CalFresh
CalFresh adds money for groceries to an EBT card each month. Apply online at BenefitsCal.com. The Food Bank also helps people enroll: call 855-309-3663.
The food finder
Benicia food bank: find food today
Every Benicia pantry and hot meal from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, sorted by day.
The day planner
What is open today in Benicia
Choose a day
- Loading the day planner. If it does not appear, every site and schedule is in the directory below.
Week numbers follow the calendar month: the 1st Tuesday is the first Tuesday of the month. Schedules change and holidays close sites, so call the site or the Food Bank before you travel.
The directory
Every Benicia food site, by type
Partner food pantries
Church and community pantries stocked through the Food Bank. Each sets its own guidelines.
- Partner pantry
Benicia Community Action Council
1st & 3rd Monday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
707-745-0900 - Partner pantry
Food is Free Bay Area
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
At Heritage Presbyterian Church. More dates on the fifbayarea.org calendar.
707-690-0945 - Partner pantry
Food is Free Bay Area at Benicia Public Library
3rd Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
At the Benicia Public Library. More dates on the fifbayarea.org calendar.
707-690-0945 - Partner pantry
Food is Free Bay Area at Benicia Senior Citizens
3rd Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
At Benicia Senior Citizens. More dates on the fifbayarea.org calendar.
707-690-0945 - Partner pantry
St. Dominic's Conference (SVdP)
By appointment only
Call to reserve. Deliveries go to Benicia addresses only.
707-746-1773
Community meal
A hot meal served on site, twice a week.
- Soup kitchen
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Monday & Wednesday, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Hot meal served on site.
707-745-0307
The ground rules
Before you go
Call first
Schedules change and holidays close sites. Call the site, or the Food Bank at 855-309-3663.
Book a delivery
St. Dominic's Conference (SVdP) is by appointment and delivers to Benicia addresses. Call 707-746-1773.
Check the calendar
Food is Free Bay Area runs three Benicia distributions on the Food Bank's list and posts more dates at fifbayarea.org.
Hot meal twice a week
St. Paul's Episcopal Church serves a hot meal on Monday and Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Call 707-745-0307 to check before you go.
The next layer
More food help beyond pantries
Call 211
211 connects you to food, housing and other local help, and can help you find what is open near you.
Shelter tonight
Need a place to stay as well as food? In Solano County, shelter starts with Resource Connect Solano: call 211 or 707-346-5870. Next door, see our Vallejo shelter and resources guide and the Vallejo food bank guide; for every Solano city, see the Solano County food guide.
The questions
Benicia food bank questions
Where can I get free food in Benicia?
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano lists six Benicia food sites: five partner pantries (Benicia Community Action Council, three Food is Free Bay Area distributions at Heritage Presbyterian Church, the Benicia Public Library and Benicia Senior Citizens, and St. Dominic's Conference (SVdP) by appointment) and a hot meal at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The day planner and directory on this page show each one with its day, time and address. You can also call the Food Bank at 855-309-3663.
Where can I get a hot meal in Benicia?
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 120 E J St, serves a hot meal on Monday and Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Call 707-745-0307 to check before you go.
Is any food site open today in Benicia?
It depends on the week. Benicia Community Action Council runs on the 1st and 3rd Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Food is Free Bay Area on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at 1400 E 2nd St, and the hot meal at St. Paul's runs every Monday and Wednesday. The What is open today in Benicia list on this page shows every site open today. Call before you go.
Is there free food on the weekend in Benicia?
Yes, once a month. Food is Free Bay Area runs a distribution at the Benicia Public Library, 150 E L St, on the 3rd Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Food Bank's Benicia list has no Sunday sites.
What is Food is Free Bay Area?
A partner pantry with three Benicia distributions on the Food Bank's list: Heritage Presbyterian Church, 1400 E 2nd St (2nd and 4th Tuesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m.), Benicia Senior Citizens, 187 E L St (3rd Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and the Benicia Public Library (3rd Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.). More dates are on its calendar at fifbayarea.org. Phone: 707-690-0945.
Can I get food delivered in Benicia?
St. Dominic's Conference (SVdP), 475 East I St, is by appointment only and sends deliveries within Benicia. Call 707-746-1773 to book.
Is there food help for seniors in Benicia?
The Food Bank's Benicia list has no senior food program, but Food is Free Bay Area holds a distribution at Benicia Senior Citizens, 187 E L St, on the 3rd Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
What should I bring to a Benicia food site?
Each pantry sets its own guidelines and pick-up limits, so ask when you call. For St. Dominic's Conference, call ahead to book a delivery.
How do I get CalFresh in Benicia?
CalFresh adds money for groceries to an EBT card each month. Apply online at BenefitsCal.com. The Food Bank also helps people enroll: call 855-309-3663. For food and other local help, you can also call 211.
How do I know a site is open before I go?
Call the site's number on this page, or call the Food Bank at 855-309-3663. Holidays and supply can change a schedule.
For Benicia organizations
Why Benicia organizations should watch
A food site can tell someone where to go next. Nobody checks whether they got there. Operation Iron Gate is the referral-accountability pilot Pathfinders for Hope is building in Vallejo, in the same county, so a referral counts as finished when the person arrives, not when it is sent.
Get on the map
Before anyone can be tracked to a resource, someone has to know the resource exists. Pathfinders for Hope is building a community resource map for pilot planning in Solano County. Benicia pantries, meal programs and every other door people are sent to belong on it. Get on the map.
Follow the North Bay Pilot
The measurement standard is published before the pilot begins. Housing retention at 90 days leads, with checkpoints at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days, and the results go public whether they are good or bad. See the pilot.
Your work stays yours
It does not replace your services, take your clients or route your funding. Your data stays yours and can be exported. Want to talk first? Request a briefing, or read what Operation Iron Gate is.
The source
Checked against the Food Bank
Where this comes from. Every site, day, time, address and phone on this page is taken from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Benicia map, checked October 3, 2026. Pathfinders for Hope does not run a food bank or pantry and cannot confirm a site is open on a given day. Call before you travel.