Sutter Health commits $1 million to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
BLOOD DRIVE WILL CONTINUE NEXT THURSDAY, THE 25TH. MEANTIME, $1 MILLION INVESTMENT TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. IT WAS ALL PART OF A BIG UNVEILING AT THE SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES THIS MORNING. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE SHOWS US WHAT THIS INVESTMENT IS ALL ABOUT. I’M GOING TO START WITH A RIDDLE FOR YOU. WHAT DO FIVE YEARS, $1 MILLION, AND SUTTER HEALTH ALL HAVE IN COMMON WHEN IT COMES TO THE SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES? WELL, IT’S ALL PART OF THIS. THE NEW VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CENTER POWERED BY SUTTER HEALTH. IT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SYMBOL OF A FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT TO DONATE SOME $1 MILLION. THE SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES TO HELP THEM MEET THE NEED OF THOSE FOOD INSECURE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THIS MORNING. ALMOST THREE DOZEN SUTTER HEALTH VOLUNTEERS CAME TO EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THE NEW VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CENTER. $1 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE 6000 MEALS A YEAR. SO OVER 3 MILLION MEALS WILL BE RESULTED FROM THIS DONATION. SO WE’RE REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL. WELL, FOOD IS MEDICINE AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO IF WE CAN GET UPSTREAM IN THOSE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIOR CHOICES, WE KNOW WE CAN CREATE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. AND THAT’S WHERE ALL OF US LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. SO IT’S THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS US TO REACH FURTHER TO HEALTHY OPTIONS AND MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HEALTHIER. NOW, WHILE THE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CENTER IS NOT NEW HERE AT THE SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES, WHAT IS IS THE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES HAS HAD A NAMED SPONSOR TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR MISSION OF FULFILLING THE NEEDS OF THOSE FOOD INSECURE. SO NOW WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT IS THE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT CENTER
Sutter Health commits $1 million to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Updated: 1:23 PM PDT Jun 16, 2026
Sutter Health has committed $1 million over five years for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.The effort aims to help support volunteer engagement and expand access to nutritious food. More than 30 Sutter Health workers participated in a volunteer event on Tuesday. See more in the video above.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sutter Health has committed $1 million over five years for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.
The effort aims to help support volunteer engagement and expand access to nutritious food.
More than 30 Sutter Health workers participated in a volunteer event on Tuesday.
See more in the video above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel