Ways to Give

No senior should have to choose between paying for rent and food.

Your Gift Matters

Alameda County’s high cost of living means that thousands of seniors in Alameda County struggle with hunger every day. Your donation makes a difference and can alleviate hunger in our community for the over 10,000 low-income seniors that depend on us for food.

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Legacy and Planned Giving

Your legacy gift can provide sustaining funds to support Mercy Brown Bag’s mission of feeding seniors suffering from hunger in Alameda County for years to come. Include Mercy Brown Bag Program as a designated beneficiary for your savings or retirement accounts, or in your will or trust.

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Employee Matching

You can double your impact and help even more seniors pick up grocery bags of healthy food with a matching gift from your employer. Check to see if your employer matches donations.

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Food and Food Drives

You can empower others to fight senior hunger. Host your own food or fund drive. Invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, or teammates to work together to make sure no senior in Alameda County has to choose between buying food or paying for rent, heat, or medicine. We are more powerful when we work together.

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Gifts of Stocks

Donate your appreciated stock to feed seniors in need of fresh food, and give yourself a tax advantage.

Contact Mercy Brown Bag directly for our banking information.

How Your Donation Makes a Difference

Your gift fights hunger.

  • $50 helps 4 seniors fill a grocery bag with protein, fresh fruits and vegetables
  • $100 provides 4 months of food for a senior in need
  • $250 buys enough eggs to fill 115 grocery bags with one dozen eggs
  • $500 ensures seniors receive fresh groceries for 700 meals
  • $1500 pays for deliveries to 1 of our 82 food distribution partner sites for one month
See the Impact
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Community Partners

Many community partners, including businesses, foundations, agencies, and organizations stand beside us, providing generous support and collaboration, to ensure that older adults across Alameda County have access to nutritious food and compassionate support. We are proud to recognize them here.

All Community Partners