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CanDo’s Napa Food Project
One Green Bag at a Time
Curious about CanDo's Napa Food Project?
Interested in getting involved?
We hope you'll join us as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary on Saturday, September 26th, at Fuller Park's new Maple Picnic area!
We'll come together to enjoy some Ben & Jerry's ice cream and street corn, reflect on our successes, and have a little fun connecting and celebrating all that we've accomplished together over the last decade.
We'll also happily share what it's like to volunteer for this amazing project — so if you've ever wondered how to get involved, this is a great chance to ask us in person.
We look forward to celebrating this special milestone with you next month!
A simple system that really works
CanDo’s Napa Food Project is an innovative way to fight hunger in our communities -- powered by CanDo volunteers, one green bag at a time.
Through this project, CanDo has greatly increased non-perishable food and monetary donations to the CANV Food Bank throughout the year.
However, food insecurity in our community continues to grow -- and the Food Bank needs more.
Every bag makes a difference.
It's built around three easy jobs
Food Donors
Fill a green bag with nonperishable food every two months and put it outside their front doors.
Neighborhood/Community Coordinators
Pick up donors’ green bags every two months and take them to the CANV Food Bank in Napa.
Warehouse Volunteers
Greet cars, remove and empty bags of non-perishable donations, sort the donations by type, and refold the bags.
Our green bag project builds community by sharing food
✓ More Neighborhood Coordinators (NCs) = More Food Donors
✓ More Food Donors = More Green Bags
✓ More Green Bags = More Food For Folks in Need
Those green bags add up!
Latest numbers:
August 8 Collection
14,823 lbs of food and $5,060
collected
22,473
meals provided
2026 so far
65,827 lbs of food and $22,210 collected
99,276
meals provided
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Questions? Contact us at napafoodproject@nvcando.org.
Need more info? Watch our video!
Rather donate money than groceries?
Yes, you can! There are a couple of options:
• Write a check payable to Napa Food Bank and give to your Neighborhood Coordinator on the pickup day.
-OR-
• Visit the CANV website to make an online donation directly to the Food Bank.