Haight Ashbury Food Program

The Haight Ashbury Food Program (HAFP) was founded in San Francisco in 1983 as a neighborhood response to hunger.

The organization consists of one staff member, a board of directors, volunteers from the surrounding community, and private, foundation and corporate donors of monetary and in-kind support.

HAFP's mission is to support the principle that freedom from hunger is a right, not a privilege. We exist to provide meals and referral services to those in need while fostering a sense of belonging and self-worth for all involved.

We are committed to sustaining a program based on compassion, respect, and empowerment.

Our Board of Directors is as follows:

President: Jennifer Sramek
Treasurer: Pam Weatherford
Secretary: Thea Miller

If you are interested in being a part of our Board, please email us at:
board@thefoodprogram.org

Our Program Director is Robert Miles. You can contact him by email at:
hafppantry@gmail.com

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We are located at 1525 Waller Street (at Belvedere) in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Our facility can be accessed through the front door on the street level of the Waller Center, an ecumenical urban retreat and conference center.

Our mailing address:

PO Box 170202
San Francisco, CA 94117

Our email:

To contact our Program Director, Robert Milles, please email:
hafppantry@gmail.com

To contact HAFP's Board of Directors, please email:
board@thefoodprogram.org

Pantry Program

HAFP Food Pantry Open for Business

Our weekly farmers market-style distribution allows clients to select the foods that best meet their families needs.

From fresh fruits and vegetables to canned foods to bread and rice, each client receives much needed, nutritious foods that they otherwise cannot afford. We make a special effort to provide foods that can be used by those without permanent homes or cooking facilities since they are part of the clientele we serve.

This year we have given thousands of bags and boxes of food to hungry men, women, and children. Join us and get involved this holiday season!

The Haight Ashbury Food Program currently operates a weekly Pantry Program in partnership with the San Francisco Food Bank. Weekly farmers' market-style distribution allows clients to select the foods that best meet their families' needs. From fresh fruits and vegetables to bread and rice, each client receives much-needed, nutritious foods that are otherwise not affordable.

Days of Operation

The Pantry operates between 12 pm and 2 pm every Saturday, except when a Saturday is followed by a Monday holiday (when the Food Bank is closed for deliveries).

If you would like to patronize our Pantry, please arrive between 12 and 2 to fill out our intake form. At that time, you will be given a half-hour time slot for future weeks. This helps us to keep lines to a minimum and to serve you best.

SF food for all

There are many programs that help to insure that all San Franciscans have food on the table. These include programs that provide free meals and pantry services, but also organizations that help to insure food security for all of us.

Food Pantries in San Francisco

Please see our resources section for a listing of Food Pantries in San Francisco.

Meal Programs in San Francisco

Please see our resources section for a listing of meal programs in San Francisco.

CSAs

The Board of the Haight Ashbury Food Programs is looking into having the church as a pickup location for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program.

To learn more about Community Supported Agriculture please visit: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml

If you would be interested in having the church be a pickup location for a CSA Program please email us at board@thefoodprogram.org

PAST PROGRAMS

Community Kitchen

Since 1983, the Haight Ashbury Food Program served hundreds of hot meals each day, four days per week, offering community and connection as well as tasty and nutritious food. The Community Kitchen served more than 1 million meals during its operation.

Recently, rising costs and rising demand for meals forced the Board of Directors to change the structure of the programs at HAFP, as it was no longer economically feasible to provide meal service to the growing numbers of those in need in our small facility. The Community Kitchen closed in early 2008 and was replaced by the Pantry Program, which provides nutritious food to those in need that can be prepared at home.

We make a special effort to provide foods through the Pantry Program that can be used by those without permanent homes or cooking facilities since they are part of the clientele we serve at HAFP.

Food Service Job Training Program

For nine years HAFP operated a Food Service Job Training Project, which trained 164 low-income adults toward employment in the foodservice industry.

The training program, funded primarily through Federal sources, provided training and certification in safe food handling, knife skills, and basic nutrition, but also provided life skills such as non-violent communication, job readiness, budget management, and others.

Almost unprecedented, the JTP had an 83% graduation rate! We are very proud of our JTP graduates, many of whom are working in catering companies, local restaurants, schools and other facilities in San Francisco.

DECEMBER 2003 SF CHRONICAL ARTICLE
MAY 2006 SF CHRONICAL ARTICLE

Project Statistics

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The Haight Ashbury Food Program needs volunteers every Saturday to assist us with the operation of the food pantry.

Between 10 am and 12 pm, volunteers are needed to help set up the pantry.
Between 12 pm and 2 pm, volunteers are needed to assist in the food distribution process.
From 2 pm to 3 pm, volunteers are needed to help clean up.

Contact Information

If you are interested in volunteering please send an email to our Program Director, Robert Milles at: hafppantry@gmail.com

Special Projects

We can always use volunteers for special projects including:

Securing donations of non-perishable items, holiday items, or non-food items for distribution to our clients
Fundraising
Data entry
Special Events

Join Mailing List

To receive updates on the Haight Ashbury Food Program and how you can get involved, please sign up for our mailing list.

We will keep you posted on ways to help the Haight Ashbury Food Program, as well as ways to advocate and activate, to help ensure that food is secure for all San Franciscans.

We will never use your information for any purpose other than as stated here.

In addition to helping the Haight Ashbury Food Program locally, there are many ways to take action to support food security in your community.

Sign up for the Feeding America's email alerts to support the fight against hunger: http://www.hungeractioncenter.org/register.aspx

Sign up for the California Food Policy Advocates Nutrition Action Alerts: http://www.cfpa.net/

Visit the California Association of Food Banks website to find out public policy updates: http://www.cafoodbanks.org/help.htm

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Make a donation

The Haight Ashbury Food Program relies on generous donations from our neighbors and supporters. Every donation goes directly to the operation of our program to feed people in need. Every donation makes a difference, no matter how big or small.

Online Donation

We accept online donations through Network for Good. To securely donate online, click here

Donation by Check

To donate by mail, send checks or money orders to:
Haight Ashbury Food Program
P.O. Box 170202
San Francisco, CA 94117

We do not accept in-kind donations except by special arrangement. PLEASE DO NOT drop off food or supplies unless you have spoken to our Program Director in advance. We will be happy to connect you with an organization that can use your donation if we cannot.

Impact of Donors

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Donor List

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

Nicholas & Leia Michelle Vetter
Cynthia Harrell & Jason Douglas
Madeline Hung
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Jeff Aguero & Sebastian Tonkin
Bernardo Hernandez
Ruth Wilcox
Howard & Carol Mondry Fine
Marjorie & Barry Traub
Keith Goldstein, Everest
Waterproofing
Susan O'Sullivan
March Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Isbell
King & Gwen Rhotan
Ed Steinman
Justine Hirsch
Bruce Lahey
Minna Sivola
William & Alison Boeckman
Michael Bullman
Gale Ann Mondry & Bruce Ira
Cohen
Catherine & Brian Kane,
  In Honor of Jane Proctor
Alex Nellas
Richard Taylor
Patricia Unterman
Barbara Barros
Gary Fiedel
Catherine Garzio
Patricia Greene
Perrine Hammel
Carole Hite
Michael Job
Jan Platt & Jeffrey Ross
Timothy & Courtney Schar
Patricia Tanttila & Daniel Yansura
Margaret & Ralph Voorhees
Mildred Snitzer & Diane Robb
Balter
Phillip Crawford & Nancy
Achorn
Lena Harris
Mark Salkind
Carl & Elizabeth Zlatchin
Michele Rolande Chabanon
Patricia Perry & Stephen McPhee
Mary Helen Briscoe
Frances & Wiley Jackson
Candice Jacobus
James & Sarah Maniyika
Johann & Michael Wald
Virginie Fite-Gerogel
Arthur & Megan Bierman,
Kathleen Fraser
John Braun & Jay Stone
Elizabeth Mae Charles & Daniel
Lee Cox
Dr. J. Samuel Chase
Linda Kaley Erkelens
Mark Gilkey
Steve Helig
Susan Little
Kenneth Manaster & Ann
Brandewie,
  In Honor of Ed Steinman
Michael & Jane Miller
Cliff Palefsky
Dianna Rice
Lila S. Rich
Nina Tanner Robbins
John & Elaine Stillwell
Paul Tergis
Gerald & Deborah Van Atta
Debra & Michael Varner
Chris Von Briesen
Murray & Marilyn Waldman
James Whitlock
Gary Moran
Dr James Campbell
Steven Faig
William & Catherine Poole
Diane & Byron Bray
Robert Brody & Andrea Jacoby
Michael & Patricia Busk
Richard & Aileen Carell
Dorian Compo & Elizabeth Raley
Marian Crosskill
Bruce & Roberta Gilbert
Peter & Ellen Huppert
Susan Karp
Dan & Eve Langton
Elizabeth Links
Molley & Richard Lowry
Joy Maulitz
Sharon McAllister
Henry McKenzie
Thomas McMillan Family,
  In Honor of Thomas's Birthday
Gertrude, Tito & Bobby Patri
Dickon Pinner & Isabel Duffy-
Pinner,
In Memory of Graeme Hanson,
MD
Nenita Quijano,
In Memory of Carmen T. Rosales
Carl & Leslie Rodd & Leslie
McGinnis
Carlisle Shoemaker
Karen & Thomas Smith
Rose Spiliotis
Peter Stern & Holly Badgley
Tina Stromstead
Lisa Pierra Tresca
Glenn Underwood
John Wallace
Joshua Willis
David Chui Wong
Julian Hemphill, Jr.
Deborah Pulliam
F. Ronald & Lynn Laupheimer
Megan Lehmer
Sean & Erica Richstad
Janelle Smith
Laurie Wager
Brian William Cole
Mike Kitay
Lelia Ruggeri Krache
Shirley A. Reece
Gay & Jack Reineck
Sherri Roberts
Bertrand & Dorothy Baylin
Katherine Brody
Leigh Davidson
Dr. Hilarie Faberman
Yitatek Getahun
Carol & John Glanville
Beatrice Goodman,
In Memory of Ben Goodman
Isac & Minette Gutfreund
Nancy Kenyon
Barbara Lancaster
Stanley & Stephanie Tick
Mary A. Culpeper,
In Memory of Cynthia Culpeper
Barbara Elliott
Doris Ketcham
William R. Osuch & Ineke
Ruhland
Elbert Robinson
Aileen & Timothy Scully
Georgene Small
Ruth & Peter Veres
Erica Andrews

"Supporting the principle that freedom from hunger is a right, not a privilege."

HAFP Partners
Cole Hardware
Food Runners
Haight Street Market
Haight Street Shoe Repair
John Berns
John Hooper
Kara's Cupcakes
La Bolounge Bakery
Larry
San Francisco Food Bank
SusieCakes
Trader Joe's
The Waller Center
Whole Foods

HAFP Staff
Robert Milles, Program Director
HAFP Volunteers
Arden Vanupp
Britt
Britta Garcia
Keely Hopkins
Mike Moore
Mikey
Luis Rodriquez
Jim Serrano
Justice Serrano
John Spilliotis
Patricia Wait

HAFP Board of Directors
Jenn Sramek, President
Pam Weatherford, Treasurer
Thea Miller, Secretary

On December 1 "Giving Tuesday", double or triple your gift with a workplace match!!!

Visit us at www.thefoodprogram.org

Write to us at hafppantry@gmail.com or HAFP, P.O. Box 170202, San Francisco, CA 94117

San Francisco and Bay Area Resources

The San Francisco Food Bank provides healthy food to alleviate hunger through distribution to local neighborhood pantries (like HAFP), having a warehouse for local agencies to "shop", and relief in the event of a citywide disaster or individual crisis.

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San Francisco Free Help Charts

A resource for free food, shelter, medical aid and help with neighborhood problems in San Francisco.

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National Resources

Feeding America

A national network that provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.

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California Food Policy Advocates

A statewide public policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of low-income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious and affordable food.

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Food Research and Action Center

A national organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. FRAC works with hundreds of national, state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations to address hunger and its root cause, poverty.

Learn More

National Hunger Hotline

A national hotline that gives local information. 1-866-3-HUNGRY.

Learn More

Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Using food stamps can help you fill your grocery bag. It is easy to find out if you're eligible and to apply.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:

In English http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/applicant_recipients/10steps.htm
Translations http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/translations.htm

HOLIDAY GIVING

HAFP was founded in 1983 as a neighborhood response to hunger. We exist to provide food and referral services to those in need while fostering a sense of belonging and self-worth for all involved.