Jessica Sorgea

Back 2 School Extravaganza

Our annual backpack and school supply giveaway is coming up on Friday, August 1! At perhaps our favorite event of the year, hundreds of local under-resourced students receive food, family fun, and everything they need to start the school year with confidence.

Due to the generous donations of our church and community partners, we already have hundreds of backpacks for students to choose from, hygiene kits, back-to-school snack bags, professional haircuts, and more for our guests. We anticipate over 350 local students will register, and we cannot wait to love on them all.

This year, Chick-fil-A, Folsom Police, Folsom’s Hope, Ruby’s Bookstore, and Tricks Gymnastics are attending the event to help us make lasting memories by providing sandwiches, books, entertainment, ice cream, community connections, and more.

Sponsor a Student

While all of the backpacks, hygiene products, and entertainment is provided, we still need your help to purchase school supplies. Due to the generous donation of the campers at Lakeside’s Blitz Camp, we are close to halfway there, but 200 registered students still need a sponsor. A $25 donation will allow us to purchase grade-appropriate school supplies for one registered student. Click the button below to become a sponsor today!

Mark your calendars!

Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving is just around the corner—1 month away! From April 17 to May 1, our community of faithful volunteers, donors, board members, and community partners will come together to fight hunger in our community and raise $75,000 to continue our mission of providing the necessity of food with dignity.

Why not just donate now?

Big Day of Giving is one of our most important fundraisers of the year because the platform of the event allow small nonprofits like ours to receive additional grants, prizes, and matching funds. These funds can double and triple the impact of each donation.

In a season of financial uncertainty for both our vulnerable neighbors and the organizations that serve them, these events are key to our stability, longevity, and continued growth.

So mark your calendars, and prepare to make a difference in Folsom on May 1!

Angels on Wheels (AOW) volunteers Tricia and Alex spent their Wednesday morning checking grocery lists, loading their cars, and delivering nutritious food to three of our housebound guests facing food insecurity. In addition to essential groceries, they collected special treats for each guest: coffee for Susan, hot dogs for John, and a special cheesecake for Talia whose birthday was today. 

Each of our AOW guests experiences physical pain and conditions that limit or rob their mobility. But often more heartbreaking is the emotional toll that a loss of independence and increased isolation takes.  

When they reached Talia’s front door later that day, it opened before Tricia and Alex could knock: “My Angels!!!”

Talia greets them that same way each time they visit. One of over 20 AOW guests, she can hardly wait for her biweekly delivery of groceries tailored to her dietary restrictions. As they unloaded the groceries, they caught up on all the news—Talia updated Tricia on her grandchildren, and Alex asked about her recent crafting projects.

When she saw the cheesecake, Talia’s eyes filled with tears of gratitude: “Thank you for remembering me.”

Ministering through the delivery of nutritious food, thoughtful questions, long chats, hugs, and even cheesecake, Tricia, Alex, and others are truly Angels to our housebound guests.

Holiday Hardships

Food insecurity affects hundreds of families in Folsom each month, adding anxiety and hunger to the already overwhelming burdens of financial vulnerability, health crises, and uncertain housing.

While holidays can be celebrations of family, togetherness, and joy, they are often one more thing that overwhelms. Whether they hold memories, expectations, or extra mouths to feed with children out of school, holidays are times when our guests need more love and support than ever.

Each of our holiday food events seeks to fulfill our mission of sharing God’s love to our vulnerable community by providing food and support with dignity.

Help Us Provide Holiday Hams

This month, for our Easter holiday, each household who visits between March 25 and April 17 will be offered a holiday note, gift card, and one fully-cooked and frozen ham to enjoy with their family during the holidays.

With over 350 families expected to attend, we still need 160 hams!

Consider sponsoring a family’s holiday by donating a fully-cooked and frozen ham (4-10 pounds) or donating $20 to purchase a holiday ham.

To commit to donating a ham, please contact lindsayolson@twinlakesfoodbank.org by Tuesday, March 18.

To make a monetary donation toward a ham, click this link.

Thank you for your generosity! We cannot fulfill our mission without your support.