Food Security & Nutrition

Berkeley Food Network

Phone (510) 616-5383

About the Organization The Berkeley Food Network seeks to build an accessible, food-secure future for Berkeley and beyond. As the largest food assistance organization in Alameda County, BFN believes food is a basic human right. BFN operates food pantries, delivers groceries to vulnerable households, and provides food to dozens of community organizations in the Bay Area to ensure all are able to access healthy, nutritious food. We rely on a network of over 500 volunteers annually to support thousands of community members each week. Join the Network to end hunger and food insecurity in Berkeley!

Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)

About the Organization BOSS helps people in crisis to build skills and social connection, access services and resources, and turn their lives around — people impacted by homelessness, disabilities, generational poverty, community or domestic violence, former incarceration and other crises. BOSS provides emergency shelter, housing, health/mental health services, education, training and employment services, child/family services, violence intervention/prevention, trauma recovery support for survivors of violence, and civic engagement. Our mission is two-fold: helping people in need right now, while working to end the root causes of inequity and injustice.