Vallarta Food Bank - 48340 Puerto Vallarta

About Us

Our beloved Vallarta is facing a crisis with many people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help our community, we have set up a food bank for the families in Puerto Vallarta and its surrounding areas. Without your support, feeding those in need becomes an even more challenging task. You are crucial to Vallarta Food Bank’s mission: no one goes hungry.

Our board of directors include Francie, Francie Victoria and Jimmy. We’re small business owners and residents in Puerto Vallarta who want to give a helping hand to our community. Each of us has experience with volunteer efforts: from delivering food and supplies after hurricanes, searching for missing children, working in soup kitchens, to building schools in small villages in Vietnam.

Currently, our organization serves hot meals 5 days a week from our soup kitchen while continuing to provide despensas (food bags) to the families in need. In addition, we support the families from Pasitos de Luz, Foundation Down A.C., and Red de Asociaciones Altruistas. We also make bi-weekly deliveries to more than 30 families who are physically unable to leave their homes.

Besides serving food, we provided emergency disaster relief to families and small businesses in Vallarta and the surrounding towns that were devastated by the hurricane and flooding. This year, we bought and donated mattresses, stove tops, refrigerators, cleaning supplies for many families. We also started an emergency cleaning crew to clear the mud and debris for small businesses, the Cultural Center, and the Rio Cuale Park.

Another project we started this year is to provide free, clean drinking water. So far we installed four filtered water taps throughout the city, with one right outside our building for everyone who needs clean drinking water.

At our food bank, everyone has access to free English classes, job training programs, and medical assistance.

Our displaced families also have access to free shower and laundry facilities. The weekly bazaar is a great way for everyone to receive free clothing, shoes, and household items.

Our mission has been able to grow and evolve thanks to the support of our incredible volunteers and donors. We truly could not do it without both. Yet as we enter our third year as a non-profit organization, the need for support continues to grow.

Now more than ever, consistent monthly donations are what allow us to keep the soup kitchen and despensas programs going. Please consider becoming a monthly donor to help achieve our mission.

Thank you for your help.