Who We Are

The mission of the Emergency Food Bank is to build a stronger community by providing a safety net of healthy food, nutrition education, and hope to residents of San Joaquin County who find themselves in need.

The Emergency Food Bank Stockton/San Joaquin (EFB), founded in 1968, is the largest direct provider of packaged emergency food in San Joaquin County.  As a member of the California Association of Food Banks, we continue to maintain the Emergency Food Bank as a grassroots food bank solely on the generosity of our donors, supporters, and volunteers.  An average of 400 households are served each day (M-F) at the EFB Main Pantry located at 7 W. Scotts Avenue.  In addition, the Food Bank provides classes in nutrition education, healthy meal planning and food preparation FREE OF COST to the commuity.

In addition to our client facing food pantry and free nutrition education classes, the Food Bank also provides food products to partner pantries throughout the County, numerous non-profit agencies, community based organizations, and to events related to healthy living and nutrition. The Food Bank also provides a food recovery service to grocery stores, food processors and farmers by taking excess or usable foods that would otherwise end up in local landfills. Additionally, the EFB serves as a job training site by providing a place for the community to learn basic job skills, including warehouse operations, truck operation, data entry, and clerical office skills.