Location & Hours
Food Pantry Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 11:45 am
& every First and Third Saturday of the month 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: On the corner of Union Street and Almaden Ave.
South of 280 and downtown San Jose
778 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110-2919
Donations of food and clothing are always welcome:
Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Programs
Food Pantry & Farmer's Market
Meeting Immediate Nutritional Needs
Monday-Friday & every First and Third Saturday: 9:00am - 11:45am
Santa Maria's Food Pantry provides bi-monthly groceries for neighbors in need in San Jose. Produce is bagged fresh by volunteers. We pride ourselves of providing a balanced collection of protein, staples, vegtalbles and fruit.
Warm Hearts Initiative
Helping the Unhoused
Recognizing the housing crisis and the increasing numbers of people living on the streets, this year we have enhanced our outreach and services to unhoused individuals, with hygiene kits, daily bag lunches, and fresh fruit and vegetables.
During the winter season, we also provide the unhoused with coats, blankets, sleeping bags, ponchos as well.
VITA Tax Preparation Services
Clients can get help with their taxes - for free!
During the tax season only. February-April
Saturdays only: 9:00am - 12:30pm
Contact Santa Maria for more information.
Knowledgeable, IRS-trained volunteers help clients prepare their taxes at Santa Maria throughout the tax season.
Come on by to sign up!
Adult Learning Classes
English as a Second Language (ESL) weekday evenings
For information on classes, contact alfonso.mendez@santamariasj.org
or give us a call at 408-292-3314
Beginning ESL and Advanced Beginning ESL classes are offered in conjunction with West Valley College to help Spanish-speaking clients learn conversational English. Emphasis is on job skills, daily living and homework help for parents of school-age children.
Clothing, diapers & household goods
Coats in winter, clothing choices, diapers and houshold supplies
Most weekdays during food pantry hours
Santa Maria helps with donated clothing available for food pantry clients. Donations of househild goods from Target and others include diapers, other baby items and husehold goods.
Youth Summer Camps
Our camps keep kids safe and engaged all summer!
Summer Camps for:
Elementary students grades 1st through 4th
For early teens spomsorship to Camp Saint Andrew's
For information on camp, contact alfonso.mendez@santamariasj.org
or give us a call at 408-292-3314
Santa Maria's four-week long summer camp is a fun program and weekly field trips to open horizons and keep our community's kids safe, learning and engaged. Santa Maria also partners with Camp Saint Andrew's to sponsor teens to this high sierra camp experience.
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Active Community Life at Santa Maria!(For more pictures check out our Facebook Page!)
