ALF Food Pantry

ALF Food Pantry

Serving residents of Atascadero, Templeton, Santa Margarita, Creston and California Valley.

ALF Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization that began in 1984 with the mission to provide essential nourishment to those in need.
Federal Tax ID #77-0082730

The ALF Food Pantry is dedicated to providing nutritious groceries to the food-insecure residents of the communities we serve.

Each weekday morning, our flagship van picks up fresh rescue groceries throughout the north county. We receive deliveries from SLO Food Bank. We purchase other items we need. Our sustainable menu group ensures we are consistantly offering a variety of shelf-stable items, produce and meats of high quality and quantity. We accomplish this while staying within a budget of about $12,000 a month - averaging $600 a day - in addition to the donated food we receive.
North San Luis Obispo County and beyond continue to step up with private donations . Without them, ALF could not survive. Private and government grants generate about one-third of our budget, but two-thirds comes from individuals and business.
ALF has been recognized as the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce Community Organization of the Year for 2024. We are a proud member of the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce.

ALF in the news

Students from Vineyard & Templeton Elementary Schools donated almost 500 pounds of food from their food drives!

ALF closed on these days

Nov 28 & 29
Dec 25

January 1