Food

  • Elk Grove Food Bank Services

    9820 Dino Drive, Ste.140 Elk Grove, CA 95624
    Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday: 10:00 am – 12:45 pm
    Required to attend church service at 7:00 pm, dinner is served following the service at 8:30 pm
    Elk Grove Food Bank Services Support Works for Women Sessions are offered in January, April, June and September 8-week classes are held on Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Elk Grove Food Bank Services Clothes Closet Share Your Clothes Days are scheduled throughout the year.

  • Union Gospel Mission

    400 Bannon St., Sacramento CA 95814
    916-447-3268
    www.ugmsac.com
    Open 7 days/week
    Required to attend church service at 7:00 pm, dinner is served following the service at 8:30 pm
    On Sundays, church service is at 11:00 am, meal served at 12:00 pm.

  • Loaves & Fishes Dining Room

    1321 North C. St.,
    Sacramento, CA 95811.
    916-446-0874
    www.sacloaves.org
    Lunch served every day from 11:30 am-1:00 pm.

  • Loaves & Fishes Maryhouse

    1321 North C. St. Sacramento CA 95811, suite 32
    www.sacloaves.org
    Breakfast served to women and children, 8:00 am-9:00 am

  • Women's Civic Improvement Center

    3555 3rd Ave. Sacramento
    916-452-2866
    www.wcicinc.org
    Serves lunch for seniors only,
    Monday-Friday, 11:30-12:30

  • Food-not-Bombs

    Caesar Chavez Plaza
    9th and J St, downtown Sacramento
    www.home.pacbell.net
    Serves free food every Sunday, 1:30 pm.

  • Sacramento Food Bank

    3333 3rd Ave. Sacramento CA. 95817
    Ph. (916) 456-1980
    www.sfbs.org

    • Sacramento Food Bank hours: M/T/Th/F 10am-1:30pm and W 4pm-7pm
    • Serves residents of zip codes 95811, 95814, and 95816-95820, and the homeless.
    • Residents must provide photo ID for adults and any kind of ID for children in their homes, plus proof of residency such as a piece of mail (not junk mail) or a rental agreement/lease. Homeless must have IDs as previously stated, and let the volunteer/manager know that they’re transient.

    Sacramento Food Bank provides 3-5 days of take-home groceries (including USDA) to residents, and whatever is possible for homeless based on their situation. Clients can come once each calendar month.

  • Central Downtown Food Basket

    1701 L Street , Sacramento, CA. 95811
    (916) 761-5624
    www.cdfb.org
    Emergency food distribution each Thursday morning 9am – 12pm
    Each 4th Tuesday 10am – 12pm
    At Atonement Lutheran Church – 9242 Kiefer Blvd., Rosemont
    Food distribution gives each individual and family a food basket along with other available items.
    Eligibility – All who need emergency free food

  • Sacramento Bread of Life/New Hope Food Closet

    New Hope Community Church of Sacramento
    1821 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832
    Ph. (916) 422-3370
    www.newhopemeadowview.com
    Every Thursday at 2PM. Sign-ups start at 12PM.
    A week’s worth of food in every packet, plus a fresh produce and pastry line with first-come-first-serve selection.
    Eligibility – All who need emergency free food

  • Centro Guadalupe

    730 S Street, Sacramento
    916-443-5367
    Food, rental, utility and jobs assistance to Latino community and others in certain zip codes. Bilingual.

  • Wellspring Women’s Center

    3414 4th Avenue
    P.O. Box 5728
    Sacramento, CA 95817
    Phone: (916) 454-9688
    www.wellspringwomen.org
    Breakfast offered for women and children
    Monday-Friday, 7:30-11:30

  • River City Community Services

    1322 27th St. (between Capital and N. Streets)
    916-446-2627
    www.rivercityfoodbank.org
    Receive a three-day supply of food, once every 30 days
    ID required for all family members, serves all of Sacramento County

  • First United Methodist Church

    2100 J Street, Sacramento CA 95816
    www.firstumcsac.org
    Breakfast served 8:45 am, last two Sundays of each month.

  • St. Ignatius Loyola Parish

    3235 Arden Way
    www.stignatiussac.org
    Meals served every 4th and 5th Wednesday of the month
    6:00 pm

  • St. Philomenes

    2320 El Camino Ave., Sacramento, CA 95821
    916-481-6757
    www.stphilomene.org
    Dinner meal served in school gym, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

  • Cathedral of Praise & Worship Center-Food Program

    2875 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832
    916-568-7606
    www.copwc.org
    Tuesday 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    Walk-in.

  • HCC Food Bank

    5501 Sky Parkway, Sacramento, CA, 95823
    916-427-2333
    Thursdays 10-11 am
    Walk-in

  • Powerhouse Ministries

    705 Wales Drive, Folsom, CA 95630
    916-983-0658
    www.powerhouse-ministries.org
    Monday through Thursday 9am- 5pm
    Walk-in

  • Space of Grace-Daughters of Zion Enterpryz

    6489 47th Street, Sacramento, CA 95823
    916-422-3875
    Walk-in

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