KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Food Pantry is planning to expand its long-running services to the community in the new year.

Since 2012, the Kelseyville Food Pantry – a collaboration of the Presbyterian, United Methodist, and Unitarian Universalist churches in Kelseyville – has been feeding the hungry not just in Kelseyville but all of Lake County twice a month.

The food pantry offered its thanks to the Hunger Task Force of Lake County and to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for their very generous donations.

Thanks to the generosity of these two organizations, beginning on Jan. 15, the Kelseyville Food Pantry will begin offering an additional pantry to supply guests with a bag of canned items.

The distribution will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the third Friday of each month.

The food pantry’s monthly giveaways – which include nonperishable items as well as fresh produce, eggs and bread – will continue on the second and fourth Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., all at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, located at 5340 Third St., behind WestAmerica Bank.

Everyone is welcome; the food pantry’s only criteria is that you are hungry and that you share what you cannot use.

“Our sincere thanks to the Lake County community that has sustained and supported us over the past eight years. Your generous spirit has helped us maintain our goal to feed the hungry, and as that need continues to grow during these uncertain times, we appreciate you even more!” pantry organizers said.

If you would like to become a volunteer, the food pantry can use people to shop for canned items and be reimbursed. They can also use a few more socially-distanced hands to help on pantry day to fill the bags.

For more information please call Julie Berry at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church office at 707-279-1104 or email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..