Hunger strikes with equal force no matter where we live. A huge, invisible population of poor and hungry people live and work in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. Our network of tri-county food banks makes our produce donations available to more than 240 nonprofit human service agencies and feeds 75,000 low-income people in the tri-county area each month. Millions more people are served by our program throughout California and the West Coast. The recipients of our produce are of all ages, races, genders, ethnicities and abilities. Many of them are among the working poor and all have at least one commonality: they are hungry.

Many of the people who receive our produce must regularly choose between basic necessities such as fuel, rent, and food. The majority of low-income families living on California’s Central Coast spend at least 50% of their income on rent and have little money to spend on food and other needs. Making healthy food choices is many times a decision our recipients can’t afford.

Ag Against Hunger collects healthy, nutritious produce and makes it available to the people who need it most. The low-income people in our communities also live at the highest risk of obesity because they do not have access to healthy food choices.
The Ag Against Hunger program makes sure fresh fruits and vegetables are available to people who cannot afford them, helping people to live healthier lives.

If you’re interested in learning how our produce helps the hungry in your community please visit our Food Banks page and click on the food bank nearest your town. For information about nationwide need, America's Second Harvest (ASH) recently published their findings from a study conducted nationwide in 2005.The full study can be found by visiting www.hungerinamerica.org.