The Cordova Community Food Locker (CCFL) has been serving the hungry in the Rancho Cordova area since 1987. A group of 11 local churches banded together to create and operate CCFL to help feed the area’s most needy residents. The facility, located on the grounds of St. John Vianney Church on Coloma Road, is an entirely secular operation which distributes emergency supplies of both federally funded and locally donated food. The Food Locker is staffed entirely by volunteers and is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.

Since CCFL is a designated IRS 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization, donations are tax deductible.

Mr. Ed Evans, a CCFL founder, said the facility has provided food for over 15 million meals since its inception and now serves about 1,200 families per month. Last Thanksgiving, the Food Locker distributed nearly 1,400 turkeys and approximately 60 tons of non-perishable foods. The Christmas distribution was even larger. CCFL receives food from Sacramento Food Bank Services, as well as local businesses and private individuals. The KCRA Channel 3 annual Kids Can Food Drive also provides canned goods to regional food lockers.

CCFL operates mostly on donations from parishioners of local churches, and augmented by donations from residents of the local community. Mr. Evans said that the Great Recession of 2008 greatly increased the need for emergency food supplies. He also said, because we are able to purchase food for pennies on the dollar, CCFL gratefully welcomes tax-deductible donations of both cash and non-perishable foods throughout the year. Foods may be dropped off at CCFL during its operating hours and receipts are provided upon request. Monetary donations should be mailed to CCFL, 10497 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Mr. Evans sends receipts by return mail. For additional information on donating or volunteering, please call CCFL at (916) 364-8973.