Where You Can Get Food Assistance in Sonoma County, CA

NOTE: This post was last updated on Nov. 4, 2025.

Community Food Resources Locator

County of Sonoma has a website (OpenDoorsSC.com) you can use to locate community food resources and other assistance.

Dial 2-1-1 for referrals and community resources.

Redwood Empire Food Bank’s Free Food Distribution

Redwood Empire Food Bank is offering expanded food services at the following three locations in Santa Rosa:

Mondays 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., Bayside Church, 3175 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, CA
Mondays 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Spring Hills Church, 3700 Fulton Rd, Fulton, CA
Thursdays 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.,·Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Hall, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa

For more immediate food assistance, visit Redwood Empire Food Bank’s website to locate a food distribution near you.

Hot Meals To Go at COTS in Petaluma

COTS has hot to-go meals for lunch and dinner, seven days a week—available to any Sonoma County resident, no questions asked. With CalFresh delays looming, COTS is prepared for increased need.

Anyone can visit 900 Hopper Street, seven days a week, to grab hot, pre-packed to-go meals for lunch or dinner. Residents may grab enough to-go meals for their family. Each meal includes a protein, carbohydrate side, fruit salad, and green salad.

Lunch: Pick up between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. daily
Dinner: Pick up between 5-6 p.m. daily

To-go meals are available right outside the lobby door during the hours posted above. Questions? Email info@cots.org for a same-day response.

Farmers Markets’ Special Funds for SNAP/CalFresh

The Market Match program is still ongoing. Even if you’re low on CalFresh/EBT balance, stop by your farmers market manager’s booth. If you want to contribute, help the markets by making a donation. The money will go directly to help CalFresh customers.

Petaluma Walnut Park Farmers Market’s “Pay it Forward Fund” for SNAP/CalFresh Support

Starting Nov. 1, 2025, Petaluma Farmers Markets will have a donation box to collect money that will go directly to CalFresh customers. Every donated dollar will be used as a “pay it forward” for CalFresh (EBT) customers.

Click here to find farmers markets in Petaluma under the Agricultural Community Events Farmers Markets umbrella.

Every dollar a customer donates will go to customers with SNAP/CalFresh (EBT) cards.

If you are a EBT customer, show your card at the market manager’s booth and receive $5 to spend at the market from the Pay It Forward Fund. The money will not only help the customer but it will also help vendors who depend on weekly sales at the market.

Can’t head to the farmers market right away? Email Kelly at info@ilovefarmersmarkets.org to find out how you can help.

Petaluma Bounty’s Food Resource Guide

Our Food Resource Guide (English and Spanish) is a handy PDF with a list of food assistance resources available in Petaluma. Click the image below for the Guide.