Woman placing several Grocery Outlet bags filled with food on a doorstep, with a green reusable bag hanging on the black front door behind her.
A volunteer picks up donated non-perishable food items from a house in Sonoma County, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, as part of Redwood Credit Union’s 2025 Holiday Food Drive. The credit union partnered with the nonprofit A Simple Gesture to allow donors to signup to have their food donations picked up from their porches by volunteers, who in turn donate the food to local food banks. (Tyffani Peters/Redwood Credit Union via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 11/22/25 – Redwood Credit Union has launched a new “porch to pantry” program in Ukiah, making it easier for people to donate to food banks this holiday season. 

The credit union is partnering with the nonprofit A Simple Gesture, which uses a doorstep model for food donations. Donors don’t have to drive to a food bank or drop-off site — a volunteer comes to their home, picks up the food and delivers it to Redwood Empire Food Bank distribution sites. 

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