Holiday Spirit Food and Fund Drive 2025

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Thank you for joining in the fight against hunger in our community! The Holidays are a time of reflection and generosity. Please make sure we can serve families, seniors and children this winter by giving a financial donation or food at one of the Holiday Spirit Food and Fund Drive events this November and December.

Food for People is committed to expanding our services to meet increasing food insecurity and address the underlying causes of hunger and poverty in our community. However, we cannot do this without your generous support.

Drop off food donations Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm at 307 W. 14th St., Eureka (via the alley behind the building).

Monetary donations are our greatest need right now. Donations from members of our community help us purchase bulk quantities of food to meet this emergency demand quickly, at the best possible wholesale pricing.

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Donation Barrel Locations

Eureka Natural Foods (Eureka)

North Coast Co-Op (Eureka)

Murphy’s (Cutten)

Safeway (Eureka)

Murphy’s (Glendale)

Ray’s (Blue Lake)

Blue Lake Community Resource Center

Wildberries (Arcata)

North Coast Co-Op (Arcata)

 Grocery Outlet (McKinleyville)

McKinleyville Family Resource Center

Ferndale Community Church

Ferndale Post Office

Mattole Valley Resource Center (Petrolia)

Upcoming events

  • KHUM Week

    For more than 20 years, Food for People has partnered with local radio station KHUM for a multi-day, on-air food and fund drive. We will broadcast live from 12 - 6 pm from these grocery stores:

    12/8 - Murphy’s Market - Sunnybrae

    12/9 - Wildberries Marketplace - Arcata

    12/10 - North Coast Co-Op - Eureka

    12/11 - Safeway - Eureka (McGuire Humboldt Holiday Drive Finale)

    12/12 - Eureka Natural Foods - Eureka

  • Humboldt Holiday Food Drive

    Thursday, December 11 - Eureka Safeway

    3-6 pm 

    This is the 10th year of the Humboldt Holiday Food Drive! State Senator Mike McGuire teams up with high school students from around the county to collect food and funds for neighbors facing hunger. Students organize their own fundraisers, collecting food and financial donations culminating at the final weigh-in and drive-up-and-donate event at Safeway on December 11.

  • Holiday Karaoke Fundraiser

    Wednesday, December 17 6-9 pm

    Join us at the Historic Eagle House for a fun and festive evening of holiday karaoke. Every guest who brings a donation for Food for People, Humboldt Animal Rescue Team, and/or Toys for Tots will be entered to win a twenty five dollar Phatsy Kline’s gift card and fifty percent off a night at the Inn at 2nd and C.

Hunger Fighter Challenge

Dear Hunger Fighters,

Thank you for stepping up to fight hunger in our community! As the cost of food, transportation, and other essentials continues to rise, more of our neighbors are struggling to get by. In just the past two years, the need for food assistance has surged.

At our Eureka Choice Pantry, we’re now serving 30% more people than last year, and our other programs are seeing similar increases. Food for People is committed to meeting this growing need and addressing the root causes of hunger. But we can’t do it without you.

Create a Team - Join the Hunger Fighter Challenge! A community-wide food and fund drive helping us deliver food and hope to local families.

Virtual Food Drives: Easier, Faster, More Impactful

  • Faster: Set up your team’s donation page online at tinyurl.com/HungerFighterFundraising

  • Easier: No shopping or delivery needed. Supporters donate from anywhere, and we buy exactly what’s needed.

  • More Effective: Your dollars go further! We buy food in bulk at wholesale prices, including fresh items for well-rounded nutritious diets.

  • Want to Collect Donations In-Person? Set out a coin bank or collection box at your workplace! Need supplies? Let us know how many you’d like. Send collected donations to: PO Box 4922, Eureka, 95502 (Be sure to include your Hunger Fighter Team name with all donations.)

Prefer to Donate Food Instead? No problem—we’re here to help!

  • Contact Allison at (707) 445-3166 ext. 312 or fooddrives@foodforpeople.org to borrow a donation barrel.

  • Need help with a pickup? We have limited capacity, but will try to assist with special circumstances.

  • Drop off donations Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm at 307 W. 14th St., Eureka (via the alley behind the building).

  • Let us know you’re a Hunger Fighter and we’ll weigh and count it toward our community-wide goal of raising $10,000 in food and funds!

Thank you for being part of the Hunger Fighter Challenge—together, we can make a real difference! Sign up today! Please fill out the online enrollment form at: https://tinyurl.com/HungerFighter2025

High School Fundraising Pages