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The Food Bank partners with incorporated, non-profit agencies that serve at least 70% low-income people. View a list of our current partners.

If you are interested in becoming a partnering agency of the Food Bank, you will need to take the following steps: (You can also download the Application Overview document.)

A. Contact Second Harvest Food Bank to discuss your program and determine if a partnership with the Food Bank is right for your organization.

• In Santa Clara County
  Agency Relations Manager
  (408) 266-8866 ext. 272
  
  
  
• In San Mateo County
  Agency Relations Manager
  (650) 610-0800 ext 402
  

B. Complete and return the Agency Application (pdf) and Agency Agreement (pdf).

C. The Services Advisory Committee will review the application at the next scheduled meeting (about every other month). A representative from your agency will be asked to attend the review meeting, and your agency will be notified of the committee's decision.

D. An on-site monitoring of the program will be scheduled as a sanitation and service delivery assessment.