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Ellie Nedry Community Programs Manager Community Programs Department
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Programs Overview Child Hunger Programs College Pantry Program
2 Programs Overview Child Hunger Programs Kids Cafe School Pantry Mobile Permanent College Pantry Program Senior Hunger Programs Senior Grocery CalFresh Outreach Program Weekly “Hubs” Enrollment event locations Subcontractor Program Food Assistance Helpline
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Child Hunger Programs Kids Cafe
2 Child Hunger Programs Kids Cafe Provide free meals to children 18 years old and younger, at afterschool and summer program locations in low-income communities Second Harvest sponsored sites: ~50; 2,500 meals per day Some of our current partners include: Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, THINK Together, Friendly Center, KidWorks, etc. Cities with Kids Cafe sites: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Stanton, Tustin, and Westminster Do you have an afterschool or summer program for kids? Contact to find out more about becoming a Kids Cafe site! Kids Cafe sites are open to anyone 18 and younger. Call us at (855) 2-FeedOC ( ) or visit to get the location and serving time of each Kids Cafe site.
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Child Hunger Programs School Pantry: Mobile
2 Child Hunger Programs School Pantry: Mobile Free monthly produce distributions at schools in low-income communities. Set up like a “farmer’s market”, these client-choice distributions are designed around our theme of “Compassionate Service” Number of schools: 30 for the school year School districts we partner with: Anaheim Elementary, Anaheim Union, Capistrano Unified, Fullerton Elementary, Garden Grove Unified, Magnolia, Ocean View, Orange Unified, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Tustin Unified, Westminster If you work closely with a school who you think would be interested in this program, they can contact to learn more about our Mobile School Pantry Program!
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2 Child Hunger Programs Everyone is welcome at School Pantry distributions! Call us at (855) 2-FeedOC ( ) or visit to get the location and distribution day/time info for each School Pantry school!
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Child Hunger Programs School Pantry: Permanent
2 Child Hunger Programs School Pantry: Permanent Goal: Provide a dignified, client-centered “mini-market” that is consistently open and stocked with a wide variety of items. Also designed around our theme of “Compassionate Service” Locations: “Lion’s Den” – Lincoln Elementary in Anaheim (Monday – Friday) “Mercado El Sol” – El Sol Science & Arts Academy in Santa Ana (Tuesday – Saturday) Registration: Each family must register before making their first appointment. No income verification, citizenship, or city residency requirements apply. Everyone is welcome! Clients schedule an appointment to shop (for 5 minutes) to fill up 2 bags Items typically available: Meat, eggs, milk, fresh produce, bread, canned goods, cereal, pasta, deli, etc. If you are interested in learning more about our Permanent School Pantry Program, contact
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2 Child Hunger Programs Everyone is welcome at Permanent School Pantry sites! Call us at (855) 2-FeedOC ( ) or visit to get the location and day/time info for the “Lion’s Den” and “Mercado El Sol"!
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College Pantry Program
2 College Pantry Program College Pantry Program Build the capacity of, and provide sustainability to, college pantries: Provide guidance on pantry design and launch Provide ongoing support Consistently deliver a large variety of items each week Orange Coast College is our first College Pantry partner, set to re-open their pantry in September Items that will be available include: Meat, eggs, milk, fresh produce, bread, canned goods, cereal, pasta, deli, etc. If you’re interested in learning more about our College Pantry Program, contact
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Senior Hunger Programs
2 Senior Hunger Programs Senior Grocery: Pop-Up Market Twice-monthly grocery distributions at senior centers, low-income senior apartment complexes, community centers, and other non-profits. These client-choice distributions are providing seniors with fresh, nutritious food that they can use to prepare meals at home. Number of sites: ~40 Items typically available: Meat, dairy, deli, fresh produce, bread, canned goods, etc. Does your site serve a lot of senior clients? Contact to find out more about becoming a Senior Grocery site!
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Senior Hunger Programs
2 Senior Hunger Programs Nearly all Senior Grocery sites are open to the everyone 60+! Call us at (855) 2-FeedOC ( ) or visit to get the location and distribution day/time info for our Senior Grocery sites!
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CalFresh Outreach Program
2 CalFresh Outreach Program Weekly “Hubs” Our “hubs” are consistent locations where staff and interns help people fill out applications for CalFresh (food stamps). We go to each location on a weekly basis, for a half or full day. Clients make appointments to see one of our CalFresh specialists, and appointments last minutes. Locations include: WICs, family resource centers, colleges (OCC, UCI, Fullerton College), SOS, Beach Cities, and other community partners. Enrollment event locations Locations that do not have a weekly need for us to provide CalFresh assistance can be an “enrollment event” location. CalFresh enrollment events can be once a year, once a quarter, once a month, etc. However frequent our services are needed!
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CalFresh Outreach Program
2 CalFresh Outreach Program Subcontractor Program We train staff or volunteers at community partner locations for them to help their own clients sign up for CalFresh! These locations will operate like our regular hubs, and are open weekly. Our staff provide ongoing support to our subcontractors, as well as continual training. Current subcontractors: ICNA Relief, Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, UCI (in training). Food Assistance Helpline: (855)2-FeedOC ( ) Monday – Friday, 8am-4:30pm; English & Spanish Anyone can call for food assistance referrals (to our partner and program locations). We schedule appointments for CalFresh hubs, and provide case management via our Food Assistance Helpline. If you’re interested in learning more about our CalFresh Outreach Program, contact
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Questions? Ellie Nedry Community Programs Manager
3 Questions? Ellie Nedry Community Programs Manager Community Programs Department As we started our Strategic Planning process we took a step back to look at how we define ending hunger. We know that ending hunger is a bold, aspirational goal. This is the definition we agreed was the best to reflect our role in ending hunger.
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