.
Ding-Dong Donate
Help collect food donations for those facing hunger in our community by canvassing your neighborhood.
- Print out general flyers. Or you can print out our Thanksgiving themed flyers: Gobble & Give.
- Go door to door dropping bags with supplied flyers at your neighbors’ doorsteps. (The bag will have instructions letting people know to fill it with non-perishable foods for the Redwood Empire Food Bank.)
- Neighbors will place their filled bag outside their front door on a date of your choosing. (We suggest giving them at least 24 hours to fill the bag.)
- Collect the filled bags and bring them to the Redwood Empire Food Bank at 3990 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa.
Donate Food from Your Doorstep
Looking for a simple way to make a big impact? The Redwood Empire Food Bank is partnering with A Simple Gesture to help collect food for our neighbors in need—right from your doorstep. It’s an easy way to support our mission: simply set aside food from your pantry or pick up a few extra items while shopping, then sign up, and a volunteer driver will collect your donation. You can also choose to become A Simple Gesture volunteer driver, bringing donated food from local homes to the food bank. Every pick-up helps keep meals on the table for families across our community.
For tips on hosting a successful food drive, check out our toolkit!
Always thinking about the kids
“We want to thank you for always thinking about the kids during the summer. We got let go from work during this time as we are seasonal workers. You don’t know how much I would feel like I failed my children if you were not here. We especially appreciate how we can pick up the week’s worth of food on one day. Gas is a luxury to us and we don’t have enough to come every day. You were all sent from God for the community, thank you all so much. God bless.”
—Parent at a summer feeding site in Santa Rosa, CA
