Stephanie Nishio

Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano distributes perishable and non-perishable food items to those who cannot afford to keep enough food. It also offers its inventory for other non-profit organizations such as emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and daycares. The company was founded by Linda Locke and Larry Sly in 1975 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.

Feeding America operates as a non-profit organization that provides meals through a nationwide network of member food banks. The firm also supports local charitable agencies operating programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, and Kids Cafes. The company was founded by John van Hengel in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

The San Francisco Food Bank collects, sorts, inspects, repackages and distributes food. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties collects stores and distributes donated food. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, founded in 1974, is one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing healthy groceries to those in need through a network of 310 partners at 1,000 sites in and counties. The private company is based in San Jose, CA. The organization is a trusted leader in ending local hunger and helps to keep people healthy by providing enough nutritious food for more than 58 million meals a year, half of which is fresh produce. Second Harvest also connects people to federal nutrition programs and other food resources, and advocates for anti-hunger policies on the local, state, and national levels. The CEO of the company is Leslie Harless Bacho.