Scouting for Food
2026 Scouting for Food Drive
Door Card Drop Off Date: Saturday Nov. 7th, 2026
Scouting for Food Drive: Saturday Nov. 14th, 2026
The Golden Gate Area Council – Scouting America will be hosting its annual Scouting for Food Drive demonstrating the power of service and community engagement. Last year’s drive was a tremendous success, with our dedicated Scouts and Scouters collecting over 401,000 pounds of food to support local food banks and families in need.
Please consider making a Monetary Donation
if you're not able to donate food.
Suggested Food Items
♦ Cereal, Oatmeal, Snack Bars or Pop Tarts
♦ Pancake or Muffin Mixes, Crackers or Cookies
♦ Instant Soup, Ramen, Rice, Beans or Pasta
♦ Powdered Milk, Juice, Coffee, Tea
Rules & Best Practices
♦ Do not enter any home or residential building.
♦ Collect only from homes with a door that opens to the street. No apartments or condo complexes without prior permission from manager or association.
♦ Promote Monetary Donation option (see QR Code/link on SFF Door Hanger/Flyer).
♦ Remember to record & report service hours.
♦ Talk it up! Build excitement! Use local newsletters, newspapers, community websites, & personal social media.
♦ If a house has a “No Solicitation” sign, skip that house
♦ Door hangers go on doors, not in mailboxes. If no suitable doorknob is available, place door hanger partially under doormat..
♦ If fenced for animal control, don’t enter. Put door hanger on gate handle or skip.
♦ Alert scouts that they may be given donations while placing door hangers. They should accept the donation and give them to adult leaders to turn in at collection site on November 15.
♦ All food and cash/check donations should be delivered to a designated drop-off site during applicable hours as shown on drop-off site list
♦ Camping wagons make food collection much easier!
♦ Knocking on doors of those who didn’t leave a donation is optional, up to the group/unit leader.
♦ Be sure scouts and adult leaders are aware donors may make monetary donations and that each collection crew has copies of SFF Door Hanger/Flyer with donation link/QR Code to share if asked. Cash/check donations are also OK; should be given to unit leader. (Checks should be payable to the applicable Food Bank.)
Drop Off Locations by District
October 1, 2026
We have begun updating Drop-off locations. Please keep checking back.
Alameda Area
Bay Farm Area, Alameda
Site Mgr: Stephen Zimmerman
510-368-5347
Alameda Area
Alameda Food Bank
677 W Ranger Avenue, Alameda
Site Mgr: Josh England (Food Bank Warehouse Manager)
510-904-7374
Alameda Area
Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Site Mgr: Joanne Robinson & Deanna Huie
Alameda Area
Grocery Outler Bargain Market
(Parking lot)
2900 Broadway, Oakland
Site Mgr: Stephen Rodriguez
925-462-1919
Alameda Area
Our Lady of Grace Church
3433 Somerset Ave, Castro Valley
Site Mgr: Nick Kho
Alameda Area
San Lorenzo Family Help Center
20960 Corsair Blvd, Hayward
Site Mgr: Shirley Calvert
510-386-4276
Briones
St. Monica's Catholic Church
1001 Camino Pablo, Moraga, 94556
Site Mgr: Bruce McGurk 925-698-4683 | Russell Stepp 415-254-2805
Briones
St. Andrews Church
(9:00am - 1:00pm)
1601 Mary Dr, Pleasant Hill
Site Mgr: Michael McDowell
734-730-5328
Briones
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
Concord Warehouse, 4010 Nelson Avenue, Concord
Chief Solano
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
2370 N. Watney Way, Fairfield
Site Mgr: Kornelius Neal
731-293-3681
Diablo Sunrise
Cornerstone Fellowship
(8am - 2pm)
6641 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood
Site Mgr: Alison Overzet 925-759-4291 |
Mike Oravec 925-588-1472 |
Roy Thomas 925-759-6613
Golden Gate
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
(Curb lane on West side of street)
900 Pennsylvania St, San Francisco
Site Mgr: Amy Jo Casbon
415-706-4581
Herms
Saint Mary Magdalen Church/School
2005 Berryman St, Berkeley
Site Mgr: Dave Shaw
650-438-9805
Mendo-Lake
United Christian Parish Pantry
(Tues-Thurs only)
745 N. Brush St, Lakeport
Site Mgr:
707-263-4788
Mendo-Lake
Middletown Community United Methodist Church
(3rd Wed, 4pm)
15833 Armstrong St, Middletown,
Site Mgr: 707-987-3379
Miwok District
Church of Christ
370 Sonoma Mountain Parkway
Petaluma
Site Mgr: Jenn Masterson
707-479-9751
Miwok District
FISH (Friends in Sonoma Helping)
18330 Sonoma Hwy, Sonoma
Mission Peak
Holy Spirit Church
(Back Parking lot)
37588 Fremont Blvd, Fremont
Site Mgr: Don Uriu
510-364-9984
Pomo
Redwood Empire Food Bank
3990 Brickway Blvd, Santa Rosa
Silverado
Napa Food Bank
938 Kaiser Rd, Napa
Site Mgr: Ron Johnson
707-299-9517
Silverado
Benicia Yacht Club
400 E 2nd St, Benicia
Site Mgr: Paul Leary
415-370-3543
Silverado
Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building
420 Admiral Callaghan Ln, Vallejo
Site Mgr: Ken Lambert
707-373-9641
Silverado
St Helena Pantry
(Tue & Fri: 2:30 - 4:00pm)
1777 Main Street, St Helena
Site Mgr:
Silverado
American Canyon Food Pantry
(2nd & 4th Tues: 3:30 - 5:30pm)
240 Rio Del Mar, American Canyon
Site Mgr:
Silverado
Calistoga Cares Food Pantry
(2nd & 4th Thurs: 2 - 5pm)
Napa Fairgrounds,
1435 N. Oak St, Calistoga
Site Mgr:
Twin Valley
Walmart Shopping Center
(Parking lot)
4501 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton
Site Mgr: Ken Yee
714-614-4415
Twin Valley
Walmart Shopping Center
(Parking lot)
2700 Las Positas Rd, Livermore
Site Mgr: Celene Resong
559-281-8294