Sacramento Food Bank gets $1M boost from Sutter Health to fight food insecurity.
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Sacramento Food Bank gets $1M boost from Sutter Health to fight food insecurity. Posted: Jun 16, 2026 / 01:26 PM PDT Updated: Jun 16, 2026 / 01:26 PM PDT (FOX40.COM) - Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services is receiving a major boost in its efforts to fight food insecurity across the region thanks to a new partnership with Sutter Health. On Tuesday, dozens of Sutter Health employees volunteered at the food bank, helping sort and pack food, to launch a partnership that includes a $1,000,000 commitment from the healthcare provider over the next five years. "My hope is that with this partnership, with this investment, with this expansion of the volunteer engagement center, that we're going to be able to do more together," Rachael McKinney, President of Sutter Health's Greater Sacramento Division, said. The partnership aims to expand access to nutritious foods while supporting volunteer engagement. "We have 80 staff and 12,000 volunteers. So, you know who really does the... Majority of the work? They're the Backbone of our organization," Blake Young, the food bank's President and CEO, said. The financial commitment from Sutter Health will also help put more food on the tables of a growing number of people seeking help in Sacramento County. "We have 25% of our recipients are children under the age of 18, 25% are seniors above the age of 65," Young said. "And then we have...
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