We are here for all who need food

At Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County we envision an Orange County with food and nutritional security for all. In collaboration with our partners, we provide dignified, equitable and consistent access to nutritious food, creating a foundation for community health.

In FY 2023, our food distribution totaled:

36,285,023

Pounds of food
To an average of

392,666

People
per month

How We Feed OC

As a large regional food bank, we provide food for all who need it with a concentrated focus on our most vulnerable populations—children, working families, college students and seniors.

We purchase nutritious food and shelf-stable items—and grow a portion of our own produce—for distribution through our Partner Network, which provides food at more than 300 locations throughout Orange County. This vital network includes houses of worship, school and college pantries, afterschool programs, Permanent School Pantries, senior centers, transitional housing facilities, soup kitchens and shelters for the unhoused.

We welcome donations of food and funds from our generous donors. We also work with like-minded organizations to address the root causes of hunger, like poverty and missed educational and vocational opportunities. Together we can make life better for our entire OC community.

Children

Kids require balanced nutrition to grow and develop.

Seniors

Healthy diets can help older adults remain active and independent longer.

Working Families

A steady source of nutritious food helps to create more stable lives.

WHO WE SERVE

Healthier Families = Healthier OC

Consistent access to nutritious food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy, meat and grains, plus shelf-stable items like beans, canned meat and fish, are critical to improving and maintaining the health and well-being of children and all food-insecure OC residents.

Among Orange County
public school students

nearly 50%

rely on school meals as their primary source of nutrition.

We rely on your support to Feed OC