Weekly Interfaith Food Pantry

All Are Welcome! Free bags of groceries are provided to low-income families and individuals in Petaluma, through Petaluma Interfaith Pantry, which operates every Thursday evening at 5:00 p.m. No paperwork needed. We serve all in need.
  •  Thursday Evening Interfaith Pantry: opens at 5:00pm at the Elim Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 504 Baker Street.  For more information, please call 762-4081.
  • If you would like to be part of the team of volunteers that help, please contact the church office to get on the reminder list. Or just show up at 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays. 
  • We have a good supply of paper bags at the moment, thank you!
  • The Interfaith Food Pantry was featured in an Argus Courier article on May 28. 2020. Click here to read the article.

Here's the schedule on Thursdays
  • Set-up:  4:30—5:00 p.m.
  • Distribution:  5:00—5:30 p.m.
  • Clean-up:  5:30—6:00 p.m.

If you are hungry or need extra food for your family, here are some important local resources for you at Petaluma Bounty's website. 

You can download the flyer to share with others. It is updated annually.

Did you know? We buy our food from the Redwood Empire Food Bank. Here are some facts:
  • Last year, Redwood Empire Food Bank and partners provided food for a total of 15 million meals, with a retail value of over $38 million, to neighbors struggling with hunger.
  • The Petaluma Food Pantry Program is part of the Redwood Empire Food Bank Network of 170 non-profit and faith-based organizations.
  • During fiscal year 2018, our Tuesday and Thursday pantries acquired 88,497 pounds of food (73,748 meals), including 32, 669 pounds of fresh produce.
  • The estimated retail value of the food we distributed was $184,865.
  • The total fees we paid were $21,789.  Redwood Empire Food Bank raised funds to cover the difference.