We found 10 food pantries listed for Castroville, California. Call before you go to confirm hours and what to bring. You can also see Food banks in Monterey County, California.
Salvation Army Food Pantry Locations
We have located 3 Salvation Army Food Pantry locations in Castroville, California. You can also check your eligibility.
The Salvation Army - WATSONVILLE, CA: Corps Community Center
Phone: (831) 724-3922
Address: 214 Union St, Watsonville, CA 95076. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Services provided :
- Camping Activities
- Casework Services
- Character Building Programs
- Christian Education
- Day Camp Activities
- Disaster Services
- Food & Nutrition
- Food & Nutrition Programs
- Men's Ministries
- Music & Arts Programs
- Nutrition Programs
- Rehabilitation
- Seasonal Services
- Visitation Services
- Women's Ministries
- Worship Services - Children's / Teen
- Worship Services - Church
- Worship Services - Sunday School
Appointments :
Call (831) 724-3922 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Santa Cruz
The Salvation Army - MONTEREY (Peninsula), CA: Corps Community Center
Phone: (831) 899-4911
Address: 1491 Contra Costa St, Seaside, CA 93955. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Services provided :
- Casework Services
- Christian Education
- Community Recreation & Education Programs
- Day Care
- Disaster Services
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Emergency Shelter
- Food & Nutrition
- Food & Nutrition Programs
- Group Work Services
- Latchkey Programs
- Men's Ministries
- Music & Arts Programs
- Residential Camping Activities
- Seasonal Services
- Transitional Housing
- Women's Ministries
- Worship Services - Children's / Teen
- Worship Services - Church
- Worship Services - Sunday School
- Worship Services - Youth Ministries
Appointments :
Call (831) 899-4911 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
The Salvation Army - Montclair Citadel
Phone: (973) 744-3312
Address: 13 Montclair Pl, TRINITY PLACE, Salinas, CA 93907. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Services provided :
- Bible Study - Correspondence
- Camping Activities
- Casework Services
- Character Building Programs
- Christian Education
- Day Camp Activities
- Disaster Services
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Emergency Shelter
- Food & Nutrition
- Food & Nutrition Programs
- Men's Ministries
- Military Personnel Assistance
- Missing Persons
- Music & Arts Programs
- Residential Camping Activities
- Seasonal Services
- Women's Ministries
- Worship Services - Children's / Teen
- Worship Services - Church
- Worship Services - Sunday School
- Worship Services - Young Adult
- Worship Services - Youth Ministries
Appointments :
Call (973) 744-3312 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
Church Food Pantry Locations
We have located 1 Church Food Pantry locations in Castroville, California. You can also check your eligibility.
All Saints' Episcopal Church - Food Pantry
Phone: (831) 624-3883
Address: 9 Th Ave, Carmel, CA 93923. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
For over twenty years, All Saints’ food pantry has fed the hungry in our community. Need food? Come to the church office and we will provide you a pre-packed bag of food. The only requirement is that you complete a short form. (The form does not ask for your name.) Our regular office hours are Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Note that the office may be closed on both federal and church holidays. The food is provided in part by members who bring food on Sunday mornings when they come to worship or drop it off in the office during the week. The Outreach Commission has also been successful in securing a FEMA grant for the last several years, which allows the food pantry team to buy staple food items in bulk from the Monterey County Food Bank. Rosemary Smith is the team leader and is assisted by many other members, including Aliceon Jones, Hans Lehmann, Jana Gil, and Raul Garcia. Just before the Easter and Christmas holidays, Hans Lehman forms a team of ministry volunteers to prepare boxes and gather enough food to fill one hundred or more. In recent years Boy Scout Troupe 127 and the associated Cub Scout pack have come to help load the boxes. The holiday food boxes are distributed through our missions in Marina and Big Sur, as well as to families in need here in Carmel. If you are in need of a holiday food box (or know a family in need) please share it confidentially with the priest at All Saints’ or Epiphany. You will be added to the list and provided a food box while supplies last.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 624-3883 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Carmel
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
Food Pantry Locations
We have located 6 Food Pantry locations in Castroville, California. You can also check your eligibility.
Covia
Phone: (925) 956-7400
Address: 2185 N California Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Get Directions
Listed hours, call to confirm:
- Mon: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tues: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wed: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thurs: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Fri: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Episcopal Senior Communities currently sponsors Senior Produce Markets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables at cost to approximately 1,000 seniors each week, most of whom are on fixed incomes. In churches, senior centers, and affordable housing sites throughout Northern California, volunteers and elders gather to buy fresh and healthy produce as well as share conversation, meals, and celebrations. Venues provide a resource center for information and referral, education, and networking.
Many of our markets have a mission within a mission: perishable leftover produce from each market is donated to another non-profit organization that serves seniors and others in need.
For more information about our award-winning Senior Produce Markets, or if you wish to sponsor a market, please contact Sheila Womack ator
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (925) 956-7400 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Counties:
- Alameda
- Contra Costa
- Marin
- Monterey
- San Francisco
- Santa Clara
- Sonoma
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Hope's Pantry
Phone: (831) 659-2224
Address: 9 El Caminito Rd, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The mission of this ministry is to help those who are less fortunate who might be struggling to feed their families. It also stocks the parish food pantry. This ministry is solely supported by parishioners working in collaboration with the local Food Bank. The Pantry is located on the grounds of our church and is open to the public every Wednesday morning 10-12 noon.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 659-2224 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Carmel Valley
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
Hope Center
Phone: (831) 920-7275
Address: 241 B, Dela Vina Monterey, CA 93940. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The Hope Center’s mission is to help our neighbors in need by providing supplemental groceries through a food pantry serving the Monterey Peninsula. The organization provides information regarding community services, and empowers our children by giving them opportunities to work and learn about hunger and to make our world a better place. The organization serves any family in need and that includes their pets! The Hope Center believes when a family is hungry everyone suffers.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 920-7275 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Dela Vina Monterey
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry & Kitchen
Phone: (831) 722-4144
Address: 150 Second St, Watsonville, CA 95076. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Founded in 1989, Loaves and Fishes is a community-based organization dedicated to alleviating hunger among working poor families, migrant farm workers, and elderly, disabled and homeless individuals of the Pajaro Valley. We help sustain the lives of thousands of individuals by assisting them with nutritious food, education and referrals in cooperation with other agencies. Our Pantry Program provides supplement groceries to individuals and families in need. We receive groceries from a variety of sources including local growers and packers, community food wholesalers and retailers and the Second Harvest Food Bank. Acquisitions are made through a combination of donations and purchases. The Pantry is open every weekday morning, Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 11:30 am and in the afternoon for emergency referrals from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Families and individuals in our service area are permitted to receive groceries twice per month. Our primary service area is the neighborhoods of Watsonville, west of Main Street. We also provide emergency food assistance to those referred to us by the Community Food Hotline. Pantry clients receive non-perishable foods, bread, fresh produce, and frozen vegetables. The amount of food allocated varies by family size. We are a host site of Second Harvest’s Food For Children program. Families with children receive additional food through a monthly on-site distribution. We serve a nutritious hot Lunch every Monday through Friday at Noon. Each meal is prepared on-site in our certified, health department-inspected kitchen by our Executive Cook — a Certified Professional Food Manager — with the assistance of community volunteers
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 722-4144 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Watsonville
Help Residents of Counties:
- Santa Cruz
Dorothy's Kitchen
Phone: (831) 757-3838
Address: 30 Soledad St, Salinas, CA 93901. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
Other than love, what is more basic a need than a food to eat? For people who are experiencing homelessness, without a place to prepare meals, a home-style meal is truly a blessing, but in Dorothy's Kitchen, we serve more than food. We serve smiles, gentle conversation, hugs, and an atmosphere of family. Dorothy's Kitchen opens at 8:30 every morning for a hot breakfast for our guests, serving between 90 and 150 people each day. The Kitchen also serves a hot lunch every day of the week at 1:00. We average 200 lunch meals daily. Our Women Alive! Emergency shelter serves a hot dinner to around 35 women nightly. Emergency food boxes are distributed between 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. There is no charge, obligation (other than good behavior), or discrimination. We don’t ask names or request IDs. Those who come are our guests, and are treated with hospitality, like family.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 757-3838 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Salinas
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
Thomas Carman Food Pantry
Phone: (831) 883-8024
Address: 425 Carmel Ave, Marina, CA 93933. Get Directions
Hours: Call for hours
The Thomas Carman Food Pantry's mission is to provide food for needy households and individuals. We are located at the Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church at the corner of Carmel and California Avenues in the City of Marina. The Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Anyone in need is welcome. Customers are required to register and provide some form of identification. The Pantry has been in operation since 2002. In 2013 we distributed 5,165 bags of food feeding 6,835 people.
Services provided :
- food pantry
Appointments :
Call (831) 883-8024 to ask about hours, whether you need an appointment, and what to bring.
Help Residents of Cities:
- Marina
Help Residents of Counties:
- Monterey
A number of food banks, soup kitchens for hot meals and free emergency food pantries in Castroville, California distribute groceries to individuals or families who are in some form of an emergency situation.
There are also meals, free bags of food, personal toiletries and household goods for low to moderate income families from food pantries near you.
Distribution centers can include churches, non-profit organizations, community action agencies, and many other local charities as well as non-profits.
Salvation Army Food Pantry
The Salvation Army is dedicated to eliminating food insecurity.
The Salvation Army offers free food help through local centers. Contact the branch nearest Castroville, California to confirm hours and requirements. The charity organization is involved in feeding millions of families each year, with a large percentage of those assisted being children as well as the elderly.
Church Food Pantry
A number of churches around Castroville, California have food pantries for those in their neighborhoods who are in need of food items.
Church pantries often rely on food donations gathered through food drives.
Some churches also deliver food items to older adults who are unable to drive to a nearby community food pantry. Please contact your local church directly.
Catholic Charities Food Pantry
Resources provided by Catholic Charities organizations can include help with food, holiday, and immigration needs.
Families of all religions, backgrounds, and cultures can contact Catholic Charities centers for help.
Catholic Charities locations in and around Castroville, California may offer groceries, food boxes, and items to prepare a meal. Hours and walk-in rules vary, so call before you go.
Some of these food pantries work like grocery stores, letting clients choose the items they need from the groceries available on site.
First-time clients may need to fill out a short application with basic household information.
Helping Hands Food Pantry
Some independent food pantries use the Helping Hands name. Any Helping Hands pantries we have listed around Castroville, California appear on this page.
Food supplies, hours, and services differ from one pantry to the next, so call before you go.
These pantries often rely on donations and volunteers from their local communities.
Find a local helping hands food pantry open near you.
Mobile Food Pantry
Mobile food pantries bring free food directly to families in need in communities around Castroville, California, often during large one-day distributions.
Some mobile pantries hand out pre-packed boxes, while others let you shop market-style.
Mobile food pantries usually visit churches, community centers, schools, shopping centers, and other convenient locations. They usually go to areas where there aren't grocery stores or other food pantries.
Mobile Food Pantry Schedule 2026
Unlike traditional food pantries where you go to them, mobile pantry trucks come to you. Food banks sometimes have an online mobile food pantry schedule.
Mobile food pantries often visit a community once a week or once a month. There may be last-minute cancellations or changes, so recheck the mobile food pantry schedule before you plan to go.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
Some St. Vincent de Paul food pantries around Castroville, California may operate much like a grocery store, where people in need can choose their own food.
Services vary by location, so call the pantry near you to ask what is available.
Food Pantry Delivery Program
Some food banks run delivery programs that bring food and other products to partner agencies in more remote areas. Ask a food pantry around Castroville, California whether delivery is available near you.
Drive-thru Food Pantries
Drive-thru food pantries are a convenient and efficient way to distribute food to neighbors in need. Many are open to anyone who needs help with food, but rules vary by location, so call ahead if you can.
Who can visit a drive-thru pantry?
Drive-thru pantries are generally open to anyone who needs help getting food. Requirements vary, so check with the pantry before you go.
You may be asked to provide:
- Your zip code, and
- Number of people in your household.
You usually do not need an appointment. Drive-thru pantries are generally first-come, first-served, so plan to arrive early because lines can fill quickly and popular items may run out.
How do drive-thru pantries work?
Volunteers and staff manage the distribution line. Here is how most drive-thru pantries operate:
Staff and volunteers direct visitors to the distribution area.
Visitors pull up in their car and are guided into a clearly marked queue. Staff move cars forward to keep the line moving quickly.
Check-in.
You may be asked about your zip code, household size or income for the pantry's records.
Food is loaded into your car.
Pre-packed bags of food — typically including shelf-stable items like pasta, canned fruit, and peanut butter, as well as fresh produce and meats — are loaded by volunteers directly into your trunk.
Pet Food Pantry
Some pet owners give up their pets because they cannot afford to care for them. Pet food pantries help fill a gap left by assistance programs such as SNAP, which cannot be used to buy pet food.
Pet food pantries may provide free pet food for a limited time to pet owners who cannot afford to feed their pets in Castroville, California.
Who is eligible for a pet food pantry?
Rules vary by pantry, but many help people who are:
- All ages, races and marital status
- Unemployed or underemployed
- Retired, living on social security or other limited income
- Physically or mentally disabled
- Experiencing homelessness or housing instability
Tips for Visiting a Food Pantry
Show up early.
This is very important. This means you will be first in line and have a chance to get the items that are sought after and in limited quantities such as fresh produce, dairy and frozen food.
You don't usually need to show up hours ahead of time but coming at least an hour before is usually a good idea.
Remember all documentation.
Some food pantries require documentation to prove who you are, and in some cases, where you live.
This is to make sure people are not coming more than they are allowed or using fake names to do so. Call ahead of time to find out what documentation is needed.
This is often a photo ID and a piece of mail that verifies your address.
Use several food banks.
Using more than one food bank (when available) is smart because you may be able to get something at one that you may not get at another.
For instance, one may have a deal with a local gardener that gives them their extras. This may mean this food bank has more produce.
Eligible for other programs?
Ask your Department of Social Services office if you are eligible for other assistance programs to supplement your household’s food supply.
They can easily tell you if you can apply for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), USDA Commodities or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.
Ask about extras.
If you have special needs for infants or special diets, the pantries may be able to assist you.
Many times, they can help with diapers, baby formula, baby food, personal hygiene products, and even special diet items like gluten free or sugar free foods.
Go on different days of the week.
Depending on the food pantry, they may be open only one or two days a week or they may be open all seven days. When you have a choice, going midweek is often best as it is less crowded.
Be polite to workers.
Nearly everyone at a food bank is a volunteer. Be polite to the workers there as they often deal with highly emotional situations.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is the difference between a food bank and a food pantry?
Independent community food pantries are self-governing and usually distribute food to their clients on a once-a-month basis. A food bank is the storehouse for millions of pounds of food and other products that go out to the community. A food pantry functions as the arms that reach out to that community directly.
2. What kind of food is at a food pantry?
Food pantries typically provide shelf-stable items such as:
- Peanut butter
- Canned soup
- Canned fruit
- Canned vegetables
- Pasta
- Canned beans
- Canned stew
- Canned fish
3. Who can go to a food pantry?
Rules vary by food pantry. Many ask only that you say you need help, while others may ask for ID, proof of address, income information, or a referral. Call ahead to find out what to bring.
4. What is the difference between a food pantry and a soup kitchen?
A food pantry often provides food packages meant to last a few days to families that have a place to live, but not enough food. These packages are designed to provide nutritionally balanced meals. Soup kitchens serve individuals in need of a hot meal, the only meal of the day for many of them.
5. How does a food pantry work?
Food banks acquire large donations of food from the food industry and distribute it to organizations that feed hungry people. Those organizations then provide this food directly to families in need.