Nonprofit Seeks Back-to-School Donations For Youth In Need
by Elena Kadvany, Palo Alto Weekly
East Palo Alto nonprofit Ecumenical Hunger Program is looking for help from the community to address a gap in back-to-school items for local students in need.
At the start of each school year, Ecumenical Hunger Program provides students in East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and surrounding areas with backpacks, school supplies, new uniforms and new shoes. A Redwood City organization that the nonprofit partners with, "My New Red Shoes," helped Ecumenical Hunger Program donate 460 pairs of new shoes this year, but 150 children still remain in need, the nonprofit said.
"We also have a very long list of children that are in need of help with new clothing for back to school," Charlotte Brown, Ecumenical Hunger Program Resource/Volunteer Coordinator, wrote in an email.
Gift cards and donations can be dropped off at or mailed to: Ecumenical Hunger Program, 2411 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto, 94303. Receipts will be sent upon request.
For more information, call 650-323-7781 or go to
ehpcares.org.