Alameda County Community Food Bank
Yarrow Halpern is an experienced professional with expertise in event management, consulting, and community engagement. Currently serving as the Event Project Manager at Alameda County Community Food Bank, Yarrow manages the organization's largest fundraising event, Savor the Season. As the Owner and Lead Consultant of Yarrow Halpern Consulting since June 2019, Yarrow specializes in race and SOGIE consulting, focusing on inclusivity and audience expansion. Previously held positions include Director of Partnerships, Community and Culture at Gender Spectrum, where Yarrow implemented strategies to enhance organizational culture and served as DEI chair, as well as roles in online programming, resource education, career coaching, and web design. Yarrow holds a degree in International Relations from Mills College.
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Established in 1985, Alameda County Community Food Bank is a fast-growing, dynamic organization at the forefront of hunger‐relief efforts in the Bay Area. As one of the most efficient, direct-impact organizations in the country, few nonprofits are as well-respected – or make such an impact on the community – than us. The Food Bank ranks among the top 2% of nonprofits nationwide by Charity Navigator and was recently voted “Best Charity in the East Bay” by East Bay Express. The Food Bank serves 116,000 people each month – primarily children and seniors – and distributes enough food for 28 million meals through our innovative programming and our extensive network of 267 food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partner organizations. We’re forward thinkers who encourage innovation in our work. We change lives and we’re having fun doing it! For more information, please visit accfb.org.