Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties has been providing services to the community for 35 years.Second Harvest Food Bank is the single largest nonprofit provider of food to low-income households in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties and are the seventh largest food bank in the country. They provide food to an average of 176,000 individuals each month. Of those they serve, 67% are families with children and 12% are senior citizens.

Last year, they provided 34.6 million pounds of food to those in need through their network of 328 nonprofit agencies at 1,051 distribution sites. As a leader in the community, They go beyond food assistance and operate community nutrition programs and a multilingual toll free hotline where callers can learn how to access the food programs in their neighborhoods. They work with lawmakers to advocate for policy changes and strive to eliminate hunger and its root causes.

Website: http://www.secondharvestfood.org/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------