PG&E Foundation donates $250,000 to California food banks
Five food banks on the Central Coast to receive money from the grant
Updated: 2:54 PM PST Nov 26, 2025
A $250,000 donation has been made to the California Association of Food Banks’ (CAFB) Emergency Response Fund. The money comes from a grant provided by The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation).This funding will help alleviate pressure food banks are facing because of high demand caused by the federal government shutdown and delays for SNAP benefits, or CalFresh, as it’s known in California.The Emergency Response Fund was established to help the CAFB’s 42-member food bank network meet the increased need by enabling them to purchase food, secure essential supplies, and hire additional staff to strengthen their efforts.In turn, this network assists food-insecure community members directly and through a collective of more than 5,000 food pantries and community-based organizations across the state.These are the amounts set aside for food banks on the Central Coast: Second Harvest Food Bank Serving Santa Cruz — $4,720 Food Bank for Monterey County — $6,670 Community Food Bank of San Benito County — $2,950 Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County — $4,430 Food Bank of Santa Barbara County — $5,760To learn how you can support CAFB’s network of food banks, you can contact Development Director Alice Lee-Osborne or go to the CAFB‘s website.
A $250,000 donation has been made to the California Association of Food Banks’ (CAFB) Emergency Response Fund. The money comes from a grant provided by The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation).
This funding will help alleviate pressure food banks are facing because of high demand caused by the federal government shutdown and delays for SNAP benefits, or CalFresh, as it’s known in California.
The Emergency Response Fund was established to help the CAFB’s 42-member food bank network meet the increased need by enabling them to purchase food, secure essential supplies, and hire additional staff to strengthen their efforts.
In turn, this network assists food-insecure community members directly and through a collective of more than 5,000 food pantries and community-based organizations across the state.
These are the amounts set aside for food banks on the Central Coast:
Second Harvest Food Bank Serving Santa Cruz — $4,720 Food Bank for Monterey County — $6,670 Community Food Bank of San Benito County — $2,950 Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County — $4,430 Food Bank of Santa Barbara County — $5,760
To learn how you can support CAFB’s network of food banks, you can contact Development Director Alice Lee-Osborne or go to the CAFB‘s website.