SAN FRANCISCO—Good Vibrations and its sibling store Camouflage have partnered with five food banks and shelters near their locations to raise funds to provide support to their neighbors in need.
Participants in GiVe, Good Vibrations’ giving program, and Camo Cares, supported by Camouflage, need only to stop by their nearest store to donate any amount they choose.
Bay Area organizations Second Harvest Silicon Valley, SF Marin Food Bank, Alameda County Food Bank, and Santa Cruz Second Harvest will be supported by donations collected at California stores. In the Boston, MA area, women’s shelter/food bank Rosie’s Place is the recipient organization for Good Vibrations locations in Cambridge and Brookline.
Donations for these worthy organizations are being collected now through Dec. 31, and 100 percent of the contribution at the register goes directly to GiVe and Camo Cares partners. In addition, Good Vibrations will match a portion of proceeds. Visit any Good Vibrations store or Camouflage to contribute.
About the partnering organizations:
Palo Alto: Second Harvest Silicon Valley
Nutritious food is the foundation for a healthy, productive life. Hunger hurts because it keeps us from fully engaging in our lives and fulfilling our dreams. Founded in 1974, Second Harvest is one of the largest food banks in the nation. Our work is about all of us joining together to make sure we all have access to the most basic need: food.
Second Harvest serves an average of 260,000 every month. The cost of housing has skyrocketed with the booming economy, while wages have remained relatively flat for many. It’s the Silicon Valley hunger paradox – as the economy grows, so does the number of people who need food. One in 10 people in Silicon Valley receives assistance from Second Harvest. Every dollar donated creates two nutritious meals for those in need and helps to ensure that we all have the food we need to fully engage in our lives.
SF Stores: SF Marin Food Bank
Our mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin. We envision a community where everyone is able to obtain enough nutritious food — in a dignified manner — to support their and their families’ health and wellbeing. We believe that hunger is solvable. We are committed to unifying public and private entities in the work of ending hunger.
In addition to our daily work to deliver nutritious food to our community, we advocate at the local, state, and national levels for efficient and effective public programs. Together, we can end hunger in our community and provide Food For All. Every $1 you donate provides $5 worth of food.
East Bay Stores: Alameda County Food Bank
Alameda County Community Food Bank partners with 267 nonprofit agencies and a diverse hunger relief network to serve an immense need. Today, one in five Alameda County residents experiences hunger. This year, we’ll provide the equivalent of 29 million meals; more than half of what we serve is farm-fresh produce.
Our Food Bank was founded on the principle that food is a basic human right. However, hunger can’t be solved without addressing its root causes. We are setting a bold trajectory for the long-term work required to dismantle the systems that perpetuate poverty, including racism. And we are pursuing groundbreaking solutions to not only end hunger, but to reach and improve the lives of more people than ever before.
Our strength lies in our partnerships with individuals, volunteers, agency partners, government, corporate and foundation supporters, and more. Together we can make poverty and hunger obsolete. Every $1 you donate provides $7 worth of food. To learn more about Alameda County Community Food Bank, visit our website at accfb.org.
Boston Stores: Rosie’s Place
Rosie's Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.
Today, Rosie’s Place not only provides meals and shelter but also creates answers for 12,000 women a year through wide-ranging support, housing and education services. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding. Thanks to these donations, 83 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to services for poor and homeless women.
Santa Cruz (Camouflage and Good Vibrations): Santa Cruz Second Harvest
Founded in 1972, Second Harvest Food Bank was the first food bank in California and the second in the nation. Its mission is working together to end huger through healthy food, education and leadership. Its network of 200 local agencies and programs feeds 55,000 people in Santa Cruz County every month. For every $1 donated they provide four healthy meals.
