Team Kids and Second Harvest Food Bank

At our grand opening in May 2010, we partnered with Team Kids and Second Harvest Food Bank to collect food for the hungry. With the help of these amazing volunteers, we collected 190lbs of food for Second Harvest Food Bank and Orange County’s hungry. Thank you to all of those who donated both their time and food!

Did you know… 1 in 6 Orange County residents are at risk of hunger. Our unemployment rate still lingering above 12% and that does not include the underemployed, those individuals whose unemployment benefits have run out, or those that have been discouraged from job seeking. Due to the high cost of living in Orange County, an income slightly above the federal poverty level would still be insufficient in helping maintain economic stability and food security, which is especially important in old age when medical costs can be overwhelming. More than a third of those at-risk of hunger in Orange County are children. Children account for 35% of the 615,000 individuals in Orange County that have to worry about going to bed hungry.

To learn more about Second Harvest Food Bank, please visit: feedoc.org.