Donar alimentos
Thank you for thinking of us!
Large-Scale Food & Agricultural Donations
Thank you to our food and agricultural partners for helping nourish today and build tomorrow.
Large-scale donations from growers and shippers help feed our community,
reduce waste, and may provide tax benefits. These contributions support an average
of 70,000 people each month.
To donate:
Contact our Food Sourcing Team to schedule a delivery
(831) 256-7021
[email protected]
Receiving hours:
Lunes–Viernes, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
Backyard Bounty:
Small-Scale Fruit & Vegetable Donations
Your backyard produce makes a difference!
Have extra fruit or vegetables—like lemons, apples, or persimmons? We gladly accept small donations.
Drop-off hours:
Lunes–Viernes, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
No appointment needed
Drop-off location:
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville
Most Needed Food
Canned meat, peanut butter, soup, chili beans, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, whole grain rice, pasta, and oats.
Tenga en cuenta que no podemos aceptar artículos perecederos o abiertos.
Questions about food donations?
Contact our Food Sourcing Team
(831) 256-7021
[email protected]
updated 04/21/26/jh
How to Donate Food
Large-Scale Food Industry & Agricultural Donations
Thank you to our food and agricultural partners – Nourishing Today. Building Tomorrow. We are the Food Bank.
By making large-scale food donations, local growers and shippers help those in need, reduce waste, and receive tax benefits. We receive millions of pounds of food from local food and agricultural partners, who in turn helping Second Harvest feed an average of 70,000 people every month.
To make a large-scale donation (anything that arrives on a pallet or equivalent), please contact the food sourcing team at (831) 256-7021, or [email protected], to make an appointment. Our receiving hours are Lunes – Viernes, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Small-Scale Fruit and Vegetable Food Donations
Your backyard fruit helps too! For backyard, or smaller quantities of food donation, such as bags of lemons, apples, or persimmons from your garden. Our receiving hours are Lunes – Viernes, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
Backyard produce drop off: Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County 800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville
Foods Most Needed
Carne enlatada, mantequilla de maní, sopas, frijoles con chile, cereales, frutas y verduras enlatadas, arroz integral, pasta y avena.
Por favor, no artículos perecederos o abiertos.
Questions about food donations?
Contact the food sourcing team at (831) 256-7021, or [email protected] to make an appointment.
We’re excited to honor California Giant Berry Farms as our Food Donor of the Year – a community partner whose generosity helps ensure more healthy food reaches local families.