Connected Living Food Bank
Welcome to Dignity Health Connected Living’s Food Bank. We are the designated Food Bank for Shasta County. We provide food for our communities with distribution on-site at our Redding location or off-site at many locations around the county.
These are difficult times and many people and families are experiencing the effects of inflation-tightened budgets, and difficult economic times. Please know that we have food and are here to serve. All of our regular food distributions and programs are continuing and we are packing more and more bags of food every day to make sure our community is fed. Please see below for specific distribution and program information. If you have questions you can call us at 226-3071. We are trying to answer every call but if you don’t get an answer, leave us a message and we will call you back.
If you are in a position to donate please follow the link below. We are only taking financial donations currently and we are fortunate to have the help of Mercy Foundation North to process these donations for us so our time can be spent getting the food out to our communities.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Food Bank you can call us and we will take your name and contact information. Due to current staffing limitations, we are not able to process volunteer applications very quickly right now so we will contact you as we are able. Your willingness to help is very much appreciated!
We are accepting donations to help those in need. For information on how you can help, please click here.
Note: Food bank distributions are still on schedule. They are drive-thru only.
We are accepting participants for our Emergency Food and Commodity Distributions.
As the designated Food Bank for Shasta County, we are a member of Feeding America, the largest Food Bank in the United States. This enables us to share with community food lockers. Included in the programs housed by our Food Bank are the Senior Box Program, Surplus Donated Food, and TEFAP - The Emergency Food Assistance Program (USDA COMMODITIES).
TEFAP - Emergency Food Assistance Program
Government surplus commodities are distributed on a monthly basis to low-income families and individuals throughout Shasta County.
For distribution dates, locations, or other information about Food Bank services, please call (530) 223-6034.
Surplus Donated Food
Qualified low-income families may receive this assistance once a month. Distributions are held the first and third Friday of the month from 8 – 9 a.m. only at the Food Bank located within our main facility at 100 Mercy Oaks Drive in Redding.
Senior Box Program
The Senior Box (CSFP) Program is available to seniors aged 60 or older who meet income guidelines.
Qualified seniors may pick up once per month. Please call the Food Bank for distribution dates & times.
Please fill out this form to apply for the Senior Box Program
If you ever need anyone to pick up your box, you can designate someone. Please fill out ths proxy form.
Learn More
For more information on our Food Bank program, please call (530) 223-6034.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Conforme a la ley federal y las políticas y regulaciones de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta institución tiene prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de genero y orientacion de sexual), edad, discapacidad, venganza o represalia por actividades realizadas en el pasado relacionadas con los derechos civiles.
Volunteer
Our organization is one that is dedicated to reaching those with food insecurities and we rely on volunteers to make that happen. In addition to experiencing the satisfaction of volunteering, you will not only make new friends, keep active but you will also enrich your life knowing you are making a difference to those in need.
Volunteer Opportunities Include
Driver – Deliver to distribution sites throughout the county or do pick ups of surplus food at local stores.
Clerical – Help process the applications associated with food bank programs, help in staffing the front lobby and assisting with walk-ins seeking information. assist with signing in our neighbors during the distributions.
Bagging – To sort and bag surplus food and commodities for distribution.
Distributions – Help distribute the food to our neighbors.
How to Apply
For more information on how to volunteer at the Connected Living Food Bank, please call Nancy at (530) 226-3055 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m and 4 p.m.