Building a food-secure
future for Silicon Valley

Through an ambitious capital campaign, we are building a new home for Second Harvest that can more sustainably serve Silicon Valley for decades to come. Join us in building a stronger, healthier, food-secure future for our community.

All gifts to the campaign will be triple matched, now through June 30, thanks to a generous donation from Reid Hoffman.

The impact of our new home

For 50 years, Second Harvest has been the hub of our community’s food assistance network — sharing food at no cost with nearly every local nonprofit serving our neighbors. Today, 1 in 6 people across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties turns to Second Harvest each month. This high demand has stretched our current facilities to their limits.

Our new home will:

  • Bring operations together, improving efficiency and saving millions annually.
  • Expand capacity to distribute up to 160M lbs. of food each year, with room to scale in emergencies.
  • Significantly increase cold storage (freezer, refrigerated and chilled space).
  • Nearly double loading docks to better serve partners and deliveries.
  • Support volunteers and visitors with dedicated space and ample parking.
  • Feature a modern, energy-efficient, LEED-certified design with solar power and EV charging.
  • Strengthen long-term resilience and ability to respond to future crises.

“From my very first donation to Second Harvest in 1995 to constructing a new building: It’s not just a center for food distribution – and therefore hope and connection – but also a place for community meetings, participation and volunteering. That’s the kind of society we want to live in, and Second Harvest is leading the way. It’s truly amazing.”

– Reid Hoffman, Philanthropist and LinkedIn co-founder

Why this project matters

Years in the making, this facility represents a major leap forward to ensuring a food-secure future for our community. By bringing our operations under one roof, we are creating a modern, efficient home to better serve hundreds of thousands of neighbors each month.

Together with your support, we will strengthen our ability to meet our community’s needs well into the future.

Learn more about our new home

Your gift to the
capital campaign
will have 3x
the impact

We are so close to completing our capital campaign – we invite you to be part of this moment. Right now, your gift can have 3x the impact. Thanks to a generous $5 million commitment from Reid Hoffman, all capital campaign gifts will be triple matched until June 30. Donations made through a donor-advised fund, IRA or gifts of stock can also count toward the match. To ensure your generosity is included, initiate your gift and contact us at donor.relations@shfb.org.

Any contributions received in excess of the amount needed for the designated project or after the building project is completed will be used at the discretion of the organization toward their mission.