Current Agencies

AGENCY DOCUMENTS

Membership Guidelines
How To Become A Member
2016 Annual Agency Conference Overview

RECALLS
FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts

MONTHLY REPORTS
Printable Monthly Report Form

USDA INFORMATION
USDA Eligibility Guidelines, English (2017-18)
USDA Eligibility Guidelines, Spanish (2017-18)
USDA Inventory Chart
Civil Rights Grievance Procedure
Temperature Chart

TEFAP Written Notice Sample Poster

TEFAP Beneficiary Referral Request Form

FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION
Food Safety Training Quiz
Food Keeper - Safety & Storage Advice
Food Safety.gov
Food Transportation Log
Eat By Date - How Long Does Food Last?
Still Tasty - Is It Safe? Shelf Life Guide 

AGENCY RESOURCES
What is SNAP?
Farmer's Market Vouchers for Senior Adults
AmpleHarvest.org (FREE Produce)
Walmart Grants
United Way Referral Line - Dial 211

Recipes and Nutrition Information 
Looking For Creative ways to use your order of fresh produce?  Click Here!

Produce Cards: We have created helpful handouts on how to store, cook, and prolong the life of our favorite fresh produce. Print these out and provide them to your families in need!

• Potatoes
• Onions
• Carrots
• Cabbage

DELIVERY INFORMATION
Delivery Charges are $.03/lb. Orders under 2,000 pounds will not be eligible for delivery. 

Note: Trucks cannot carry more than 6500 pounds. Contact Wayne Linder to discuss the possibility of scheduling your
agency for a delivery. 

NEWS AND EVENTS

FOR MEMBER AGENCIES ONLY

**If you are an individual needing assistance in obtaining food for your family contact
the United Way Referral Line:
Dial 2-1-1 or (888) 421-1266 or click here.

IMPORTANT DATES 

Agency Training and Agency Express Classes (mandatory for newly approved agencies; optional for current agencies)

2017 Training Dates:      August 15th        September 19th        October 17th        

The compliance and paperwork portion of the class begins at 9 a.m. If you only need Agency Express Training, that portion begins at 10:30 a.m. 

Please contact anyone in the Agency Relations Department to sign up for any of the classes listed. 

AGENCY EXPRESS 3 (Online Shopping)

Agency Express 3 is an online shopping web site that allows agencies to browse, shop and place orders for food and
other available inventory within the Food Bank. Each agency will also have the ability to schedule a time to pick up
their orders from the Food Bank. 

If you would like your order delivered, you must first contact Wayne Linder in order to determine if your agency meets the criteria for delivery.  Information about delivery is listed in the section to the left.  

CLICK HERE TO LOG IN AND PLACE ORDERS 

*PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR CART BEFORE LOGGING OUT*

(Please do not place orders more than 2 weeks before pick-up date)

Please note: Agencies cannot place orders until a mandatory training session has been completed.
Contact Deb White for more information about scheduling a training session.   

NEED HELP WITH AGENCY EXPRESS?

• Updated for 2016! Agency Express Quick Reference Guide
• Ordering Guidelines  

HOW TO SUBMIT MONTHLY REPORTS

We are no longer accepting monthly reports via fax.

We only accept Monthly Reports via Agency Express. Please see below for instruction on how to submit your monthly report via Agency Express. Questions should be directed to Deb White and Pam Williams-Osborne.  

Click here to access step-by-step instructions  

ONLINE SNAP REFERRAL SYSTEM

Recently, the Bay Area Food Bank (Adrian Kirkland, SNAP Outreach Coordinator) launched a new on-online referral
system aimed at making client sign-ups easier and faster.  Click the link below to go directly to the new site.  

*SNAP ONLINE REFERRAL SYSTEM*

You can also type in the following address into your browser:

http://snap.bayareafoodbank.org/

Contact Adrian Kirkland, SNAP Outreach Coordinator, if you have any questions, (334) 300-9205.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Food Bank has a newsletter that we created specifically for our agencies! If you would like to receive a copy, email Kristina Habchi to add your name to the distribution list.  

FDA RECALLS

AGENCY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Thank you to the following agency representatives for serving on
the Community Food Bank's inaugural group of Advisory Council Members!