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Centerville Free Dining

Food for the Hungry

Our mission is to help feed the hungry and homeless in a welcoming atmosphere.

We offer to-go meals, showers, and laundry services. We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-5:45 pm. Chaplain services are available Tuesdays from 3:30-5:45 pm.

Location

Centerville Presbyterian Church
4360 Central Ave
Fremont, CA 94536
Phone: 510-793-3575 x26

Volunteer Info

Free Dining needs your help! Come and serve your community with others that have a heart for the hungry in the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City.

Anyone 18 years or older can be a volunteer. After 4 weeks of volunteering, a California Food Handler Card is needed at an approximate cost of $7 - 8.

Sign up to volunteer

When:
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
  • Shifts available:
    9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Silverware wrapping, cookie bagging, food bag set up and filling with bottled drinks, food container labeling, set up for cooking (need 2 – 3 on-call volunteers)
  • 3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Food serving (need 2 on-call volunteers and 1 dishwasher)
Our preference is to have volunteers that want to work every week or every other week on a continuing basis. However, due to COVID exposures, we now need those that can step in (be on-call) when a regular volunteer has to isolate.

To sign up, email Susan Fritz, call 510-793-3575 x26, or contact us using by clicking the button below

Donate funds

We accept online donations below. Be sure to select “Centerville Free Dining” under the dropdown menu next to the amount you would like to donate.
If you prefer to donate by check please make check payable to:
Centerville Free Dining Room
4360 Central Avenue
Fremont CA 94536

Donate items

We are so grateful for all the donations we receive from the community, THANK YOU! We accept donations on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am - 3:00pm. Please note that we are unable to accept clothing donations, but are in need of the following items:
  • Water – 8oz bottle
  • Gatorade – 8oz bottle
  • Granola Bars
  • Horizon Organic Whole Milk – 8oz Cartons
  • Dole or Delmonte Fruit Cups
  • Small packets of chips
  • Peanut Butter
  • Jelly/Jam
  • Oranges
  • Apples
  • Sandwich Ziploc Bags
  • Canned Soup
  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned Chicken
  • Top Ramen Noodles
  • Canned Fruits
  • Canned Ravioli
  • Shampoo (small containers)
  • Conditioner (small containers)
  • Lotion (small containers)
  • Hand Sanitizer (small containers)
  • Small packs of Facial Tissue
  • Tooth Paste
  • Tooth Brush
  • Deodorant
  • Soap
  • New Adult Socks