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Where to find food

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Check out nohungernowaste.org . There are quite a few local resources that help distribute food to the needy. These are some that I am aware of, a ll compiled in one place. As I find out more, I will update this list. If you know of other places, please let me know by filling this form . If any of the information below is incorrect, please let me know by filling this form . Google Map Link   Place Address What is available? Date/Time TCV Food Bank 37350 Joseph Street, Fremont CA Produce Mon-Thu  10 AM - 2 PM Fri (for Registered Disabled Only) 10.00-11.30am Age Well Center at Lake Elizabeth 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month 10.30am Age Well Center at South Fremont 47111 Mission Falls Court, Fremont 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month 10.30am Schilling Elementary School 36901 Spruce St, Newark 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 11am FACE (Fremont Adult and Continuing Education Center) 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...

Welcome!

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My name is Neil Makur. I am a High School Junior and a Boy Scout living in the Bay Area, California. As we all know, the world has seen many crises in the last two years - the COVID pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, and the wars in Afghanistan and Ukraine to name a few. I was looking to help local refugees and reached out to the Afghan Coalition . We brainstormed many ways in which my Boy Scout troop and I could help them, and problem that they most need help with is food. Feeding hundreds of displaced families while taking into account religious considerations until they get settled down needs a constant supply of food. I started a food drive at the local library and got a surprisingly generous response . Although not all the food was usable, the surplus food from the drive that did not meet religious dietary restrictions was donated to a local food pantry to ensure that it would still be useful. The library organizers also helped me connect with other food banks in the area, an...