John Muir Health Donates $25K to Local Food Bank Produce Program

News from John Muir Health:

John Muir Health is delivering much needed assistance to local families this holiday season with a $25,000 donation to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. This year’s donation has been designated to support the Food Bank’s Community Produce Program. The Community Produce Program distributes fresh produce twice a month to more than 50 sites in Contra Costa and Solano counties.

“We are extremely grateful for the generosity of John Muir Health,” said Larry Sly, executive director of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. “The Community Produce Program has an incredible impact on members of our community who are in need. People who visit the local distribution sites and meet income guidelines take home 20-30 pounds of fresh produce. They are receiving healthy food for their families that they might not otherwise be able to afford.”

Since making its first holiday donation in 2008 at the suggestion of an employee, John Muir Health has contributed more than $200,000 to the Food Bank.

For more information on the Community Produce Program and a list of distribution sites, please visit http://www.foodbankccs.org/get-help/foodbycity.html.

About John Muir Health

John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, eastern Alameda and southern Solano Counties. It includes a network of 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians, more than 6,000 employees, medical centers in Concord and Walnut Creek, including the county’s only trauma center, and a Behavioral Health Center.For more information, visitwww.johnmuirhealth.com.