FOOD
OUR PROGRAMS
Food Pantry
Partially sponsored by
The West Valley Community Services Food Pantry provides a wide selection of food to families facing a hunger crisis. Clients visit our pantry weekly, selecting from a variety of healthy and delicious foods donated by local partners, including Second Harvest Food Bank, Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe's, Marina Foods, Sprouts, Target, Creekside Farmers' Market, and other local vendors.
WVCS Market Hours:
WVCS Market Rules for Clients (updated April 2021)
In the 2020-2021 fiscal year:
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1,872,720 meals were distributed to low income and homeless families.
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3,442 individuals visited the West Valley Community Services Food Pantry and the Mobile Food Pantry, receiving groceries, household items, diapers, and personal care products.
West Valley Community Services also offers a Mobile Food Pantry to clients living in Los Gatos, Saratoga, and West San Jose, providing nutritious food, case management, and referrals to clients with barriers to transportation. Learn more about the Mobile Food Pantry click here: Mobile/RV.
Community Access to Resource & Education (CARE) Program
Partially sponsored by
Through the CARE program, we provide education on Food Stamps, SSI, SSID, CalWorks, & Earn Income Tax Credit (EITC) services. The CARE program makes public assistance and long-term solutions more accessible and helps clients apply for public assistance services, including food stamps, free/reduced lunches, Medicare, and Medicaid.
