Food Services
ACRC Food Services Program
ACRC is the sole food bank in San Mateo County, California. We serve people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV and other serious illnesses and their families. These diseases tend to disproportionately impact underserved populations, people of color, and marginalized peoples.
This year, ACRC served over 500 registered clients and their family members.
Either by pantry pick up or by home delivery, each client is provided 7-8 bags of groceries per week that include meat and poultry; milk and eggs and cheese; fresh fruits and vegetables; grains, pasta, legumes; breads and pastries depending on their choices; and nutritional supplement drinks. Nutritional information and quick and easy recipes are also offered to support healthy diets.
ACRC continues to address food needs and insecurities in the community. Realizing most of our clients were hit hard by the federal reduction in SNAP and food insecurity benefit programs in the fall of 2025, we have often extended above and beyond our capacities to help alleviate food insecurities worsening. Therefore, for this 2026 year, clients received double the amount in gift cards weekly to supplement the grocery bags and home meals and deliveries.
In the past, giving the gift cards had customarily only been offered during the Thanksgiving through Christmas holidays. Now, we empower clients further to make personal choices by distributing grocery store gift cards weekly AND increase the number during the holiday season. Therefore, clients are ensured increased purchase power for personally selective items and culturally appropriate food choices important to them and their families through the grocery store gift card program distribution.
ACRC is funded primarily by the San Mateo County Department of Public Health and benefits from foods donated by Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley. However, over the years and more increasingly, we have stepped up our community partnerships with food recovery operations to strengthen joint objectives with food donors to enhance and increase expansion of access to nutritious food supplies from grocery stores and food warehouses throughout Redwood City. The joint activities serve our clients and the community overwhelmingly.
We also receive an annual grant from National Equity Fights AIDS/Broadway Cares Program.
The ACRC Food Service Program has operated and served the community for more than 20 years.
ACRC is the sole food bank in San Mateo County, California. We serve people living with HIV/AIDS/HCV and other serious illnesses and their families. These diseases tend to disproportionately impact underserved populations, people of color, and marginalized peoples.
This year, ACRC served over 500 registered clients and their family members.
Either by pantry pick up or by home delivery, each client is provided 7-8 bags of groceries per week that include meat and poultry; milk and eggs and cheese; fresh fruits and vegetables; grains, pasta, legumes; breads and pastries depending on their choices; and nutritional supplement drinks. Nutritional information and quick and easy recipes are also offered to support healthy diets.
ACRC continues to address food needs and insecurities in the community. Realizing most of our clients were hit hard by the federal reduction in SNAP and food insecurity benefit programs in the fall of 2025, we have often extended above and beyond our capacities to help alleviate food insecurities worsening. Therefore, for this 2026 year, clients received double the amount in gift cards weekly to supplement the grocery bags and home meals and deliveries.
In the past, giving the gift cards had customarily only been offered during the Thanksgiving through Christmas holidays. Now, we empower clients further to make personal choices by distributing grocery store gift cards weekly AND increase the number during the holiday season. Therefore, clients are ensured increased purchase power for personally selective items and culturally appropriate food choices important to them and their families through the grocery store gift card program distribution.
ACRC is funded primarily by the San Mateo County Department of Public Health and benefits from foods donated by Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley. However, over the years and more increasingly, we have stepped up our community partnerships with food recovery operations to strengthen joint objectives with food donors to enhance and increase expansion of access to nutritious food supplies from grocery stores and food warehouses throughout Redwood City. The joint activities serve our clients and the community overwhelmingly.
We also receive an annual grant from National Equity Fights AIDS/Broadway Cares Program.
The ACRC Food Service Program has operated and served the community for more than 20 years.
