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We are Food Para Todos – ensuring no family goes hungry by rescuing surplus food and delivering it to those who need it most.

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Recovering Good Food. Reaching Families Who Need It Most.

At Food Para Todos, we work to rescue surplus food and redirect it to families, children, and community members across Merced County. Our goal is simple: reduce food waste, support healthier communities, and make sure nutritious food reaches people instead of ending up in the trash.

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We are Community Initiatives for Collective Impact!

Food Para Todos is a community-based recovery, redistribution, and outreach program serving Merced County. We rescue and share food, while also helping distribute other essential items and resources that strengthen families and support the community.

Ci4Ci is a 501c3 in Merced County with a mission to join diverse people and resources to improve social and environmental justice. Ci4Ci leverages resources, strengthens community infrastructure, and advocates for community changes to advance Food Para Todos.

Food Para Todos is a Food Recovery Organization rescuing and sharing food with all people, while also helping distribute other essential items and resources that strengthen families and support the community.

Food Para Todos

Open House Event

11/18/2022

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Join our volunteer team and help us get fresh food to families across Merced County.

We are Community Initiatives for Collective Impact!

Community Initiatives for Collective Impact (Ci4Ci) began in June 2017 in Merced County, California. Ci4Ci is a non-profit organization with the mission to join diverse people, ideas, and resources to address the most pressing social and environmental justice priorities of our day. We believe that the community concerns of California’s San Joaquin Valley (SJV) can only be addressed if we find ways for collective action.

One injustice we saw was the growing need for food in our communities. Three years ago we began our food program, food. ¡Para todos!, where we try to give free food away to our community members in need. Our mission is to create a community where all surplus food in Merced County is given to people in need as fast as possible instead of going to the landfill.

We would not be here if it were not for the early work:

All of this prior effort was done as a partnership between community members and academic members (students, staff, faculty of colleges), especially from UC Merced and the Office of Sustainability. All of this earlier work was founded and sustained through the generous and supportive fiscal sponsorship of the United Way of Merced County.

Ci4Ci Team at Open House Event 11/18/2022

Open House Event 11/18/2022

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Your donation can help bring hope and smiles to children and families in need. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference in the fight against hunger and food insecurity.