Food Bank Closes Their Largest Facility Due To Rent Hike
This news is truly heartbreaking to share. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank which serves over 500,000 folks each month in the South Bay, is being forced to close its largest warehouse facility. An upcoming rent increase is one of the major factors for the closure. Currently, Second Harvest is adjusting its operations to accommodate the weekly arrival of 85 tractor-trailers of food at this soon-to-be-closed warehouse space.
Inside one of the other Second Harvest of Silicon Valley warehouses – photos from volunteer Gretchen Schwartz and @2ndHarvest
Second Harvest’s Instagram Announcement (@2ndHarvest)
“Important Update: To better serve our community, we must make the best use of our limited resources, and that means we will be moving out of our Brennan warehouse, which will close by Aug 31st. As we shift to farmer’s market client choice sites, we urgently need volunteers and site leaders at distribution sites. Your support is crucial in helping us provide food to 500,000 neighbors facing food insecurity monthly. Take action now – join us and volunteer at a site or our Cypress warehouse (San Jose) this summer to ensure our neighbors can continue to access nutritious groceries.”
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More About Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
1 in every 6 people within San Mateo and Santa Clara counties rely on Second Harvest to help feed their families. With the cost of living increasing at such a rapid rate, this stat will continue to grow. Second Harvest’s extensive network of over 400 partners across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties will face challenges due to this closure, as they will have less space to receive products for distribution. This particular warehouse, which is their largest warehouse, offers over 90,000 square feet of space.
Outside the Soon-To-Be-Closed Second Harvest Warehouse at 568 Brennan St – image from Google Maps
Second Harvest has a long history of helping folks in The Bay Area having just celebrated 50 years of service. Like many start-ups, this amazing organization was started in a garage with volunteers who wanted to help their community. Their operation has grown over the years. Last year alone they rescued over 85 million pounds of produce from farms and grocery stores and distributed the food back into the community.
“In 1975, Operation Brown Bag began providing weekly groceries to those over sixty, regardless of income.” Photo and quote from @2ndHarvest
How Can You Help?
Volunteer and/or Donate. Tough economic times like these are a call for action – if you can’t help out by volunteering and or donating, share the story with your community to increase the reach.
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You can learn more about Second Harvest on their Instagram at @2ndHarvest
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