Access to Food 

Welcome to the Access to Food Website! Please take a look around. Access to Food is focused on increasing access to food for low-income individuals with disabilities in California.  

We offer free training and funding opportunities to food banks, food pantries and other emergency food distribution sites. We also provide technical assistance on how to make your organization more accessible to people with disabilities. We invite you to explore the links to the left of this message to learn more about our program.

We strongly encourage you to read the “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) and “Funding Process” sections before applying for funding.

The Access to Food Fund supports improving physical and programmatic access at California’s nonprofit food banks, food pantries and their local community partners. After completing a self-administered survey, these organizations can apply for up to $10,000 to make their buildings and programs more accessible to the disability communities they serve.

The Access to Food Fund is designed to make specific access improvements to your facilities and programs. It does NOT support purchasing food, routine maintenance, facilities’ expansion, rent, or overhead costs.

The Access to Food project was made possible by a grant from the Vitamin Cases Consumer Settlement Fund. Created as a result of an antitrust class action, one of the purposes of the Fund is to improve the health and nutrition of California consumers.