TCOCF Family Pantry Program
The Cost of Courage Foundation maintains a pantry at Presidio of Monterey (POM). We re-stock the pantry with grocery and personal care items on a monthly basis. Service members and their families on base who are struggling with food insecurity can access the pantry, by appointment, at no cost! As part of this program, those accessing the pantry will also be connected with long-term resources that can provide sustainable support going forward.
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TCOCF Pantry Freezer The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry is equipped with a freezer! Each month, we stock the freezer with frozen meals for military families in need. All freezer items are also of no-cost to military families at POM who are struggling with food insecurity. |
TCOCF Kids' Book Corner The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry includes a special section for children's books, activities, toys and other items! Each month, we stock the book corner. All items are free for military families! |
Tribute to the Fallen
In September 2023, we were honored to dedicate The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry at Presidio of Monterey (POM) to the fallen who have given their lives for our country. We paid special tribute to heroes who have touched our organization by naming shelves in their honor. Gold Star Families are forever in our hearts. Their strength and courage is truly an inspiration and we will never forget their sacrifice.
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Program History
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TCOCF Family Pantry at Travis Air Force Base In November 2018, we opened The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry at Travis AFB! We re-stocked the pantry on a monthly basis with non-perishable grocery and personal care items. Over the years, thousands of airmen and their families have accessed the grocery and personal care items from our shelves at no cost! As of May 2023, our pantry location has moved to Presidio of Monterey (POM) where Air Force personnel in need are still eligible to receive assistance, by appointment. |
TCOCF Family Pantry at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma (TRACEN) In April 2022, we opened The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma (TRACEN)! We re-stocked the pantry on a monthly basis with non-perishable grocery and personal care items that base personnel and families can access at no cost. As of September 2023, our pantry location has also moved exclusively to Presidio of Monterey where Coast Guard personnel are still eligible to receive assistance, by appointment. |
Who's Shopping the Pantry?
Over the years, our pantries and emergency aid programs have served thousands of military personnel and dependents, providing relief for military families struggling with food insecurity.
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How Can You Help?
We could not continue the Family Pantry program without donations from our supporters! We are truly grateful to those who donate as ALL items collected go directly to service members and their families!
Sponsor a Shopping Trip
We shop for pantry items on a monthly basis, so If you would like to make a monetary donation, please visit our Donate Page. All donations are tax deductible! Along with your tax receipt, we will send you photos of the shelves stocked with the items your donation purchased!!
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Sponsor a Collection Drive
If you would like to sponsor a donation bin, please contact us at kelly@thecostofcouragefoundation.org. We are always grateful to individuals, schools, businesses or other venues that provide space for a collection bin and promote the drive to their supporters.
Additional Pantry Programs
The Cost of Courage Foundation Mobile Family Pantry
In an expansion of our existing family pantry program, The Cost of Courage Foundation Mobile Family Pantry was launched in September 2023!
The Cost of Courage Foundation Mobile Family Pantry program provides bags of essential, non-perishable, grocery items to Veterans, Military Service Members, First Responders, and Gold Star Spouses, Children, and Siblings in our local community who are struggling with food insecurity. These bags are provided at no-cost to recipients! As part of this program, those in need are also connected with long-term resources that can provide sustainable support.
On a monthly basis, The Cost of Courage Foundation hosts distribution events at venues throughout Northern California.
For more on how to register, donate, or sponsor an event, please visit our Mobile Family Pantry page.
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COVID Drive Thru Pantry Event
In an effort to support Travis Air Force Base Airmen and Families through COVID-19, The Cost of Courage Foundation sponsored a Drive Thru Pantry Event on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Military Families on base were able to pick up relief kits filled with meals, personal care items and activities for kids. Special deliveries were made to families who could not leave their homes. In total 135 kits were distributed to those in need.
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In July 2020, The Cost of Courage Foundation donated twenty commissary gift cards to airmen, families and healthcare workers at Travis Air Force Base. In August 2020, The Cost of Courage Foundation Family Pantry at Travis Air Force Base was stocked with bags of groceries for airmen and their families to grab at no cost! Each bag was filled with a box of cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, granola bars, pretzels, popcorn, chips, crackers, boxed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Airmen and their families were able to take a bag of groceries at no cost. |
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Special Recognition
During our January 2019 re-stock, we were honored to have been presented with a flag that was flown in our honor during Operation Inherent Resolve. We are truly grateful for this thoughtful gift and will cherish it forever as a reminder of those who continue to serve and sacrifice for our freedom. It is an honor to maintain the pantry in support of the service members and their families at Travis AFB.
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