About Us

Yavapai Food Neighbors Project began in 2014 with a small group of citizens looking for a simple way for people to donate food to local food banks.

They drew from a model developed in Ashland, Oregon, which created a system of distributing recyclable “Green Bags” for donors to fill up and neighborhood coordinators to pick up. The food went to food banks that distributed it to the people who needed it.

Yavapai Food Neighbors’ first drive was done by six neighborhood coordinators who collected about 1,200 pounds of food.

Over the next decade, the total grew to one million pounds of food!

That impressive milestone was crossed in 2024 thanks to the efforts of 2,200 donors and 115 neighborhood coordinators in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. Civic and faith groups also donate their time at collection sites. Everyone is a volunteer in the community-driven effort.

Benefitting organizations serve 80,000 people each year in the Quad Cities of western Yavapai County.