Programs

  • Food Distribution Program

    FOOD DISTRIBUTION: SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SHFB ACQUIRES AND DISTRIBUTES DONATED AND PURCHASED FOODS AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND THE PAJARO VALLEY. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK RESULTS DRIVEN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED THE DISTRIBUTION OF 13.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD PROVIDING 10.8 MILLION HEALTHY MEALS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $26.3M

  • Nutrition Education Outreach

    EDUCATION OUTREACH: NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND BILINGUAL PEER NUTRITION EDUCATION AT SITES THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AS WELL AS OUTREACH AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR THE CALFRESH (FOOD STAMPS) PROGRAM. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC WE HAD TO FIND NEW WAYS TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDED A WEEKLY DRIVE THREW DISTRIBUTION SITE THAT WAS HELD EITHER AT THE BOARDWAK IN SANTA CRUZ OR THE FAIR GROUNDS IN WATSONVILLE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.8M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    FOOD DISTRIBUTION: SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SHFB ACQUIRES AND DISTRIBUTES DONATED AND PURCHASED FOODS AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND THE PAJARO VALLEY. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK RESULTS DRIVEN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED THE DISTRIBUTION OF 12.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD PROVIDING 10.1 MILLION HEALTHY MEALS. SHFB PROMPTLY RESPONDS TO THE FOOD-INSECURITY NEEDS ARISING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND ONGOING RECOVERY EFFORTS. RECENT COLLABORATIONS WITH BIPOC FARMERS AND LOCAL FISHERIES ARE INTEGRAL TO SHFBS SUSTAINABILITY LAND & SEA INITIATIVE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE RETENTION OF FUNDS WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $23.1M