Always great when you can make time to give back. Been…read morecoming here for about two years , but it's been several months since I last volunteered, so I had to come with my daughter. Came on a Monday morning and was immediately greeted and had to check in. Great cause with each box is able to feed a family of four which is always amazing. Packed boxes for rice, placed instructions on each pack on how to cook rice for the first hour and then transitioned to making boxes of green apples. Highly recommend if you have time please volunteer because your contribution does matter.

Its quite appalling despite the vast resources and wealth this nation and this area posses people…read moreand families still go hungry. This is where a non-profit like Second Harvest comes in. Having volunteered in the past, I had some free time and decided to put that to a good cause. This particular location is a food sorting the distribution center. The 5 days (2 hour shifts) I was there we sorted apples, carrots, pears, built boxes (I liked doing that), made vegetable boxes etc. Sorting the bad batch of zucchini was tough but very satisfying to see how much we were able to salvage. They have a great staff who are helpful and friendly and super organized. You sign up for shits online, you check in via text, get your badge and after a 5 minute safety lecture you wash up and sort. it is also nice to see local companies have organized groups there as well I would give them more stars if yelp would let me

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley works selflessly to address the food needs of our neighbors who…read moreare food insecure; especially important to support them during this time of rising costs, and many people are losing jobs. I love to donate to them when I can. We can all share something.

This organization is so great! They feed the hungry and they offer means of locating free food to…read morepeople in need all around the Bay Area. They help people who suffer from all illnesses such as cancer, HIV, mental illness, they help the homeless, the elderly, people with disabilities, students, domestic violence victims, veterans, they help so people many in need! You can choose to pick food up directly or Second Harvest of Silicon Valley will send volunteers to deliver food to you! Please leave a review to support this life saving organization and the volunteers here! If you are homeless, or in need, in any way, please do not give up hope. There is help for you and resources and many people why truly care about you, your life, and your health and well being! If you are homeless and looking for shelter in the Bay Area try contacting PATH: People Assisting The Homeless by visiting ePATH.org. You can also try calling 211 on your cell phone. Another great service for locating resources in your community is the website FindHelp.org. If you've never had the chance to use FindHelp.org, I highly recommend that you check out this invaluable website, for the many resources and services that it provides our local communities. Please trust me when I say that this website can change your life for the better! You can literally find so many, vital, even life saving, community resources, just by searching FindHelp.org. Please know that your love and support, via liking, sharing, reviewing, and otherwise spreading the word about these organizations on social media, Yelp, Google, TrustPilot, Facebook, etc. all make a significant impact. You can also show your support by choosing to volunteer your time, by donating funds, by donating food, by donating belongings, by donating a vehicle, by donating pet food and pet supplies (to support the resources needed when caring for these animals), really any way you are able to help by supporting organizations, such as Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, truly makes the World a better place, by improving the lives of so many people in need, your support truly succeeds in saving all lives! To the volunteers, case workers, and individuals who work, donate time, donate supplies, donate funds, and donate food you are all very kind, caring, thoughtful, generous, and selfless. If you are reading this now, please know that you are truly loved and appreciated for all that you do for the homeless, for the entire Bay Area community, and to make the World a better place!

Today, a prick in Raydar sunglasses treated me like a criminal for walking within 100ft of the food…read morepantry at 12:04pm today. He approached me while I was walking into the parking lot of the automall, at least a quarter of a block away from the food pantry itself, and told me that the pantry was closed. As of Thursday, January 8th, 2026, Pantry hours are listed from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. When I said this to him and asked if there was anyway that he would be able to help me get food considering the fact that the Food Pantry will be closed until Saturday. He then had the gall to ask me, and I quote, "Is this really and emergency?". When he said that, I was so shocked, uncomfortable, and full of shame that I excused myself from the conversation & left the parking lot before he could start to see the tears swell in my eyes. About a week ago, I bought $3 worth of pasta and marinara sauce that I have been able to ration out to myself everyday. I eat 1 serving around 1pm everyday. The past couple of days I have chosen to go to bed early so that I can fall asleep before the hunger pains start. In the morning, I chug water to trick my stomach into thinking its full. Despite my best efforts,I feel faint and dizzy constantly. My legs feel like they're going give out after only walking for minutes. My heart beats out of my chest like crazy as if I just ran a marathon after only standing up long enough to brush my teeth. Im physically sicker than I ever been at this point due to lack of nutrition. Does it sound like I'm in an emergency to you prick? Is this what you wanted me to tell you? Did you want me to beg and plead for you to deem my starvation worthy enough for your help? Now that I have given you the answer to your question, I have a question of my own to ask; what emergency where you facing when you chose personally deny me service to the food pantry, knowing that I could starve without your help?

Save your gas! In spite of what their website says, they Are Not open until 1pm. On any day…read more Their hours are: 9am - 12pm Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

If you have the time to volunteer at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, please do it! I'm so glad my…read morecommunity action group at work was able to offer this opportunity to do food sorting. The staff at Second Harvest is amazing and so passionate about giving back to the community. Once you sign up for a volunteer shift online, you receive multiple email reminders regarding location, parking, what to wear, etc. when my group and I arrived, the staff prompted us with safety instructions and led us through the building to the warehouse. In the food sorting area there are fans blowing so it's not stuffy at all and the music playing was a plus :) At the end of our shift, the staff totaled up how many pounds of food we completed and even brought out fun signs to take pictures with! It was truly such a great experience and amazing way to give back.

First time at this location, and had a wonderful time volunteering here! No produce here, and got…read moreto bag up some canned items and grains for families in our community. The staff here are so kind, fun, and helpful! Will definitely be coming again!

I have been experiencing such hardship in the last 6 months of my life. I came today. Hungry, no…read morefood. You have the best volunteers ever. Two young men helped me. I was in tears. Lelo and another gentlemen, plus many others. I cannot walk very far. They helped me pack of food I in tears. They pushed me in a walker to my car. Loaded food in. I just cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate you all. I sincerely mean it. What would I have done. Not much. Please commend these gentlemen and all your hard workers. Diane

From the owner: Lighthouse Food Rescue & Distribution is a non-profit organization serving the North Side community…read morein District 3. We host a free farmers market open to everyone in the community. Our food selection changes daily and includes a wide variety—fresh produce, dairy, bread, meat, and more. You get to choose what you need, within reasonable limits. Stop by and see what’s available—we’d love to welcome you!

They are quiet generous and the Indian lady who is the manager is divine! Bless her heart!read more

Fruits and vegetables are sub-par (old). Fruits today, particularly the strawberries were rotten…read moreand have mold.

If you use the food pantry get there early as numbers go quickly. That said, the people that work…read morehere are friendly and helpful. They give a wide variety of food & are really organized. This a good place to go if you need food.

If you are a home owner in the Bay Area, you probably have a fruit tree, or two, on your property…read more And if you take care of these trees, they bestow you with an abundance of fruit - lemons, oranges, tangerines, mandarins, grapefruit, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, persimmons, figs, pomegranates - more than you can possible eat, make into pies, jams, or pickles, or give away to neighbors, family or friends. Often, no one wants your excess fruit, because they have plenty of their own, thank you! And then you're in a jam, or pickle (both puns intended) because the tree rats (aka squirrels) start attacking your fruit, or it rots on your tree or in your yard. But not in our home! Because we pick ALL our fruit, and donate the excess to TriValley Haven Food Pantry in Livermore! We walk in (they are currently at 150 North L Street), no appointment needed, and drop off the fruit, which gets donated to families in need. They'll even give you a donation receipt, handy for your tax return. You're welcome!

Looking for a place to volunteer in SF? Look no further!…read more The Groceries for Seniors program delivers food to seniors in The City who would otherwise go hungry, most of whom live in the Western Addition and China Town. The program is run out of Old St. Mary's Church on California St. by an ex- Haight Ashbury Food Program volunteer, John Meehan. Good people, good cause. Check 'em out and get involved!

I volunteered here back when I lived in San Francisco. My volunteer position was the "Food…read moreWarehouse Person." My duties: - unload groceries from the van - sort and organize all the food - distribute them evenly into grocery bags - hand out the full grocery bags to the seniors waiting outside The volunteers met at 9am in front of the church, and already there was a line of elderly recipients waiting. It broke my heart to see so many hungry people. I know hunger is a major problem in the world, but we don't normally see it right in front of us. The group of volunteers were a diverse bunch and it was fun meeting and greeting them all. I'm definitely volunteering here again when I come back to San Francisco!

I was so heartbroken and discriminated . I stood in the line and I waited for my turn. They turned…read moreme away because I am handicap and I was on a mobility scooter. They said I needed to walk in there which made me feel so humiliated. I could not eat because I could not walk. They had tons of people around that could've supported and helped me get the food but instead they made me feel like I was unworthy. I will never go to this place again I felt like they were heartless.

1st time today 10.26.21: This is my 1st time here. I'm in…read moreline right now and cant wait to get inside to see how the food is given. I give them 5 stars just for donating their time and energy to help us people in need. Nowadays it's hard to find people that will sacrifice their time to help other people... without wanting anything in return. They just did the head count. People have big bags and rollaway carts. I have 2 medium size bags. They must give lots of food. Okay. Got to go. Ill give a 2nd review right after i walk out the gate.

Wish they could have more service on Saturdays like they use to before the pandemic. But now it's…read moreover they should have recovered from that since we're not in a pandemic situation now.

CityTeam Ministries does amazing work for the community!…read more A large group from my work had the opportunity last week to help prepare food for the homeless. We received a tour of the facility but spent most of the time in the kitchen area. Our group helped make sandwiches, crack eggs, cut potatoes, and cut fruit. Victor helped train us in food prep...he said he normally does it himself if no groups come out to volunteer. I could tell that the staff there really has a passion for helping the community. I can't wait to go back.... It was such a rewarding experience....