Mobile Food Pantry Rolling into the West Valley this Fall

There are more than 22,000 individuals and families living in poverty in the west valley region, and West Valley Community Services (WVCS) is launching a brand new effort to get them the food and supportive services they need: Community Services on Wheels.

Community Services on Wheels is a mobile social service agency, providing a food pantry, emergency financial assistance, and supportive services to homeless and low-income residents of Saratoga, Los Gatos, and West San Jose. The mobile unit will begin operations in August 2016. A partnership with CSA Mountain View will expand outreach efforts to residents of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills later this fall.

This initiative was championed by Supervisor Joe Simitian, and unanimously approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in June.

"The simplest way to describe it is, it’s a bookmobile for groceries,” said Simitian, “but it’s so much more than that. It’ll bring food, services, and support to the folks who need it most, right there in their own communities. We’re blessed to have such exceptional supportive services in this County, but for seniors or low income residents who can’t get reliable transportation, those services are essentially unavailable. This will bring those essential programs to the folks who need them most, in places they can get to.”

West Valley Community Services, Inc. (WVCS) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, community-based agency that has been providing direct assistance and referral services to the west valley communities of Santa Clara County for over 40 years. Founded in 1973, WVCS provides a continuum of basic needs, family support services and housing services including: information and referrals, food pantry, clothing, transitional housing, affordable housing, financial assistance, family support and case management services. Our service area comprises seven zip codes, including Cupertino (95014), Los Gatos (95030, 95032, 95030), Saratoga (95070), West San Jose (95129, 95130), and the surrounding mountain regions.