This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: See below for the latests donations requests. Though this is a repeat of last week’s message to donors – it is still one that needs to be highlighted. You may be aware of recent rounds of tech layoffs in the Bay Area. As reported by one of the Food Closet managers – these kind of layoffs can bring people to the Food Closet who have never experienced financial insecurity – or even thought they might have to enter a Food Closet. The Food Closet Managers help these of our neighbors navigate their new reality with kindness and understanding. People who utilize the Food Closet come from all walks of life, but the service they receive and your donations make food insecurity one less worry for them. As always, thank you for your generous donations towards the care of our less fortunate neighbors.
Drop off donations at the Food Closet. As the summer Covid peak is here now, a reminder that The Diocese allows food pantries to remain open during Covid. The Food Closet is taking precautions to protect staff, volunteers, customers and donors using a protocol from Second Harvest, the main Food Closet donor. The address and hours are:
425 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
-M, T, W, F: 9 am-2:30 pm
-Thursday: 9 am to 2:30 pm
(except 12 pm to 1 pm when closed for staff meeting)
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Access is via the blue side door that opens onto Hamilton Street. Please call ahead – (650) 325-3663 to let them know you are coming. Please do not drop off food after hours – it brings up a variety of concerns as people often congregate unsafely after hours to go through the food.
Donating by Check:
You can also donate by check. Check donations will be used to purchase needed shortfall items.
Please write a check to the Downtown Streets Team, and write in the memo line “For Food Closet”.
Checks can be mailed to:
Project Manager
Downtown Streets Team
1671 The Alameda, Suite 306
San Jose, CA 95126
Current Food Donation Requests:
Boxes of dry cereal (raisin bran, life, cheerios, honey bunches of oats, etc).
Quaker oatmeal (traditional type not steelcut)
soup: including chicken broth and ramen
15 oz canned corn and peas
l lb bags of pasta
Non-food Items
sandwich size and snack size ziplocks
newspaper sleeves
rubber bands
plastic bread fasteners
