West Valley Community Services Unveils New Mobile Food Pantry

CUPERTINO, CA — West Valley Community Services, a social services organization based in Silicon Valley, unveiled a new “Park-It Market” vehicle on Wednesday with an aim of providing free food and healthcare items to those experiencing food insecurity.

The new vehicle will be located at West Valley’s renovated headquarters in Cupertino and serve De Anza College in Cupertino, Rosemary Elementary School in Campbell and Fellowship Plaza in Saratoga. It replaces an old RV and features a pop-up door leading to grocery items.

“Our guiding principle is human dignity,” West Valley Community Services Executive Director Josh Selo said in a news release. “We don’t want people to feel stigmatized as they face the life-altering challenge of not being able to feed their families.”

The nonprofit organization received financial help from Bank of America through a $200,000 grant and funding for the mobile pantry that will provide food and essential items to 4,000 people.

“Bank of America shares West Valley Community Services’ focus on helping make lives better in vulnerable communities,” said Raquel Gonzalez, President of Bank of America Silicon Valley. “We are proud to be a part of such innovative efforts."

West Valley Community Services has provided help to low-income and homeless individuals in Silicon Valley since 1973. It currently serves 22,000 people living in poverty in the region.