Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County

Second Harvest Food Bank has been serving Orange County's most vulnerable populations including children and their families, seniors on fixed incomes, veterans, people with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness since 1983.we envision an Orange County with Food and nutritional security for all. Providing dignified, equitable, consistent access to nutritious Food creates a foundation for community health.second Harvest sources Food by purchasing in bulk, receiving bulk donations, and harvesting produce at Harvest solutions farm. In fiscal year 2022, we distributed 32.4 million pounds of nutritious Food to 289 partners. Our partner network includes houses of worship, schools, after-school programs, colleges and universities, senior centers, shelters for the unhoused, soup kitchens and transitional housing facilities. Through these partners, Second Harvest served and average of 332,000 neighbors per month during the fiscal year. Our child hunger strategy seeks to eliminate Food and nutritional insecurity for many thousands of food-insecure children. Meals and snacks (plus nutrition education) are provided through a network of kids cafe after-school sites and summer meal distributions. Our permanent and mobile school pantry programs distributed thousands of pounds of fresh produce and nutrition-focused shelf-stable foods at neighborhood schools and community centers in under-served areas. Second Harvest's senior grocery program is designed to address Food and nutritional insecurity for low-income seniors. We distributed groceries to thousands of senior households at senior centers and low-income senior housing locations throughout the County. We also provided nutritious fresh foods and staple items directly to Food insecure people in under-served areas throughout Orange County with our mobile pantry and school pantry deliveries. Second Harvest Food Bank depends on its generous and dedicated volunteers whose work represented 19% of the labor performed at Second Harvest in fiscal year 2022.