Beginning in 1989, on a regular weekly basis, a staff of volunteers has collected and distributed in excess of 2,000,000 pounds of food to over 40,000 families. This food has been distributed to families in targeted neighborhoods within San Francisco, Alameda and Marin counties, and since 2001, in Siskiyou County. A truck drives into the neighborhood and delivers food boxes to the residents on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, volunteers and neighborhood people help carry the food to shut-ins and the elderly.
Because this distribution happens on the
streets of the poor neighborhoods, the
program reaches those people on the very
bottom - those who have no resources, no
hope and little information about what is
available to them through other possible
existing programs.
Holiday Giveaways
In 1990, the Board of Directors voted to supplement the food giveaway program at the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays by including turkeys and hams in the food boxes. In 1990, FREE the NEED gave away 80 holiday boxes. All of the boxes for both holidays contained turkeys, flour, rice, beans, and assorted produce including potatoes, onions and yams.
In 1996, at its two holiday giveaways FREE the NEED gave away a total of almost 40 tons of food in 850 food boxes, including turkeys.
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FREE the NEED.
FREE the NEED.Year: Pounds Number of boxes of food: given away:
Pounds Number of boxes of food: given away:----------------------------------------------------------------------
1989 19,000 484
19,000 4841990 34,860 776
34,860 7761991 31,540 650
31,540 6501992 91,063 3,009
91,063 3,0091993 218,5575,204
218,5575,2041994 232,1795,513
232,1795,5131995 291,2057,211
291,2057,2111996 454,2907,325
454,2907,3251997 451,1066,779
451,1066,7791998 193,6935,184
193,6935,1841999 95,9271,884
95,9271,8842000 324,2505,081
324,2505,0812001 206,6714,011
206,6714,0112002 20,482 460
20,482 4602003 21,911 475
21,911 4752004 40,330 636
40,330 6362005 82,2241,677
82,2241,6772006 84,5081,441
84,5081,4412007 96,2992,070
96,2992,070----------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL: 2,990,085 59,870
59,870 Food Program
Copyright © 1989 - 2008 FREE the NEED.
Contact Information
San Francisco 415.587.6685
Siskiyou 530.465.2411
Fax 530.465.2256
Email:
Visit:
FREE the NEED
Corporate Office
827 Joost Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127
Want List
- $30,0000 for New Vehicle to distribute surplus food and clothing.
- New PC Laptop Computer.
- HP Laser Color Printer.
- 500 White t-shirts, tanks & hoodies.
- Screen printing for 500 FTN Shirts.
