TLFB in the News
- Small Gifts, Lasting Impact: Big Day of Giving
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… Read more: Small Gifts, Lasting Impact: Big Day of Giving - Angels on Wheels: Ministering to our Local Housebound
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… Read more: Angels on Wheels: Ministering to our Local Housebound - 160 Families Still Need Easter Hams
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… Read more: 160 Families Still Need Easter Hams - Leatherby’s Fundraiser on March 3
Mark your calendars! Monday, March 3 5 PM-11 PM Leatherby’s Family Creamery, Folsom You don’t want to miss this! Load your car with every friend, family member, neighbor, and whoever else you can find, and visit Leatherby’s on Monday, March 3, to support Twin Lakes Food Bank! When you mention Twin Lakes at the register… Read more: Leatherby’s Fundraiser on March 3 - How Pantry Outreach Programs Reach Our Community
What are POPs? Pantry Outreach Programs (POP) allow us to partner with local organizations to provide food to more of our vulnerable neighbors. Our POPs work with Folsom’s Hope, Powerhouse Ministries, Falcon Cares at Folsom Lake College, and more to reach our community. Each of our POP partners offer support and resources in a variety… Read more: How Pantry Outreach Programs Reach Our Community - TLFB Gala Brings in $237,000
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Gala! Each donor, volunteer, sponsor, and participant in the live and online auctions helped us raise over $237,000 this year. As we faced inflation, high food costs, and a growing number of guests, you stepped up and gave on average 13% more than you did last… Read more: TLFB Gala Brings in $237,000 - Wow! Folsom Sponsors 350 Under-resourced Students
Last week, we were preparing for the Back to School Extravaganza but still waiting on sponsorships for 280 students. We asked the community to consider sponsoring a student for $25. As the week went on, we began to receive sponsorships, but we also continued to have children register to receive school supplies. Currently, 350 under-resourced students will attend the event on August 2 - 280 Under-Resourced Children Still Need School Supplies
Back to School Extravaganza One of our favorite days of the year is quickly approaching on August 2! Each year at the Back to School Extravaganza, Folsom’s neighbors come together to love on local families as they get ready for the first day of school. Last year, 325 under-resourced children received brand new backpacks, gift cards for… Read more: 280 Under-Resourced Children Still Need School Supplies - Your Chance to Make Some Smiles: Only 1 Week Away
Produce volunteers, Ernesto and Maureen aren’t just smiling because they get to serve food to their neighbors in need; they can’t wait for you to join the cause to raise funds during this year’s Big Day of Giving that will enable the food bank to accomplish some important goals for the benefit of our 3000+… Read more: Your Chance to Make Some Smiles: Only 1 Week Away - Closing in on Food Drive Goal
On March 1, we sent out an appeal to the community to donate non-perishable food items for our hungry neighbors as our inventory was dangerously low. Six weeks later, we are pleased to report that our shelves are filling up due to the generosity of local organizations, businesses, churches and individual residents in the greater… Read more: Closing in on Food Drive Goal
TLFB News from the Community
- FOLSOM FOOD BANK COLLECTS OVER 1200 LBS OF CITRUS TO FEED COMMUNITY
Each year, as citrus trees across the region reach their peak, many homeowners find themselves with an abundance of fruit they can’t use. Rather than letting these backyard harvests go to waste, dozens of Folsom and El Dorado Hills residents have stepped up to donate their excess produce to Twin Lakes Food Bank, helping to provide fresh, nutritious food for those in need.
Since Jan. 1, community members have contributed more than 1,200 pounds of oranges, lemons, and grapefruits to the food bank.” Continue reading Folsom Times Article.
- FOLSOM’S TWIN LAKES FOOD BANK RAISES $237K AMID INCREASING NEED
A group of 250 guests at Twin Lakes Food Bank’s annual gala, hosted last Friday at Lakeside Church, raised more than $237,000 to help feed the hungry throughout the holiday season and into the new year.
“Inflation has hit our guests hard and the need for nutritious food has increased,” executive director Lisa Tuter said to Folsom Times, noting that more than 3,000 people are served every month, with individual days when the food bank serves 75 or more families. “The growing population, including local families occupying a larger number of state-mandated workforce housing units, increases the need, which makes the support we receive from the community even more heartwarming.” Continue reading Folsom Times Article.
- ‘OUR SHELVES ARE BARE,’ FOLSOM FOOD BANK CALLS FOR COMMUNITY HELP
The Twin Lakes Food Bank in Folsom routinely serves 200 households a week with food assistance. With that number climbing to 300 in February, the local nonprofit is suffering a shortage, leaving many of the shelves bare in its warehouse as inflation continues to affect just about everyone at the grocery store, the gas pump, and in the way of utility costs.
“It is hard to implement a well-paced inventory distribution plan when the needle of need keeps moving up,” said Elizabeth Martin, operations manager at Twin Lakes Food Bank, who is witnessing firsthand the rapid rise in the need for assistance. Continue reading Folsom Times article.
- Food Bank Hopes Fundraising Gala Will Secure Folsom’s Growing Needs
As many continue to be financially challenged by the current economic times, the services that Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank provides are being utilized more than ever these days. It seems the items are coming off the shelves as fast as they can stock them at times. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) Folsom Times article.
- Food Bank Hopes Community Service Day Can Fill Its Empty Shelves
Earlier this week, crews moved the last pallet of donated food from Twin Lakes Food Bank’s warehouse for distribution to guests in need, leaving the warehouse empty but with the hope that a successful Community Service Day food drive will fill the shelves to bridge the gap between now and the holidays. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) Folsom Times article.