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Food Pantry

Our pantry distributes more than 16,000 bags of groceries to over 350 households each week. Pantry clients receive bountiful fresh and nutritious produce, thanks to partners such as the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, Extrafood.org, and Ritter Center’s volunteers, generous community donors, and faith-based group collections including Saint Anselm Church.

Food Pantry Hours (temporary hours as of December 2023)

We are currently operating with reduced open hours due to staff shortages. Our Food Pantry is open on the following days and times:

–Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

–Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

–Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

–CLOSED Thursdays.

–Friday:8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Closed from 12 p.m.

We are closed 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. for lunch.

Collection Information

Our food pantry provides pre-assembled pantry bags with some choice of items depending on availability. Registered clients can pick up groceries from our food pantry on a weekly basis.

–Individuals who are housed can pick up one bag of groceries up to two times per week.

–Families (housed) can collect two bags of groceries up to two times per week.

–Unhoused individuals can collect one bag of pre-made foods up to two times per week.

Availability varies week to week.

Registration

People in need of food can visit our Food Pantry at 16 Ritter Street to see if they qualify for services. If you meed the qualification criteria, you become a Registered Client and can access our services.

For more information about becoming a client, contact a member of our Client Services Team at 415-457-8182.

Food Pantry Volunteers Needed

Do you have a few hours to spare to help in our Food Pantry? We rely on volunteers to sort, pack and distribute groceries to over 350 families and individuals in need each week.

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Want to make an in-kind donation?

Ritter Center accepts in-kind donations year-round. Our Client Services team and volunteers assemble and distribute groceries to over 350 families each week, and create care and hygiene kits for clients who are experiencing homelessness. We are accepting donations of new/unused items Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 16 Ritter Street in San Rafael.

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