Ecumenical Hunger Program

The best place for people seeking assistance with lifes ups and downs. Sometimes helping others is this best medicine. I’m honored to be a part of this community and organization.

Great program run by great people! We had a large quantity of household items and some furniture, lamps etc, all in very good condition but needed a pickup in a relatively short time frame. I learned about EHP from a neighbor, gave them a call and spoke to very nice woman named Kesha, who arranged for a pickup 5 days later. EHP’s mission is to assist local families and individuals who are experiencing economic and personal hardship. EHP provides food, clothing, household essentials, support, and advocacy to the community to sustain them through immediate crises and to help them regain stability and independence. They even have a one acre organic garden… fantastic!

What a wonderful non-​profit. I went to drop off some items for donation that I no longer needed and the women there were so helpful, kind and hilarious. There is no other way to really explain it other than they were like family. They were so grateful of my donation and I am so happy that they will be able to find a home for my items. I highly recommend stopping by and donating what you have.

EHP does wonderful, much needed, loving work! Whenever we volunteer at EHP, the staff are so nice, and you can really tell they invest so much of themselves into what they do. Truly, theirs is a place where love for all abounds. If you’ve never volunteered at EHP before, I highly recommend it!

Ecumenical Hunger Program is a wonderful program that helps people in need. They show care and kindness without judgment. Exemplary service by the staff and volunteers.

We are moving, and had scheduled a Salvation Army pickup for a large quantity of good furniture that we won’t have space for in our new house. SA canceled without telling us, and we were so stressed out. I found EHP online, called them on very short notice, and Kesha was friendly, helpful, and got us squeezed in for a pickup the very next day. She gave me a 3 hour window, and Juan came 15 minutes into the window, was extremely professional, courteous, and capable. He took apart large pieces, moved all of it out to the truck himself, and was such a nice and efficient guy that I want to get his info in case we ever need to hire movers for another move. I love that donations are given to local families who need them — great mission, and run by extremely nice and effective people.

this is a great local non-​government funded organization that helps families in need — they distribute food, clothes, furniture, have programs for kids and women and referral services. Come by to volunteer — they are in East Palo Alto, donate whatever you can or just spread the word — they need our help!

Local heroes ! The Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) is an amazing example of how people can make a difference in this world. It is a non-​profit that feeds those in need in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Palo Alto. They provide emergency food, clothing, case management, and household essentials to families and individuals. Volunteer some time there and get to know the staff to witness what giving to others can do.
Short on time? They need clothes, furnishings (in good condition), household essentials, and money. Want to be a local hero too? Please donate to EHP in any way you can!

The Ecumenical Hunger Program has been serving those in need in the East Palo Alto community since 1975. It is a dedicated organization run by a wonderful staff and a caring volunteer community. Food, clothing, furniture, support services, counseling, and more are all provided by a caring and professional staff, most of whom have been with the organization for many years. Whether you go to EHP to drop off your unneeded items that might help others, or to volunteer, or because you are in need of help, EHP will not let you down, and will lift your spirits in ways you might not imagine.
This is a great organization that deserves your support!

I have a completely different perspective about EHP than the previous reviewer! I have been donating to EHP for years and, unlike some other organizations they provide free food, clothing, furniture and toys/​bikes to those in need.
I have also volunteered for EHP on an annual project sorting clothing and materials that Stanford students discard as they graduate and move on. I have found the EHP staff to be organized, friendly, hard working, and fabulous.
Please check them out as a potential place to give your clothes, furniture, computers and children’s items. I can promise you that everything will be appreciated and well used by another family.

EPH is an exceptional place with wonderfully kind people. The help they give their community is so needed and appreciated by those that use their services.
From the staff to the volunteers, they help everyone that comes in in a very loving and unprejudiced way. The Director, Lesia, is untiring in her work and still ALWAYS has a smile for everyone.
I am a volunteer 2 – 3 times a week and the reason I keep returning and adding more volunteer time is because of the staff. I am always greeted, treated with respect and made to feel I am an important member «of the team».
I have also loved meeting the variety of people who come for help. From a young mother needing baby clothes to a senior needing a suit for church, to a family needing a little help with food to a man looking for a chair, they all come and someone helps.

I am also very surprised at the negative review of EHP. They have reached out and helped my son and I in more ways than I can count… Every single person… I have encountered has been very professional… and caring. This goes for the delivery drivers, the warehouse workers, and inside the office… especially Lesia Preston, and Leah!!! I was at a very low point, and they gave me a help up… and made me feel like a human being… and not someone looking for charity. I wish them all the best… and hope when I am healthier… that I will be able to do this same type of work. God Bless EHP!

One Star is still too much… If I could give them negative stars it would be a million negative stars. They are the worst and most unprofessional, incompetent organization I have EVER encountered.