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PLEASE NOTE: DECEMBER 9TH FOOD PICKUP DAY IS CANCELLED

As some may know, the Food Bank Program of Community Action Napa Valley (CANV) is happy to announce they are moving to their new location in South Napa. This move will start mid-December since the Food Bank is normally closed at the end of the year. If CanDo were to continue with our normal food collection on December 9th, it would not give the Food Bank adequate time to distribute the food and would add significantly to the amount of food to be moved from the old place to the new location. Cancelling the December 9 pickup was a very difficult decision for the CANV management team to make, but one they feel is necessary.

The next pickup day will be February 10, 2024, at the new Food Bank warehouse location. More information coming soon!
If you’d still like to donate something to the Food Bank before the holidays, please visit their website (link above) to make an online donation, or mail a check payable to the CANV Food Bank to the following address: Napa Food Bank, 1766 Industrial Way, Napa 94558

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 annually.

It’s built around three easy volunteer jobs

Food Donors

Fill a green bag with nonperishable food every two months and put it outside their front doors.

3 simple steps >>

Neighborhood Coordinators

Pick up donors’ green bags every two months and take them to the CANV Food Bank in Napa.

3 simple steps >>

Warehouse Volunteers

Greet cars, remove and empty bags of non-perishable donations, sort the donations by type, and refold the bags.

3 simple steps >>

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 the Hungry

Those green bags add up!

Latest numbers:

October 14 Pickup 16,124 lbs of food collected 13,437 meals provided
2023 total so far 72,403 lbs of food collected 60,336 meals provided

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.

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How it Works: 3 Simple Steps for Food Donors

Sign up and fill a bag every other month.
Neighbors like you sign up to be regular Food Donors. Each week when you go food shopping, buy an extra non-perishable item (or two) and store it in the nifty, reusable green bag we give you.

Put the bag outside your front door.
Every two months — on the second Saturday of every even-numbered month — you’ll receive a reminder to put your green bag of food outside your front door.

Your Neighborhood Coordinator picks up your bag and delivers it to the CANV Food Bank.
At the CANV Food Bank, CanDo volunteers wait to unload, weigh and sort the food. Each pick-up day, CanDo brings in over 10,000 pounds of food. That averages 8,333 meals!

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How it Works: 3 Simple Steps for Neighborhood Coordinators

Attend 60-minute orientation.
Learn the process and receive supplies.

Recruit your neighbors or work colleagues.
Ask them if they would like to be involved in this easy and powerful project to help the hungry in Napa County. Sign them up and give them a green bag!

Pick up green bags and deliver to the CANV Food Bank Warehouse, the second Saturday of even-numbered months.
Deliver your green bags to the CANV Food Bank Warehouse where cheerful volunteers will unload your car. You will receive new supplies for next time. You needn’t get out of your car.

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How it Works: 3 Simple Steps for Warehouse Volunteers

Provide your email address.
We’ll add you to our warehouse volunteer email list.

Watch your email box.
About 1-2 weeks before the pickup day, we’ll send you an email with a link to sign up for a shift at the warehouse. Shifts are 8:30 – noon.

Dress accordingly.
Wear layers — the warehouse temperature is unpredictable. Sturdy shoes will protect your feet from falling cans of food!

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