Assembly District 18 (Oakland, Emeryville and Alameda Shared Resources):
Alameda County Community Food Bank
7900 Edgewater Drive
Oakland, CA 94621
Call: 510-635-3663
Urgent Situation Short-Term Home Delivery Program
In order to request temporary food delivery, complete the form at: https://www.foodnow.net/do-you-need-food-delivered-to-your-home/
- For more information contact:
- Mail: outreach@accfb.org
- Call: 510-635-3663
Meals On Wheels of Alameda County
The Meals on Wheels program delivers food to adults 60 years of age and older who are homebound and unable to buy or prepare meals. Seniors can receive meals Monday-Friday and frozen meals for the weekend.
Emeryville: (510) 596-4309
Address: 1011 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710
City of Alameda: 1-510-865-6131
Address: 1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608
Oakland: 1-510-582-1263
Address: 2235 Polvorosa Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577
Mercy Brown Bag Program - Seniors Helping Seniors
The Mercy Retirement & Care Center’s Brown Bag Program provides a bag of supplemental groceries twice a month, free of charge, to Alameda County residents who are 60 years and older and have incomes less than 232% of the federal poverty line.
Call: 510-269-9640
School Meal Program:
Contact your school district office or school site for enrollment;
Alameda Unified School District
2200 Central Avenue, Alameda
1-510-337-7000
Emery Unified School District
4727 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville
1-510-601-4000
Oakland Unified School District
900 High Street, Oakland
1-510-434-3334
City Team:
Food, Shelter, and Essentials - committed to providing free essential resources.
Search available services here: https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/oakland
Multiple Pantry Locations:
All Nations Pantry
5815 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month 1 - 2 p.m.
Fruitvale Pantry
2744 East 11th St., Oakland, CA 94601
1st and 3rd Thursdays 6 – 7 p.m.
Jose Mendoza Pantry
1006 50th Ave., Oakland, CA 94601
4th Tuesdays 12 – 1 p.m.
Meet Me at the Market
424 Jefferson St., Oakland, CA 94607
Last Friday of the month 12 – 3 p.m.
New Hope Baptist Church
892 36th and Market St., Oakland CA, 94608
2nd & 4th Thursday 2 - 3p.m.
New Testament
1901 62nd Ave., Oakland, CA 94621
1st and 3rd Thursdays 12 – 1 p.m.
City Team Hot Meal Services:
Location: 722 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607
Sundays: Breakfast 7 a.m. & Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Mondays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Thursdays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Fridays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Breakfast 7 a.m., Lunch 12 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.
City of Oakland
For Available Food Programs in the City of Oakland:
Rainbow Rec Center
Provided By: City of Oakland in partnership with World Central Kitchen and Off The Grid
Hours of Operation: Tu/Th, 11:30 a.m. until meals are gone, first-come first-served
Category: Curbside pickup, walkups, food Distribution Site
Address: 5800 International Blvd, Oakland, 94621
Call: (510) 615-5751
Senior Dining Centers
Tasty and healthy lunches for older adults are available at dining sites throughout Alameda County.
- Contact the Senior Information Center: 1-800-510-2020 for more Alameda County Resources
Spectrum Lunch - Senior Community Meals at all Four Oakland Senior Centers
Nutritious meals age 60 or older. No senior will be refused.
- West Oakland Senior Center is currently under construction and may not be available.
Downtown Oakland Senior Center - Senior Meals - Spectrum Lunch
Provided By: Spectrum Community Services
Who is Eligible: Older adults
Hours of Operation: M-Th, 12-12:30 p.m.
Category: Food pick-up, distribution site
Address: 200 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: 510-238-3284
North Oakland Senior Center - also includes Mercy Brown Bag
Provided By: Mercy Brown Bag
Who is Eligible: Older adults, 60 years old and older with incomes that are less than 235% of the federal poverty line.
Hours of Operation: 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Monthly, 9am -10am
Category: Food pick-up, groceries
Address: 5714 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: 510-269-9640
East Oakland Senior Center
Provided By: East Oakland Senior Center
Who is Eligible: Older Adults
Hours of Operation: M-F, 11 a.m.
Category: Food pick-up, Distribution site
Address: 9255 Edes Ave., Oakland, CA 94603
Phone: 510-615-5731
West Oakland Senior Center - Currently under construction
Provided By: West Oakland Senior Center
Who is Eligible: Older Adults
Hours of Operation: In development
Category: Food pick-up
Address:1724 Adeline St. Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-238-7016
Non Profits and Community Partners:
Call ahead to confirm available food resources.
Community Kitchens:
CK Text-Based communication platform providing meal alerts to our community to let them know when and where our meals are served.
Text Enroll to:
West Oakland: 510-529-7288
East Oakland: 510-930-1159
East Oakland Collective
Distribute groceries (meat, dairy, produce, shelf-stable goods), sanitation, hygiene and household supplies.
Hours: 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Call: 510-990-0775
Email: info@eastoaklandcollective.com
St. Vincent de Paul
Hours of Operation: Tu-Sa, 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Category: Boxed or Bagged Lunch, Curbside Pick-up
Address: 675 23rd St. Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-638-7600
Telegraph Ministry Center
Hours of Operation: W 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. & F 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Category: Food distribution
Address: 5316 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 435-1270.
Church of the Living God Jesus Name Temple
Location: 310 Peralta Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Hours: Wednesday 4-6 p.m.; 2nd Friday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 3rd Saturday 12 - 2 p.m.
Project Open Hand
Location: 1921 San Pablo Ave
Hours: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Phone: (510) 622-0221
Helping Others Win
Location: 920 Peralta St, Oakland, California 94607
Call: (510) 369-9856
Church of Christ
Who is Eligible: Low-income families
Hours of Operation: Friday
Category: Food pick-up, Distribution site
Address: 1300 E. 24th St., Oakland, CA 94606
Phone: 510-532-9434
East Oakland ShopRite
Who is Eligible: District 6 low-income families
Hours of Operation: Call ahead to confirm
Category: Food pick-up, Distribution site
Address: 5800 Bancroft Ave., Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: 510-632-5426
Downs Memorial Church
Who is Eligible: Low-income families
Hours of Operation: Friday
Category: Curbside pick-up; 400 meals first-come, first-served
Address: 6026 Idaho St.
Phone: 510-654-5858
Last Phase Loaves & Fishes
Who is Eligible: Low-income families
Hours of Operation: Friday
Category: Food distribution
Address: 1060 32nd St., Oakland, CA 94608
Phone: 510-689-6720
City of Alameda:
City of Alameda Food Bank - serving only City of Alameda residents and workers in Alameda
Island Community Market | 677 W Ranger Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 523-5850
Open on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Alameda Senior Lunch Meal Site -Spectrum Community Services
Mastick Senior Center
1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-747-7503
Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:45 a.m.
Emeryville:
Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program
We are the only direct service food pantry available to the community six days a week.We are open to the public Monday - Saturday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 2628 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608
Serving everyone: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Monday - Saturday
CLOSED SUNDAY
Local Restaurants:
Monster Pho, Oakland — families on SNAP get a 25% discount and their children who are 12 years old and younger get a free meal.
Understory, Oakland: Pay what you can for recipients on SNAP offer.