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Join Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties as a member agency

Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties is an important resource to more than 210 human service agencies throughout the San Joaquin Valley. We encourage agencies with food programs to stretch the dollars they spend on food by becoming member agencies of Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.

Agencies that are members of Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties visit our warehouse on a weekly basis. As an agency you select from a wide variety of packaged food and fresh produce and pay a handling fee of up to 17 cents per pound for the products you select. Our Food Bank provides agencies with a very low-cost source of food and helps to defray our operation costs. Our supplies include fresh produce, bread, canned foods, frozen products and personal care items. We also purchase some items from wholesalers as part of our Wholesale Marketplace, in which staple items are available to agencies at a very low cost.

To be eligible for Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties membership, an organization:

• Must possess 501(c)3 IRS status and a final-determination letter from the IRS granting 501(c)3 status. A tax identification number or state certification is not sufficient.
• Must confirm that the agency serves low-income clients, the ill, the needy or infants, and that donated products will be used to care for these clients; must confirm that clients will not be charged for Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties products.
• Must confirm that Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties products will not be exchanged for money, products, services or client participation in activities. Food distribution cannot be contingent on attendance at a religious service.
• Must not exclude people because of race, age, religion, sex, politics or sexual orientation.
• Must agree to inspection and monitoring by Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.
• Must adhere to Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties policies regarding storage and distribution of donated product; must adhere to all Second Harvest of San Joaquin Food Bank policies, to the membership agreement and to the guidelines outlined in our Agency Manual.

How can my organization join?
Please call our programs staff at 209-239-2091 to request an application or for more information.