A joint holiday food grant program in partnership with Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital was created in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in response to the increased food insecurity in the community. In 2022, the grant program was dedicated to Art Faro, a former long-time SHD Board member and previous CEO of Sequoia Hospital. In addition to addressing the issue of hunger, we recognize that food programs are also a way to address social isolation and the needs of unhoused populations.

Application for this grant is by invitation only. Please contact Jenny Bratton (jbratton@seqhd.org) before you submit an application.

Congratulations to our 2024 grantees for helping address food insecurity among vulnerable populations on the Peninsula:

• St. Vincent de Paul ($25,000)
• Upward Scholars ($25,000)
• Karat School ($25,000)
• St. Francis ($25,000)

2023 grantees:

• Ecumenical Hunger Program
• Friends of the Veterans Memorial Center
• Karat School Project
• LifeMoves
• Upward Scholars

2022 grantees:

• Ecumenical Hunger Program
• Karat School Project
• Nuestra Casa
• Redwood City School District
• Upward Scholars
• Whole Health for Youth
• First Step Community Services

2021 grantees:

• Latino Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services of San Mateo County 
• LifeMoves 
• One Life Counseling Center 
• Peninsula Family Service 
• St. Francis Center of Redwood City 
• St Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County