Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties has been providing services to the community for 35 years. They are 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 163,000 individuals each month. Of those they serve, 67% are families with children and 12% are seniors.

Last year, they provided 31.7 million pounds of food to those in need through their network of 400 nonprofit agencies at 821 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.

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.

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