Giving Boxes Provide Local Produce to Those in Need!
The Giving Box Program ensures equal access to the fresh, seasonal, sustainably-grown food that Tahoe Food Hub sources from local farms within 100-miles of North Lake Tahoe.
DONATE a Giving Box! $20 provides a Truckee-Tahoe family with fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms. Each box provides 3-4 meals. We partner with Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s Food Pantry program, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and the Calvary Chapel to reach families throughout North Lake Tahoe who are facing food insecurity.
The Giving Box provides a critical need in hunger relief. If we want to address the root problem of diet related diseases, we need to increase access to fresh, healthy food for at risk populations. Giving Boxes supplement other hunger relief programs by offering additional fresh, fruits and vegetables to help those in need lead a healthy lifestyle. All Giving Boxes come with recipes and cooking tips.
The program started in the Fall of 2019 as an affordable way for the people to donate and provide a local family a free, box of farm, fresh produce. Funds raised provide a fair price to local farms for the good food they grow and a box of fresh healthy produce to those in need. After the onset of COVID-19, The Tahoe Food Hub saw an exponential increase in donations and has been able to expand the program. Over 10,000 Giving Boxes have been distributed since March 2020. On average 60 boxes are distributed every week and at its peak during the pandemic, 180 boxes were being distributed.
As our Giving Box program expands, it can serve as Relief Program as well. During the Caldor Fire, we raised over $25K to support those impacted by the fire. Now we have funds secured for when disaster strikes again so we can be first responders with food on the ground when it is needed most.
Help us sustain the program! DONATE today! For your contribution, you will receive a charitable tax receipt through our online giving platform, Network for Good. Save the receipt for your tax purposes. If you do not receive one, please contact susie@tahoefoodhub.org
A BIG thank you to all our Corporate Donors!