About Us
Our Mission
Hunger
hurts. It denies dignity, lessens human energy, erodes community
stability and impairs the potential of people and societies to
achieve. To break this cycle of hunger, the Second Harvest Food Bank
of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties is committed to providing an
efficient, cost-effective centralized system for collecting and
distributing food that reduces waste and alleviates hunger in our
valley. We seek to provide life-sustaining meals to those in need
and to silence the pain that hunger brings.
Since 1976 Second Harvest Food Bank has always been an involved
member of the community on the forefront of the fight against hunger
for low-income individuals and families in San Joaquin, Stanislaus
and the Mother lode Counties.
Second Harvest interacts with non-profit charities that have a food pantry program of their own. We are currently serving 226 non-profit organizations in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and the Mother Lode Counties. Each non-profit agency visits the food bank to select packaged groceries.
Visit our Photo Gallery to see a tour that is designed to give you an idea of who we are and how we work to fight hunger.