Advocate

Advocate for Mercy Brown Bag and healthy food for seniors

Mercy Brown Bag Program has ramped up its advocacy on behalf of hungry seniors in the past few years, meeting with local, county and state officials who set policy for the seniors we serve. We coordinate and partner with 40 other community benefit organizations (CBOs) as part of the Alameda County Senior Services Coalition and meet regularly with other nutrition providers organized by United Seniors of Alameda County.

Census reports tell us there are approximately 25,000 nutrition-insecure older adults in Alameda County., Mercy Brown Bag provides for over 40% of them.

We believe in Food Justice – that everyone is entitled to healthy, nutritious foods – and strive to create an environment that supports individual dignity. We distribute food in 33 food deserts across Alameda County and have added 5 new food distribution sites this year. We now distribute food to 82 sites in Alameda County.”