Agency - Ecumenical Hunger Program

The mission of the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) is to provide food, clothing, furniture, household essentials,support and referral services to families and individuals in need.

Description:
EHP is the largest supplier of emergency food and other essential relief to families and individuals in crisis on the Mid-Peninsula. EHP provides an array of services to sustain families and individuals through crises and to help them regain stability and independence. These services include emergency food boxes; a Monday night hot meal program; furniture and clothing distributions; a holiday food and gift distribution; activities for children, and health education classes. EHP is supported entirely by donations from the local community of in-kind goods, financial contributions and volunteer effort.

History:
EHP was founded in 1975 by Miriam Nixon and a group called Church Women United. Their mission was to channel food and other resources to those experiencing hunger and poverty. From the original network of small neighborhood based food closets EHP now operates from a large campus, providing emergency and ongoing
support to families and individuals in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park and the surrounding communities as needed.

Contact people:

Melanie Jones-Carter, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Lesia Preston, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

2411 Pulgas Ave. East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (See a map)

Directions:

From Highway 101 take the East Palo Alto exit to University Ave. Proceed on University Ave. to Bay Rd. Turn right on Bay Rd. to Pulgas Ave. Right on Pulgas to the EHP campus at 2411 Pulgas.