At Kaiser Permanente San Francisco (KP SFO), nursing staff, from frontline leaders to senior leadership, are deeply committed to promoting patient health by supporting the broader health of the community. This commitment has long been demonstrated through initiatives such as clothing drives for patients, the NICU team’s fundraising and participation in the March of Dimes, and the OB team’s Feed the Hungry and Warm Hands, Warm Hearts program.

In 2025, this dedication took a new form when 25 members of the Nursing Leadership team and frontline staff volunteered with the San Francisco Food Bank. The event was strategically chosen to align with the Healthy People 2030 goal of reducing household food insecurity and hunger. The need is urgent: one in three households in San Francisco does not earn enough to meet basic needs, and more than 8,000 people remain on the food bank’s waiting list.

During the event, the nursing team worked together to pack over 690 bags of food — meals that families relied on that very night and throughout the week. Beyond the immediate impact, the experience offered staff the opportunity to witness firsthand the scale of the food bank’s efforts, the importance of donations, and the reality that community health extends far beyond hospital walls.

The volunteer day reinforced the nursing team’s shared values of compassion, service, and teamwork. It also sparked a renewed commitment: beginning in 2026, KP SFO nurses will increase food-related volunteer events to twice per year, ensuring sustained support for families facing food insecurity.