Food Bank Service Center
Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) is embarking on an ambitious journey to combat food insecurity and homelessness in Kings County. This state-of-the-art facility, a first of its kind in California, will offer critical services under one roof at the corner of 10th Avenue and Hanford-Armona Road in Hanford, California.
Food Bank Service Center Capital Campaign
Donate now to help KCAO build a unified campus that expands food access, boosts meal production, and provides essential shelter and housing support for those who need it most in Kings County.
Project Details
Project Location
Southwest Corner of 10th Ave. and Hanford-Armona Road, Hanford, CA 93230.
Phase 1 will feature a low barrier shelter with the capacity to serve up to 200 individuals who will have the opportunity to receive navigation services.
Phase 2 includes a centralized kitchen that will provide meals for 760 preschool children and will have expanded office space to provide full scope housing navigation services.
Phase 3 will furnish as 40,000 square foot food bank that will provide dry and cold storage for the countywide food distribution program and a community pantry to assist individuals experiencing food insecurities.
Project Budget
Total Project Cost
$19,082,986.20
Pre-Phase
Land Acquisition
$1,265,000
Current Funding
$1,265,000
Funding Needed
$0.00
Phase 1
Men’s & Women’s Shelter
$5,848,436
Current Funding
$5,437,074
Funding Needed
$411,362
Phase 2
Centralized Kitchen & Navigation Center
$5,570,630
Current Funding
$0.00
Funding Needed
$5,570,631
Phase 3
Food Bank
$6,398,918
Current Funding
$0.00
Funding Needed
$6,398,918
Project Timeline
November 2023 - June 2024
Schematic Design, Site Plan Review, Design Development, Bidding
July 2025 - June 2026
Project Infrastructure and Phase 1 Construction.
July 2026
Phase 1: Shelter Completion
January 2027 - June 2028
Development & Construction for Phase 2: Navigation Center & Centralized Kitchen
January 2029 - June 2030
Development & Construction for Phase 3: Food Bank & Community Pantry
Project Partners
KCAO collaborates with 4creeks as the project's architect.
Received support from Kings County for the project.
Project Progress
2024
7/31/24 Site plan for Food bank service center will be presented before city of Hanford
7/25/24 KCAO submitted Food bank service center project into HUD Environmental Review Online System as part of federal funding requirement
6/22/24 KCAO submitted $700,000 request for Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program from the Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans
6/25/24 Executed agreement with 4 Creeks for the provision of Architectual services for the food bank service center
6/18/24 KCAO receives $612,426 from County Board of Supervisors to support the KCAO Food Bank Service Center
5/2024 Submitted City of Hanford CDBG for $200,000
3/2024 to 6/2024 Worked with architect on schematic design
2023
Completed Resiliency Centers grant application (Did not receive the grant but was ranked 17 of 86 applicants, top 16 made it to the interview round)
Submitted requests to Congressman Valadao for funding (Recieved)
Purchased property located on 10th Ave. & Hanford-Armona Road
Submitted funding request to Senator Hurtado (Recieved)
For more information, please contact:
Juan Torres, Special Projects Administrator
Phone: (559) 415-7255
Email: juan.torres@kcao.org