Guest Commentary: Food Bank Wars – A New Hope Is Needed
by Bill Habicht I was stunned to read the Sacramento Business Journal’s investigative reporting last week on…
BOS Approves American Rescue Plan Funding for Yolo Food Bank
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA. – Critical funding for the Yolo Food Back was approved on Tuesday by…
Yolo Food Bank Hires Karen Baker as Interim Executive Director
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, Calif. – The Yolo Food Bank (YFB) board of directors today announced…
Guest Commentary: Yolo Food Bank in Disarray
By Andrew Newman Editor’s note: Andrew Newman sent the following to the media on Thursday. We are…
Two Weeks before Firing Bisch, Executive Team Voted No Confidence in Yolo Food Bank Board of Directors
The Davis Community was stunned to learn this week of the firing of Michael Bisch as Executive…
Bisch Issues Statement after Termination from Yolo Food Bank
by Michael Bisch After leading Yolo Food Bank through significant growth and transformational change for nearly four…
Yolo Food Bank Executive Director Leaving Organization
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – In a move that will stun many in the community, The…
Yolo Food Bank’s Trajectory Prioritizes Systemic Solutions to Food Equity
Special to the Vanguard After the most successful Big Day of Giving in the history of Yolo…
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…