About Us
Our Mission
The mission of The Community Cupboard Food Bank, Inc. (TCCFB) is to serve individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity in the surrounding areas.
Our Vision
The TCCFB recognizes the innate worth of every human being and accepts people as they are and seeks to assist them in receiving necessary food to support their daily nutritional needs. Our support is designed to provide supplemental food to residents in Yavapai County experiencing food insecurity.
Our History
Seven local churches founded the Prescott Community Cupboard in 1973 as a temporary food source for the Prescott area. It was designated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1981. Six of the original founding churches continue to support Community Cupboard after more than 45 years.
2024 Prescott Chamber of Commerce awarded Non-Profit of the Year
Our 2024-2025 Board Of Directors
Officers
Bud Heitman, Chair, Chairperson@pccfb.org
Joe Jenkins, Treasurer, Treasurer@pccfb.org
Georgi Walczyk, Secretary, Secretary@pccfb.org
Directors
Diane Scott, Diane.Scott@pccfb.org
Robin Frye, Robin.Frye@pccfb.org
Annmarie Holliday, Annmarie.Holliday@pccfb.org
Greg Paydock, Greg.Paydock@pccfb.org
Patti Spenrath, Patti.Spenrath@pccfb.org
Chelle Tayler, Chelle.Tayler@pccfb.org
TPCCFB & PVFB Merged!
On August 5, 2024, The Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank and Prescott Valley Food Bank merged!
The combined organizations aim to:
- Increase the variety and amount of nutritious food available to the community
- Strengthen programs and services
- Ensure equitable food access
- Provide more opportunities for volunteers
- Optimize efficiency
- Share resources
Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank and Prescott Valley Food Bank have been serving the community for over 90 years combined and will continue providing nutritious food to those suffering from food insecurity. We also have a new name - The Community Cupboard.
Our Founding Partners
In 1973, these churches founded the Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank to help fill a need in Yavapai County.
American Lutheran Church
Catholic Charities Community Services
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Prescott United Methodist Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Trinity Presbyterian Church
The Problem
In simple terms, food insecurity means that people don't have consistent access to enough healthy food to live a healthy life.
- In Arizona, 1 out of every 7 people struggles with food insecurity, ranking the state tenth in the nation.
- In Yavapai County specifically, more than 10,000 children—over a quarter of the county's kids—don't have reliable access to nutritious meals.
- Even though unemployment rates are similar for Arizona and the rest of the country, Arizona's poverty rate is higher. This means more people are struggling financially and facing food insecurity.
The Community Cupboard Food Bank helps by improving access to essential food resources for individuals and families who are disproportionately affected including children, communities of color, households with low incomes, immigrant communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and single-parent households.
The Solution That’s Making A Difference
Since 1973, the Prescott Community Cupboard has been providing groceries to empower households to create their own “healthy, active lifestyle.” One visit to the Cupboard provides enough shelf-stable food to create 12 nutritionally-balanced meals per household member. It can be used to exclusively feed a household for four days, or it can supplement their other food, adding the fruit, vegetables, and protein that would otherwise be difficult for a food-insecure household to have in every meal.
We accomplish this thanks to
- Donations from local grocery stores
- Purchases from local grocery stores
- Donations of food and money from individuals and organizations
- Food/fund drives and other fundraisers
- Yavapai Food Neighbors Project - Green Bags
Platinum Transparency Award. Candid is a nonprofit that provides the most comprehensive data and insights about the social sector. TCCFB has the highest rating for transparency awards. Please feel free to review our information profile on candid.org.