The City of San José is taking the lead in establishing a countywide food distribution system in response to COVID-19. Through Silicon Valley Strong, the City is working with non-profit community partners, food delivery companies, faith-based and community-based organizations to ensure food security for our most vulnerable populations:

• Seniors (those over 60);
• Youth (18-and-under);
• People, regardless of age or housing status, with underlying health conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, or chronic lung diseases like COPD, as well as those with severely weakened immune systems; and
• Anyone else in need.

TO GET FOOD:

• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
  • Call: 1-800-984-3663
  • Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Our staff speaks English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. Three-way interpretation is available for other languages.
  • Text "FOOD" to 876-876
  • Second Harvest of Silicon Valley website
• After Hours – Call 211. It’s free, confidential, and available 24/7 in multiple languages. Operated by United Way Bay Area.

You can access Meal Information flyers in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese below.

However, we strongly encourage you to check in advance with any site for current days and hours of food distribution as information may have changed or updated by the food-providing agency.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION TOOLKIT

Media Resources	Description
Shareable LinkTree of Food Resources	Share this link: linktr.ee/svstrongfood. This link includes a link to the GIS Food Distribution Map, a direct link to this Community & Media Toolkit and all food distribution flyers in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.
Food Resource Flyers	These flyers are to provide information on free meals available to address the needs of vulnerable populations throughout Santa Clara County. Updates are made every Monday. Seniors (8.5 in. by 11 in.) English version (bit.ly/svstrong-senior) Spanish version (bit.ly/svstrong-mayor) Vietnamese version (bit.ly/svstrong-nguoi-cao-nien) Traditional Chinese (bit.ly/svstrong-senior-chinese) Youth (8.5 in. by 11 in.)  As of August 24, please check your local school district website for new information on Youth/School Meals English version (bit.ly/svstrong-youth) Spanish version (bit.ly/svstrong-joven) Vietnamese version (bit.ly/svstrong-thieu-nien) Traditional Chinese (bit.ly/svstrong-youth-chinese)
CalFresh Informational and "How To Apply" videos	CalFresh "How to Apply" videos in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese - ZIP file
WIC Informational and "How To Apply" Videos	WIC "How to Apply" videos in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese - ZIP file

TIMING

Please start now! Follow our social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter (@sjparksandrec) to re-share our food distribution posts.

Our platforms will post items every weekday at 8:30 a.m. Each day will promote resources for vulnerable populations. You can find social-media-friendly graphics to post and share above in our Media Resources & Assets under Graphics, Photos and Videos.

Stay Updated 

City staff are committed to serving the public and we will continue to provide residents with the best possible information.

For more information on how to access food resources or to volunteer:

• Visit siliconvalleystrong.org
• Call 2-1-1 (a 24-hour multilingual service)
• Text your zip code to 89821

 Together, we are #SiliconValleyStrong.