EHP Programs​

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Emergency Food Assistance











​EHP provides boxes of food to meet basic nutritional needs of families, as well as to individuals experiencing temporary emergency needs or special circumstances, such as long-term illness.  The food boxes are nutritionally balanced, containing protein, vegetables, grains, cereals, and canned goods.  They are prepared with an understanding of the cultural and ethnic preferences of each family. 
Individual Food Bags
EHP provides supplemental bags of food to homeless individuals or individuals/families in transitional housing.  These individuals/families have no means of cooking or refrigerating their food and depend on supplemental meal bags for sustenance.  These individuals/families would go hungry without this critical resource.

Please help by donating the following items (single serving size preferred) or donate complete meal bags (each bag should be packed with a variety of items to cover one day's worth of food - 3 meals):
  • Ready made meals (Hormel, Dinty Moore, etc.)
  • Pop-top cans (soups, chili, etc.)
  • Oatmeal packets
  • Desserts
  • Crackers & cookies
  • Fruit cups
  • Juice & bottled water
  • Plastic-ware & napkins
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Non-Food Items Needed:
  • Disposable razors
  • Toothpaste & toothbrushes, mouthwash & floss
  • Bar soap
  • Shampoo & conditioner
  • Deodorant
  • Personal wipes/hand sanitizer
  • Lotion
  • Hair brushes & combs
  • Reusable beverage container
  • Feminine products
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Hot Meal Program
EHP, along with the St. Vincent De Paul Society, prepares and serves hot meals to needy individuals and families every Wednesday night at St. Francis of Assisi Church in East Palo Alto.  Some of those served are homeless, while others are families with children who take advantage of this program to conserve the limited funds they have. 
The Ecumenical Hunger Program serves home cooked meals to disadvantaged individuals and families in the community every Wednesday night.  Please call (650) 323-7781 if you have any questions.

St. Francis of Assisi Church
1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303           
 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Pack the Bag Program
A growing problem in our local community – children and students go home on Friday and do not receive adequate nutrition until they return to school on the following Monday. Now, during a tough economy, many students have been identified as suffering from this problem.

EHP’s Pack the Bag program enables children to receive nutritional easy-to-prepare and/or ready-to-eat food during weekends. By purchasing food in bulk, we are able to serve more children effectively.

What we need:
  • Boxed Milk
  • String Cheese
  • Baby Carrots  
  • Almonds/Other Nuts
  • Fruit cups
  • Vacuum Tuna/Tuna Salad Kits
  • Lunch meat
  • Easy Mac
  • Other non-perishable items

How you Can Help – Sponsor a Hungry Child Now!

Your monthly sponsorship of $10, or $120 a year, will help provide an identified, undernourished student with food on weekends. Your donation will alleviate symptoms of chronic hunger. 100% of your sponsorship will go toward the purchase of food for hungry children and your donation is tax deductible.
  • Make checks payable to the EHP
  • Make credit/debit card payments* 
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​Loaves & Fishes Partners with EHP - Ecumenical Hunger Program to Provide Summer Meals. Thank you to @2ndharvest for the introduction! 
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http://www.loavesfishes.org/blog/2016/6/14/loaves-fishes-partners-with-ecumenical-hunger-program-to-provide-summer-meals​
For our Neighbors in Need, please click on the link for more information on how to receive resources.
2411 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto, CA 94303 ~ (650) 323-7781 ~
Open Monday, Thursday & Friday 10 am-12 pm  & 2:30 pm-4:30 pm 
Wednesday 10 am - 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm-6:00 pm and every 3rd Saturday 11 am - 1 pm