Food Resources in Contra Costa County

Here’s a list with links to food resources to address the disruptions to SNAP (CalFresh) funding that affects 107,000 Contra Costa County residents. Please share this post with our community and donate to the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano and Monument Crisis Center if you can. Check the “Saturday Protests” announcement on the IRCC home page for food-drive information—we’re currently collecting donations.

Find Food in My City map (or call (855) 309-FOOD (3663))

Food distribution sites by city:

• Antioch

• Bay Point

• Bethel Island

• Brentwood

• Concord

• El Cerrito

• El Sobrante

• Hercules

• Knightsen

• Martinez

• Oakley

• Pinole

• Pacheco

• Pittsburg

• Pleasant Hill

• Richmond

• Rodeo

• San Pablo

• Walnut Creek

CalFresh Debit Cards
The County Board has approved $21,000,000 from the General Fund to purchase CalFresh debit cards for eligible households for November. CalFresh participants can pick up debit cards loaded with two weeks of approved benefit amounts starting the week of Nov. 10 at these locations:

• Richmond - 1305 Macdonald Avenue

• Hercules - 151 Linus Pauling Drive

• Pleasant Hill - 400 Ellinwood Way

• Antioch - 4545 Delta Fair Blvd.

Food provided for Youth (ages 12-18) is available at the following libraries:

• Pittsburg Library - Mondays 5-7pm

• Antioch Library - Tues. & Thurs. 4-6pm

• Brentwood Library - Wednesdays 4-6pm

Thank you to Arts Contra Costa for compiling this list.

Some of the food donations at the IRCC Prop 50 Celebration rally and food drive (photo by Aki Miyamoto Rasmussen)

These are the most requested food donations from the Food Bank