Food Share of Ventura County announces the launch of Feeding Our Future, a capital campaign project to build a new 85,000-square-foot food bank in Oxnard, CA. With a 12-acre parcel already secured, the new facility is designed to meet the growing demand for food assistance and strengthen the region’s hunger-relief infrastructure for the long term.
“The need in our community has pushed the capacity of Food Share to its limits,” said Monica White, President & CEO of Food Share. “After 40 years in the same location, the need to expand our food bank is now critical. This new home for Food Share will ensure we can serve our neighbors today and for generations to come.”
All Under One Roof
The design concept is a new 85,000-square-foot food bank to consolidate operations currently spread across three warehouses into one centralized facility. The new food bank will include expanded storage space, increased refrigeration and freezer capacity, six loading docks, and dedicated spaces for Food Share’s volunteers and agency partners.
Bringing operational, administrative, and volunteer functions under one roof will significantly increase efficiency, reduce congestion, and strengthen Food Share’s ability to respond to both everyday hunger and times of disaster. The new facility represents a long-term investment in a more resilient and effective hunger-relief infrastructure for Ventura County.
Funding The Future
With a total project budget of $50 million, Food Share has already raised significant funds thanks to public funding, board-designated reserves, and generous Food Share supporters. Now, we are working to raise the remaining funds to complete construction of the new 85,000-square-foot food bank.
This campaign represents the most ambitious expansion in Food Share’s history and a critical investment in the future of hunger-relief in Ventura County.
Feeding Our Future Goal: $50 Million
Total Raised
$33,325,877
Goal $50,000,000
Food Share’s Future Home
Mariner Drive, Oxnard, CA | 11.8 Acre Parcel
1 IN 4 PEOPLE in Ventura County
sought Food Share’s support in 2025.
Food Share’s Impact
254,084
PEOPLE SERVED
(UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS)
840K+
NUMBER OF VC
RESIDENTS
31%
% OF VC COUNTY
POPULATION SERVED
335
DISTRIBUTION
LOCATIONS
200
PARTNER AGENCIES
21M
POUNDS OF FOOD
DISTRIBUTED
17.5M
EQUIVALENT # OF
MEALS PROVIDED
$65M
EST. RETAIL VALUE OF
FOOD DISTRIBUTED
Capital Campaign Cabinet
Mark Lisagor
Co-Chair
Terri Lisagor
Co-Chair
Jerry Clifford
Geoff Dean
Brian Heath
Sean Leonard
Sara McCabe
Dianne McKay
Dr. Richard Rush
Drew West
Food Share – A Recognized Leader
Named by the Pacific Coast Business Times as one of the Best Places to Work on the Central Coast in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Named Top Nonprofit of the Year in 2021 and 2022 by Ventura County Star readers (Reader’s Choice Award).
Honored by Feeding America with the 2022 Network Celebration Award, recognizing excellence in community building.
Named Nonprofit of the Year 2021 by the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. and 2021 Award of Excellence from the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
CEO, Monica White, received the 2024 Rodney Fernandez Founder’s Award for Excellence in Visionary Leadership.
Are You In?
To learn more about the Feeding Our Future Capital Campaign, please contact Jennifer Caldwell, Chief Development Officer, at JCaldwell@foodshare.com.
