The Season of Giving is here. Please remember EHP on this GivingTuesday. For 49 years, EHP - Ecumenical Hunger Program has offered essential basic necessities such as food and clothing to our struggling neighbors while adding new solutions and programs to meet their evolving needs and challenges. Help us to empower our low-income families because a strong community starts with all of us. Please donate today!
EHP Holiday Schedule in Effect 11/4/24
Starting November 4, 2024, EHP will be open Monday through Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
Service hours: 10 am - 12 pm; 2:00 pm - 4 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
Please note, the Community Closet and Food Pantry will be closed on Fridays
The Holiday Schedule is in effect from 11/4/24 through 1/31/25.
(Limited staff available between 12 - 2 pm)
New Changes Coming to EHP
September 11, 2024
Dear Friends,
I have had the privilege of being the Executive Director of EHP for 16 years for a total of 30 years with the program. EHP has had a profound impact on my life. Being a witness to the often-dramatic changes in the community, along with being an integral part of the process of improving the lives of our neighbors-in-need, has been an incredible and inspiring experience.
EHP is at a crossroads. Demand for resources and programs continues to grow, which has created the need for more space. EHP, through creative and innovative space allocation and organization, has been able to offset vertical space for storage to continue to grow programs over the last decade but we have maximized all space availability. To continue to meet growing demand, we need to address the lack of physical space required to expand programs. We are excited to announce the acquisition of the adjacent property on Weeks Street that will allow us to do just that. This will be the first major expansion of the EHP campus since we first acquired the Pulgas Street property and is a testament to the continued growth and success of the program.
The Weeks Street acquisition will present new and daunting challenges for the program as major renovation work will be needed to make the space usable. We plan on launching The EHP Weeks Street Capital Campaign in the near future and your support will be invaluable to the success of the campaign. This is a new and exciting era for the program as we look forward to the next phase of growth and the impact that this growth will have on the lives of disadvantaged individuals and families in our local community.
Stay tuned for more information and please reach out with any questions.
Sincerely,
Lesia Preston
Executive Director
[email protected]
September 11, 2024
Dear Friends,
I have had the privilege of being the Executive Director of EHP for 16 years for a total of 30 years with the program. EHP has had a profound impact on my life. Being a witness to the often-dramatic changes in the community, along with being an integral part of the process of improving the lives of our neighbors-in-need, has been an incredible and inspiring experience.
EHP is at a crossroads. Demand for resources and programs continues to grow, which has created the need for more space. EHP, through creative and innovative space allocation and organization, has been able to offset vertical space for storage to continue to grow programs over the last decade but we have maximized all space availability. To continue to meet growing demand, we need to address the lack of physical space required to expand programs. We are excited to announce the acquisition of the adjacent property on Weeks Street that will allow us to do just that. This will be the first major expansion of the EHP campus since we first acquired the Pulgas Street property and is a testament to the continued growth and success of the program.
The Weeks Street acquisition will present new and daunting challenges for the program as major renovation work will be needed to make the space usable. We plan on launching The EHP Weeks Street Capital Campaign in the near future and your support will be invaluable to the success of the campaign. This is a new and exciting era for the program as we look forward to the next phase of growth and the impact that this growth will have on the lives of disadvantaged individuals and families in our local community.
Stay tuned for more information and please reach out with any questions.
Sincerely,
Lesia Preston
Executive Director
[email protected]
You can learn more about EHP's Weeks Street Project here. If you would like to donate to our Capital Campaign, please send donations to Ecumenical Hunger Program, 2411 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 or for credit card donations, click here. Please be sure to note that your gift is for the Weeks St. Capital Campaign. Your help will allow us to expand our programs and better serve our community. Thank you!
EHP Celebrates 50 Years of Service in 2025
Founded in 1975, EHP will be celebrating 50 years of service in 2025 and is bringing back the opportunity to buy a memorial brick for yourself or someone you'd like to honor. Leave your mark and special message with a custom engraved brick for Nevida's Garden.
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Dear Friends and Partners,
I am deeply saddened and devastated by what is taking place across this country. After the events that unfolded in 2020 and the pattern of discrimination and hate that was laid bare with the tragic death of George Floyd, I started to see a glimmer of hope on the horizon. The tragedy of George Floyd and countless others in the Black community became the catalyst for a movement that spread like wildfire, and it was inspiring to see communities of all colors come together to stand as allies in the fight against racism and bias in this country. I thought that we were on the brink of real and lasting change.
But with one step forward, it seems we’ve taken two steps back. The tragic shootings that took place in Atlanta, and the hundreds of incidents of racist rhetoric and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country is truly terrifying.
My mother and I came to this country as immigrants. As a young child, I struggled to learn the language, customs, and traditions of an unfamiliar land. I experienced racist taunts as a child, and misogyny, stereotyping and racism as an adult. But as much as I experienced in the last 4 and a half decades of my life, fear was never a part of the equation. And today, I can honestly say that I am genuinely afraid.
But we cannot let fear halt progress. The obstacles of hate, discrimination, racism, misogyny, and bias can only be removed if we stand in solidarity with one another. United we stand. Divided we fall.
We at EHP stand unified with our allies in the fight for racial equity. We stand with those in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Bay Area and across the country. We will continue to be an advocate for our Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors, and we will never stop fighting for the American ideals of opportunity, democracy, liberty and equality for all.
Thoughtfully,
Maleah
I am deeply saddened and devastated by what is taking place across this country. After the events that unfolded in 2020 and the pattern of discrimination and hate that was laid bare with the tragic death of George Floyd, I started to see a glimmer of hope on the horizon. The tragedy of George Floyd and countless others in the Black community became the catalyst for a movement that spread like wildfire, and it was inspiring to see communities of all colors come together to stand as allies in the fight against racism and bias in this country. I thought that we were on the brink of real and lasting change.
But with one step forward, it seems we’ve taken two steps back. The tragic shootings that took place in Atlanta, and the hundreds of incidents of racist rhetoric and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country is truly terrifying.
My mother and I came to this country as immigrants. As a young child, I struggled to learn the language, customs, and traditions of an unfamiliar land. I experienced racist taunts as a child, and misogyny, stereotyping and racism as an adult. But as much as I experienced in the last 4 and a half decades of my life, fear was never a part of the equation. And today, I can honestly say that I am genuinely afraid.
But we cannot let fear halt progress. The obstacles of hate, discrimination, racism, misogyny, and bias can only be removed if we stand in solidarity with one another. United we stand. Divided we fall.
We at EHP stand unified with our allies in the fight for racial equity. We stand with those in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Bay Area and across the country. We will continue to be an advocate for our Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors, and we will never stop fighting for the American ideals of opportunity, democracy, liberty and equality for all.
Thoughtfully,
Maleah
Mr. Dinner Table Visits EHP
ATTENTION IN-KIND DONORS
While EHP is happy to accept fresh food, clothing, working appliances (10 years or newer), furniture, household items and automobiles, we do ask that these items are all undamaged and in good usable condition as they are given directly to disadvantaged families for use in their home. We provide our programs with the idea that we treat our clients as we would treat ourselves.
Before dropping off your donations, please call 650-323-7781 x 1100 or email [email protected] to see if we can accept your contributions.
**UPDATE**
12/4/2024
In preparation of our holiday programs, EHP cannot accept clothing donations (Exception: New items) until further notice. Thank you!
While EHP is happy to accept fresh food, clothing, working appliances (10 years or newer), furniture, household items and automobiles, we do ask that these items are all undamaged and in good usable condition as they are given directly to disadvantaged families for use in their home. We provide our programs with the idea that we treat our clients as we would treat ourselves.
Before dropping off your donations, please call 650-323-7781 x 1100 or email [email protected] to see if we can accept your contributions.
**UPDATE**
12/4/2024
In preparation of our holiday programs, EHP cannot accept clothing donations (Exception: New items) until further notice. Thank you!
More Than Food ...
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Video production generously donated by Luke Seerveld and Seerveld Media.
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EHP’s mission is to provide compassionate, dignified and practical assistance to families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship. We offer material help, support services, and advocacy for our neighbors in need, in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
EHP serves working families, seniors, people with limited incomes and those who have both emergency and on-going needs in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and surrounding communities. |
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Upcoming Events
*Susan Schaps, a long-time supporter of EHP, is donating 15% of her Holiday jewelry sales to our organization. For the Open House, please call/text Susan for available times and location.
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EHP is a proud member of the California Association of Nonprofits.
Read about Ecumenical Hunger Program on Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities, and add us to your charities! EHP is a platinum level GuideStar Exchange participant, demonstrating its commitment to transparency. Write a review about us! |
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE!! Open Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5 PM
2411 Pulgas Avenue ~ East Palo Alto, CA ~ 94303 ~ 650.323.7781 ~ [email protected]
2411 Pulgas Avenue ~ East Palo Alto, CA ~ 94303 ~ 650.323.7781 ~ [email protected]