Meals & Nutrition
Brown Bag Pantry
Brown Bag Pantry
Vivalon’s Brown Bag Pantry offers free, healthy, fresh produce, meats and staple food items provided from the SF-Marin Food Bank for Marin residents age 60 and older.
The Brown Bag Pantry is Relocating
Starting April 18, 2025, BBP will operate at: Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus 999 3rd Street San Rafael, CA 94901.
Please take note of the following important dates and information regarding the temporary closure and reopening.
March 21, 2025 | 11:00am-12:00pm: Last day of Brown Bag Pantry at 930 Tamalpais Avenue
March 22 – April 17, 2025: Vivalon’s Brown Bag Pantry on break
April 18, 2025 | 11:00am-12:00pm: Grand Reopening at 999 3rd Street
During our temporary closure, you may access fresh food at the following nearby pantries:
Canal Alliance
- Address: 91 Larkspur Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Hours: Tuesdays, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
MCC Health Hub (San Rafael)
- Address: 3110 Kerner Boulevard, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Hours: Wednesdays, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Ritter Center
- Address: 16 Ritter Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Hours: Mondays, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
San Geronimo Valley Community Center
- Address: 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo, CA 94963
- Hours: Thursdays, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
For assistance locating food, call 211 or click here.
Marin residents age 60 and older who considers themselves in need of food is eligible. When you sign up at our pantry, we ask for your name, address and the number of people in your household.
Visit the Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus at 999 Third Street in San Rafael any Friday morning at 10:00am. For questions about the Brown Bag Pantry, call 415-456-9062.
Starting April 18, 2025, the pantry will be located at the Vivalon Healthy Aging Campus 999 3rd Street San Rafael, CA 94901.
Participants will receive a pre-packed bag containing a variety of fresh produce, protein items, and pantry staples.
Parking is not available at 999 3rd Street, but multiple city parking lots are located within walking distance. A walk-up line will be available at the Healthy Aging Campus.
Vivalon’s Brown Bag Pantry is every Friday from 11:00am – 12:00am at our Healthy Aging Campus (999 Third Street in San Rafael).
The pantry is free, if you meet minimum income requirements.
Participants receive a variety of free, healthy produce, proteins and staple food items.
