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CanDo’s Napa Food Project
One Green Bag at a Time
A simple system that really works
CanDo’s Napa Food Project is an innovative way to fight hunger in our communities. It involves the power of CanDo volunteers, one green bag at a time. Through this project, CanDo has greatly increased the amount of non-perishable food donated to the CANV Food Bank throughout the year. However, food insecurity in our community continues to grow and the Food Bank needs even more food donations to keep up. Sign up to help!
It's built around three easy jobs
Food Donors
Fill a green bag with nonperishable food every two months and put it outside their front doors.
Neighborhood/Community Coordinators
Pick up donors’ green bags every two months and take them to the CANV Food Bank in Napa.
Warehouse Volunteers
Greet cars, remove and empty bags of non-perishable donations, sort the donations by type, and refold the bags.
Our green bag project builds community by sharing food
✓ More Neighborhood Coordinators (NCs) = More Food Donors
✓ More Food Donors = More Green Bags
✓ More Green Bags = More Food For Folks in Need
Those green bags add up!
Latest numbers:
August 9
Pickup
14,209 lbs
of food collected
11,841
meals provided
2025 so far
55,989 lbs
of food collected
46,658
meals provided
Questions? Contact us at napafoodproject@nvcando.org.
Need more info? Watch our video!
Rather donate money than groceries?
Yes, you can! There are a couple of options:
• Write a check payable to Napa Food Bank and give to your Neighborhood Coordinator on the pickup day.
-OR-
• Visit the CANV website to make an online donation directly to the Food Bank.