Second Harvest provides summer food to hungry children

Thousands of children that qualify for free school lunches will be out of school this summer, and some of their families will not be able to stretch valuable dollars far enough to provide adequate food. Second Harvest fills this need with its Food For Children program. Click here to learn more.

Second Harvest provides food for 200 community relief agencies

Second Harvest provides more than 7.3 million pounds of food per year to local social service organizations. By using Second Harvest to reduce food costs, these agencies are better able to devote more resources to their primary missions. Click here to learn more about our Agency Food Distribution program.

Emergency Food Distributions

Second Harvest distributes emergency food assistance at five USDA commodity distribution centers in Santa Cruz County. Click here for information about the Emergency Food Distribution program and a list of sites.

The Familia Center, a Member Agency of Second Harvest, receives food from our warehouse to help supplement their pantry. This allows them to concentrate on their primary mission: to empower those who struggle with poverty, exclusion, and racism while assisting them to meet their basic needs.