Yolo Food Bank Announces Effort to Create Countywide Food Security Plan
By Vanguard Staff Yolo Food Bank (the Food Bank) has entered into a $75,000 contract with the…
Guest Commentary: Food Security, A Local View
by Erika Dahlgren “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access…
New Yolo Food Bank Mission and Vision Prioritize Nutrition, Food Equity, and Resilience as Pandemic Lingers in New Year
Special To the Vanguard In a quest to further contribute to the health, prosperity, and enhanced quality…
‘Hungry For Heroes’ – The Frontlines of Food Equity
Special to the Vanguard Yolo Food Bank has delivered a terrific holiday gift to the community: an…
Guest Commentary: Feeding All Residents, Especially Vulnerable Children, Highest Priority
by Jim Durst Food – growing and providing enough to those who work for us and those…
Continued Pandemic Food Access Disruption Prompts $1.5 Million Phase II Yolo Food Bank COVID-19 Relief Fund
Special to the Vanguard Championed by lead donor Clark Pacific, Yolo Food Bank is initiating an urgent…
Yolo Food Bank Expands Fresh Food Capacity to Nourish More at Harvest Season, Thanks to CalFoods Logistics’ Donation
By Maria Segoviano and Joy Cohan During a time of continued extraordinary demand for food assistance in…
Guest Commentary: Empowering Families with Healthy Choices
Dear Davis Vanguard Readers: I had the great pleasure of attending the grand opening of the Center…
Local Leaders Call for Action on Food Recovery and Distribution Plan for Food Insecure, Climate Change Impacts
Special To the Vanguard Woodland, CA – More than 160 stakeholders in the Yolo County social safety net…
Guest Commentary: Food Assistance Has Tripled in Yolo County in the Past Year – Here’s How We Can Continue to Meet These Critical Needs
By Josue Monroy In the last year-and-a-half, the global pandemic and the ensuing economic shutdown have disproportionately…
Guest Commentary: Feeding People, Not the Landfill
By Michael Bisch The Yolo County Board of Supervisors a couple of weeks ago took a bold…
Robb Davis, Former Davis Mayor, Joins Yolo Food Bank As Impact and Innovation Officer
By Joy Cohan Bringing with him a unique background in community-based health and nutrition, program development, and…
Yolo Food Bank Invites Davis to Create An Equitable, Sustainable, Local Food System for All Residents
By Madison Forwood DAVIS — The executive director of the Yolo Food Bank, Michael Bisch, delivered a presentation…
Guest Commentary: Support Immigrant Families during COVID-19 through YIIN’s ApoYolo Project
by Emily Henderson In mid-March, as the COVID-19 crisis descended in Yolo County, local community organizers were…
Emergency Food Assistance Option for Yolo County Low-Income Seniors Begins Monday
(From Press Release, Yolo Food Bank) – To address coronavirus mitigation-related barriers to food access for low-income…
Nourish Yolo: The Yolo Food Bank Grand Opening and Open House
(From Press Release) – A dream five years and $9.5 million in the making will come to…
Guest Commentary: Sacramento Region Excels at Fostering Poverty and Economic Disparities
By Michael Bisch As the Executive Director of Yolo Food Bank, I read with interest the Vanguard’s…
Food and Economic Development in Davis: Yolo Food Bank, Part 3 of 3
“The City of Davis has an opportunity to address food insecurity in an innovative and systemic way….
Food and Economic Development in Davis: Yolo Food Bank, Part 2 of 3
“…there exist many disconnects in our food system. Sadly, very little of the food grown in the…
Food and Economic Development in Davis: Yolo Food Bank, Part 1 of 3
“We are looking to provide greater health and well-being for our residents, a more sustainable approach to…
