Feeding the Foothills

Placer, Nevada and El Dorado Counties are some of the most affluent in our region. Hunger cant be here, can it? It can and its called Hidden Hunger. More than 80,000 of our local friends, neighbors and family members dont know where their next meal is coming from. It could be your restaurant server or grocery store clerk. The senior two doors down or the Sierra College student choosing books over lunch. If you lost your income tomorrow, it could be you. Hunger in our community looks just like...you. Hidden Hunger is in plain sight. Hunger isnt going anywhere and neither is the Placer Food Bank. For 50 years, the Placer Food Bank has made meaningful progress towards ending hunger but our mission is far from complete. We continue to fill food pantries, send students home with groceries to last the weekend, and stretch every $1 of groceries to $8, thanks to our generous partners, volunteers and sponsors. And you know what? These donors in our community look just like... you. We hav...