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Join our Turn the Page, Fill a Plate donation campaign and support our clients of the San Lorenzo Family Help Center. Your donations go directly to filling plates for people in the San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Hayward, and Castro Valley areas.

In the spirit of “blind date with a book” when you donate, you receive a surprise, pre-wrapped book and/or a reading shawl as a thank you. You choose your donation level and the genre, then meet us for a book revel open house on March 15th. We believe through community building and working together, we can defeat hunger in Alameda County.

About the Auction

The auction is opens Feb 16th, 9 AM (Pacific) and closes March 14th, 8 PM (Pacific). All items are new, recent or yet to be released books, donated to the San Lorenzo Family Help Center by a local book club. Most items are fixed bid; a few limited, special edition items set up for bidding.

How It Works

  1. Click on the Auction link at the top of the Turn the Page, Fill a Plate donation campaign
  2. Find and select your donation level and book genre (and/or reading shawl).
  3. Donate and reserve your item.
  4. Pick up your items at our Open House.

Book Reveal Open House

Pick up your book and/or shawl in person, at our Turn the Page, Fill a Plate – Book Reveal Open House on Saturday, March 15th, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Pacific), at our location  20960 Corsair Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545, USA

Join us for food, drinks, and socializing and get to know us in our in-store warehouse. Trade your books, as well as check out additional auction items on March 15th. Please share this fundraiser with all your friends and bring them along to the book reveal party – the more the merrier. A donation is not a requirement to join in the open house. 

We believe through community building and working together, we can defeat hunger in Alameda County. 

Service Community for the San Lorenzo Family Help Center

Food Pick Up is by appointment only

In order to avoid lines onsite, you must make your appointment in advance. 

After that, your next appointment is made when you come in.

You must live in our service community which includes: the unincorporated areas of San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres, Castro Valley, San Leandro (94578 or 94579) or in North Hayward 94541 or in zip codes north of Highway 92 (94544 or 94545).

You must have and bring a government ID (from in the United States or outside the U.S.) AND a document that shows your current address. We accept documents like (paper or electronic):

  • utility bills 
  • medical letters or bills 
  • bank statements 
  • automobile registration

Locations & Operations

Onsite Food Pick Up

Address: 20960 Corsair Blvd., Hayward 

Hours:

Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays –10:30 AM to 3:00 PM

  • First appointment is 10:30 AM
  • Last appointment is 2:30 PM

Wednesdays — 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, twice a month See Calendar of Events for exact dates.

  • First appointment 10:30 AM
  • Last appointment is 1:00 PM.

See the Calendar of Events for exact dates and times.

Please call or text us to make an appointment (341) 314-6770 between 9 AM and 3 PM Monday, Friday, Saturday.
 
Please do not line up outside prior to your appointment.

Mobile Pantry – Serving the San Lorenzo Community

On March 1, 2025, 11 AM to 1 PM we will be out at Emanuelu Samoan Free Methodist Church, 520 Grant Avenue, San Lorenzo.

We will be registering clients prior to receiving food. Please bring your government ID and an address verification that you live in one of the 94578 or 94579, or 94580 areas codes.

Foodnow.Net

If you are in need of food and not in our service area, visit foodnow.net and enter your zip code to find food pantries near you.

Grants Support the San Lorenzo Family Help Center

As a non-profit, much of our support comes from grant funding. Grants are foundational and enable us to meet our mission and serve our community. Here are some of them…

 

The San Lorenzo Family Help Center Mission

To support families in the wider San Lorenzo area by coordinating and distributing nutritious emergency food and targeted resources in partnership with volunteers, organizations, and our community.

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Faces of Our Client Community

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Visit the USDA website to read the full USDA Nondiscrimination Statement, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

Additional Food Assistance

For additional food assistance, visit the Alameda County Community Food Bank website or call 510-635-3663 to find locations near you.  Or go directly to foodnow.net, enter your zip code.