Redwood Empire Food Bank: How to Get Food
Redwood Empire Food Bank does not publish who qualifies, so the pantry decides — here is what it does say, and who to ask. It is a regional food bank, so it supplies pantries rather than handing out groceries itself: below is how to find the one near you.
- Proof of income
- Pantry decides
- Cost
- Not stated
- Hands out food
- Through pantries
- use its locator to find one
- Hours
- Published
- see “When is it open”
Do I have to prove my income to get food from Redwood Empire Food Bank?
Redwood Empire Food Bank does not publish a requirement either way. Each partner pantry sets its own, so ask the pantry before you go. Do not assume you are turned away: most pantries in the Feeding America network serve anyone who says they need help.
How do I actually get food from Redwood Empire Food Bank?
Redwood Empire Food Bank runs its own direct distributions as well as supplying partner organizations. Its home page has a 'GET FOOD' button in the header and top menu at refb.org - that is the route to the distribution schedule and locations. Its direct-distribution programs are named on the site: Neighborhood Hunger Network (neighborhood distributions), Every Child Every Day, Senior Security, and CalFresh Application Assistance if you want help applying for food benefits. The 'Partner Organizations' section lists the agencies it supplies.
When is Redwood Empire Food Bank open?
Not read. Days and times are published behind the 'GET FOOD' button on refb.org and should be checked there before travelling.
Does Redwood Empire Food Bank cost anything?
Not stated on the official page. Food from Feeding America network pantries is normally free; if anyone asks you to pay, ask why.
What do I need to bring?
Not stated on the Redwood Empire Food Bank page we read. Bring an ID and something with your address if you have them, and bags or a box for the food — but do not stay home for lack of paperwork; most pantries take you anyway.
Where Redwood Empire Food Bank works
Five counties in northern coastal California, named on its home page: Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte. It says it serves over 135,000 children, families and seniors a year.
Worth knowing before you go
Only the home page could be retrieved; Everything above comes from the home page's own text and navigation.
For more than this week
A pantry covers today. SNAP covers the month, and in California the application is the state's own. SNAP in California →
Other food banks in CA
Each one covers different counties, so if Redwood Empire Food Bank does not reach where you live, one of these probably does.
- Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA
- Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA
- Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA
- Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA
- San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange CountyIrvine, CA
Read on refb.org on Sep 9, 2026. We do not copy opening hours from other sites, because a wrong hour sends someone on a wasted trip. Last review Sep 9, 2026.
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