Food Pantry and CalFresh at De Anza
The Food Pantry is available to currently registered De Anza students.
To be eligible, students must have a student ID, physical or digital, and be currently registered.
- Visit the Food Pantry in the RSS building, room 127.
- Hours (See the schedule below.)
- Visit only once per week
- Bring a bag!
The De Anza Food Pantry is operated in collaboration with Second Harvest Food Bank and West Valley Community Services, which operates the Mobile Food Pantry.
Schedule – Food Pantry and Mobile Pantry
Visit us during our hours of operation.
| TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | Thursday |
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May 2 Campus Pantry: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 3 Campus Pantry: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 4 Campus Pantry: Noon-3 p.m. |
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May 9 Campus Pantry: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Mobile Pantry: 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. |
May 10 Campus Pantry: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 11 Campus Pantry: Noon.-3 p.m. |
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May 16 Campus Pantry: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 17 Campus Pantry: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 18 Campus Pantry: Noon-3 p.m. |
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May 23 Campus Pantry: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Mobile Pantry: 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. |
May 24 Campus Pantry: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. |
May 25 Campus Pantry: 12 p.m.-3 p.m. |
CalFresh: Need Money for Food?
Find out if you're eligible for CalFresh!
- Monthly cash assistance for purchasing food
- Provided via EBT debit card (looks like any other debit card)
- Use it to buy groceries and fresh produce at participating stores, restaurants and farmers' markets
To find out if you qualify, get help with your application, or extend your eligibility ... You can ask questions or get help via Zoom on Thursdays, from noon to 2 p.m. by joining the online Zoom session.
Grocery Gift Cards
If you have a receipt to submit, please submit submit it to dafoodpantry@deanza.edu
Cards will only be distributed on the following distribution dates within a two week period.
Students are responsible for maintaining eligibility. Please review the full guidelines which will be sent via email with your first requested card as well as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Students who maintain eligibility can receive up to one card each distribution date,
while supplies last. Eligible students must submit a new request, using the request
form in the link below, only after submitting receipts in order to receive a new card
for each distribution date. Receipts and requests are due no later than 5pm on Thursday's before distribution
day to allow time to process requests (April 27th, May 11th, May 25th, June 8th, June
22nd). Receipts and requests submitted after 5pm on the Thursday before distribution dates
may not be processed in time for that date and will be rolled over to the next distribution
date. No cards can be requested or granted retroactively.
Distribution dates for spring 2023
- April 28
- May 12
- May 26
- June 9
- June 23
Mobile Food Pantry
A mobile pantry from West Valley Community Services will continue to visit Parking Lot A on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, from 1:30-3 p.m.
You'll need to bring your student ID.
You can find fresh produce, meat, dairy products, dry goods and canned items in the mobile pantry, courtesy of West Valley Community Services and De Anza College.
For more information, contact the De Anza Food Pantry at dafoodpantry@deanza.edu.
The De Anza Food Pantry is operated in collaboration with West Valley Community Services and the Second Harvest Food Bank. You can read about the Food Pantry in the Mercury News.
Help Support the Food Pantry
Food insecurity among college students is a serious issue. A recent survey of De Anza students found nearly four out of ten experienced food insecurity. In
the 2018-19 academic year the De Anza Food Pantry was accessed by 419 unduplicated
students a total of 2,245 times. Please consider supporting student achievement through
access to food. Visit the Foothill-De Anza Foundation's Quick Donate webpage and designate your gift for the De Anza Food Pantry.
Resources Available in Santa Clara County
You also may find food assistance through the following programs. (Please contact them to find out their eligibility requirements.) You'll find more resources on our Basic Needs Resources webpage.
- Cupertino: West Valley Community Services, 10104 Vista Drive, phone: 408.255.8033
- Gilroy: St. Joseph’s Family Center, 7950 Church St. Suite A, phone: 408.842.6662
- Mountain View: Community Services Agency, 3204 Stierlin Rd., phone: 650.968.0836
- Palo Alto: LifeMoves Bredt Family and Children’s Center, 33 Encina Ave., phone: 650.853.8672
- San Jose:
- Sacred Heart Community Services, 1381 S. First St., phone: 408.278.2160
- Salvation Army, 359 N. Fourth St., phone: 408.282.1165 x 3210
- LifeMoves Georgia Travis Center, 260 Commercial St., phone: 408.271.1630
- Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale Community Services, 725 Kifer Rd., phone: 408.738.4321
Second Harvest Food Bank Hotline
To find a food distribution center or delivery program near you
- Call the Second Harvest Food Connection hotline at 1.800.984.3663
- Text “GETFOOD” to 408.455.5181
- Send an email to getfood@shfb.org