Founded in 1974, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's mission is to lead our community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. As one of largest food banks in USA, we work with 300+ partners to distribute food, FREE OF COST, to low-income clients in TWO counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo. How we source and distribute food: We receive donated food from growers, processors, wholesalers and retailers, community food drives and government programs via USDA allocations. We supplement these with purchased foods like eggs, dairy, and lean protein. To distribute food, Second Harvest serves as a hub for 300+ partner agencies. We distribute nutritious groceries at drive-th... read more Founded in 1974, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley's mission is to lead our community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. As one of largest food banks in USA, we work with 300+ partners to distribute food, FREE OF COST, to low-income clients in TWO counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo. How we source and distribute food: We receive donated food from growers, processors, wholesalers and retailers, community food drives and government programs via USDA allocations. We supplement these with purchased foods like eggs, dairy, and lean protein. To distribute food, Second Harvest serves as a hub for 300+ partner agencies. We distribute nutritious groceries at drive-thru sites, walk-up sites, and home deliveries. Partners include schools, colleges, community centers, pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Additional Multi-lingual Services: Nutrition Education (virtual, in-person sessions will reopen in FY22); Toll-free hotline connecting callers to free food programs; CalFresh enrollments. We also connect people to federal nutrition programs and other food resources, and advocate for anti-hunger policies on local, state, national levels. For 14th year in a row, Second Harvest has received Charity Navigator's 4-star rating* -exceeding industry standards. * https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4455 We are incredibly efficient. A $1 donation provides enough food for two nutritious meals. With well-established programs and food distribution sites, excellent partnerships with other nonprofits including soup kitchens, pantries, shelters, community centers, Pre-K-12 schools, colleges, medical clinics and senior centers, affordable housing complexes and dedicated staff and volunteers, we are able to achieve and sustain continued success in providing food to anyone who needs it.
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By Lejla Bojer | Corporate Philanthropy Officer
Even before COVID-19, Second Harvest was responding to a level of food insecurity in Silicon Valley that indicated there was already a crisis, providing groceries to a record number of clients every... Read the full report ›By Lejla Bojer | Corporate Philanthropy Officer
After 12 months of sheltering in place the economic crisis created by the pandemic has pushed many families deeper into poverty and caused others to seek food assistance for the very first time. Many... Read the full report ›By Lejla Bojer | Corporate Philanthropy Officer
In a time of prolonged uncertainty, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley continues to provide something our clients can count on: regular access to nutritious food.The impact of COVID-19 and subsequent... Read the full report ›
