A new article in The Conversation highlights policies Leah’s Pantry has long championed, such as trauma-informed services and client choice. We are thrilled to see them gaining mainstream promotion, and that the article’s authors linked to us for trauma-informed services: “The pandemic has accelerated the emergence of a number of innovations in food banks and […]
At Food Distribution Sites
Imperfect’s Perfect Impact at Feeding Potrero
Each week for the past year, Leah’s Pantry has received 6-8 boxes of fresh produce from Imperfect Produce. We have used the produce for our cooking and nutrition workshops and distributed it to eager clients in public housing, a women’s rehabilitation residence, SROs (Single Room Occupancy Hotels), and senior centers. Our Feeding Potrero program has been […]
“Sexy comes with healthy”
This is the first in a series of posts profiling the residents who serve on the Feeding Potrero Catering Team. Over the past year, this team of Potrero Hill Terraces and Annex community members, under the supervision of Leah’s Pantry staff, has bonded over a love of good food and a desire to uplift their […]
What does the future of Food Banking look like?
Food Banking is a hot topic. Food distribution is at an all-time high, and 1 in 6 Americans accesses food from food banks on a regular basis. If Food Banks are providing dietary basics (not just an emergency meal at the end of the month), there needs to be a reinvention of the types of […]
Closing the Food Gap
Last night a group from Leah’s Pantry attended the panel discussion hosted by Slow Food USA, called “How do we close the food gap?” Paul Ash, Executive Director of the SF Food Bank, began by saying that the food gap only exists because of the income gap, not because low-income people don’t want to eat […]
Interdependence
By Adrienne Markworth When I taught high school Ethics, one of the main concepts that wove through the year was the idea of interdependence. As I read the SF Chronicle this morning—they had a large feature on the rising costs of food—I was struck by how many other issues were tied into this topic. Some […]