Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties

Individuals and Families:
Call 1-800-984-3663. The call is free. The food is free.

We can help!

Second Harvest Food Bank is a non-profit agency that collects
and distributes nutritious, high-quality food to help feed
people who cannot afford to buy groceries. Low-income people
of all ages are welcome, regardless of immigration status.
Every food recipient is treated with dignity and respect.

Individuals and Families:
Call 1-800-984-3663. The call is free. The food is free.

Hunger hurts. Second Harvest Food Bank can help.

Following are programs which serve as vehicles for feeding
people.

Partners in Need provides food assistance to low-income Food
Bank volunteers. Call 1-800-984-FOOD (3663) for information
about registration times and locations. Photo identification
and proof of household income is requested to register.

Food Assistance Program provides a variety of grocery items
to hundreds of non-profit agencies in Santa Clara and San Mateo
county neighborhoods. These hot meal programs, emergency food
pantries and shelters serve a culturally diverse clientele of
individuals, families with children and seniors. Call
1-800-984-FOOD (3663) for a referral to food resources near
you.

Operation Brown Bag is a self-help program that gives low-income
seniors a weekly bag of groceries. Seniors must be 60 and older
or 55 and disabled. For locations and how to register, call
1-800-984-FOOD (3663). (You may also volunteer for Operation
Brown Bag.)

Family Harvest provides monthly groceries to low-income families
with minor dependent children. For locations and how to register,
call 1-800-984-FOOD (3663). (You may also volunteer for Family
Harvest in Santa Clara County or San Mateo County.)

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
is a private non-profit organization that collects and
distributes more than 30 million pounds of food each year to
low-income children, adults and seniors. The Food Bank currently
serves an average of 162,000 individuals each month; nearly 60%
are families with dependent children. Click here to see how we
work.

Our Mission

Providing food for people in need in our community.

Brief History

The Food Bank, Inc. of Santa Clara County was formed in 1974
by Economic and Social Opportunities, and incorporated as a
non-profit agency in 1979. In 1988, the San Mateo County Food
Bank merged with The Food Bank, Inc. of Santa Clara County to
become Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo
Counties.

Second Harvest Food Bank is a certified member of America's
Second Harvest, a network of food banks and food distribution
programs in the United States. This membership allows Second
Harvest Food Bank to cooperate with other member food banks,
to receive food from national corporate food donors, and to
benefit from national publicity and mutual support.

In 1992, Second Harvest Food Bank moved into a new 65,000
square foot warehouse in San Jose which serves as its main
food distribution center. In June of 1995, the Peninsula
Distribution Center began serving San Mateo County in a newly
renovated 22,000 square foot warehouse in San Carlos.