ALF Food Pantry

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

ALF Food Pantry

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

ALF Board Matching Challenge

We are excited to announce we raised over $120,000 since October 1! These funds will help feed an increasing number of people. We can't express our gratitude to our community for stepping up to help our neighbors!

A big thanks to everyone who contributed!

Thank You!

Infrastructure Matching Challenge

Every dollar donated between Nov. 17 and Dec. 19, and designated for the infrastructure of the building ALF is purchasing, will be matched up to $15,000 by an anonymous donor.

Donations can be made through the Donate button below or by dropping off or mailing a check to the pantry at 5411 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422.

Click here to see our Social Media Posts!

Check out all the Food Drives we have going on!

- Templeton Library
- Brookside Classical Academy(formerly North County Christian School)
- Behind The Barn Consignment
- Vineyard Hills Health Center in Templeton
- Sierra Club
- Templeton MS (completed)
Templeton/Vineyard Elementary School (completed)
- Atascadero VFW (completed)
- Camp Fire (completed)
- Valley Fitness
- Atascadero Democratic Club (completed)
- Monterey Road Elementary School PTA
- Friends of Atascadero Library (completed)
- John A Freeman Orthodontics Team
- Santa Margarita Elementary School

Watch the video
One of our food drives run by Camp Fire donated 300 pounds of food and a $100 donation.

Templeton and Vineyard Elementary Schools deliver the food they collected during their food drive.

Vineyard Hills Health Center have collected 450 pounds of food and still collecting

Our Impact in our Community

Watch video of our morning crews preparing boxes for our clients
We fill boxes every morning with produce, potatoes, onions, bread, canned goods, cereal, pasta and a variety of rescued food. We fill between 35 to 60 boxes daily based on the anticipated need.

Check out our hard working morning crews on these videos!

Watch video of our drivers picking up Fresh Rescue from groceries daily
We are fortunate to have our local grocery stores donate healthy food every day. We spend $15,000 monthly on staples such as milk, eggs, meat, and produce. The rescued food allows us to buy more essentials to provide our clients.

Watch this KSBY video of how food donated during the Season of Hope impacts our community.

ALF closed on this day

December 25

2026 closures
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May 25
July 3
September 7
November 26 & 27
December 25