Partner Resources

PARTNER
RESOURCES

We appreciate all you do in the fight to end hunger and we want to help you build your organization’s capacity and support your work in the community. Here you’ll find lots of resources to help you with your food distribution as well as all the forms you’ll need.

PARTNER
REPORTING

Click the links below to report monthly statistics.

Log in here to report Grocery Rescue Program pounds via MealConnect.

SAFE FOOD HANDLING
GUIDELINES

Please reach out to your coordinator to receive the ServSafe guide. This guide includes important things to look out for when evaluating canned goods and other items for food safety. Please take the ServSafe quiz to become Safe Food Handling Certified. We recommend reviewing the Safe Food Handling Guide prior to taking the quiz.

CLICK HERE FOR QUIZ >

FORMS

This section includes the Record-Keeping Tally Sheet, a refrigerator/freezer temperature log, food label date guides and TEFAP documents.

Record-Keeping Tally Sheet

You can use this form to track households and people served at your distributions.

Temperature Log

All refrigerators and freezers used to store food are required to have a temperature log posted on it, and temperatures to be logged daily.

Food Label Date Guides

If you receive product (from Second Harvest, through the Grocery Rescue Program or through your own food drive) that is past the stamped “best by” or “use by” date, the following USDA-backed guidelines provide information regarding the length of time that the product is actually safe to eat.

BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNER

Together We Can
End Hunger

Thank you for your interest in joining Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County’s partner network. Second Harvest Food Bank provides millions of pounds of food to our Partner Network members, including houses of worship, schools, afterschool programs, senior centers, shelters for the unhoused, soup kitchens and transitional housing facilities, serving a variety of demographics throughout Orange County.

PLEASE NOTE: From July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, Second Harvest will add groups or organizations interested in becoming a partner (for the purposes of food distribution in their local area) to a wait list. We will not be accepting applications other than for those interested in participating in our Kids Cafe program. During this time, Second Harvest Programs & Services team will be focusing on evaluating and optimizing our current partners and programs, including increasing our current network’s capacity to participate in the Grocery Rescue and TEFAP programs. We anticipate that groups and organizations on the wait list will be considered beginning July 1, 2024. Please email agency@feedoc.org to be added to the wait list or to learn more about our Kids Cafe Program.

PROGRAMS

We offer a variety of programs that are based on the type of organization and those they serve (children, seniors, working families, unhoused individuals, etc.).

All organizations with whom we partner must meet the following basic requirements:

  • Be an Orange County-based organization with all food being distributed within Orange County
  • Be led by someone who is not receiving food from the distribution program
  • Have adequate storage for both perishable and non-perishable foods
  • Will not charge for food nor be reimbursed, compensated or require services in exchange for food
  • Will not redistribute product to other partners or non-partner organizations
  • Will not discriminate for any reason
  • Will meet our regular reporting requirements
  • Will communicate with us on a regular basis and actively engage in our partnership

NEXT STEPS (IF YOUR ORGANIZATION MEETS THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS)

From July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, Second Harvest will add groups or organizations interested in becoming a partner (for the purposes of food distribution in their local area) to a wait list. We will not be accepting applications other than for those interested in participating in our Kids Cafe program. During this time, Second Harvest Programs & Services team will be focusing on evaluating and optimizing our current partners and programs, including increasing our current network’s capacity to participate in the Grocery Rescue and TEFAP programs. We anticipate that groups and organizations on the wait list will be considered beginning July 1, 2024. Please email agency@feedoc.org to be added to the wait list or to learn more about our Kids Cafe Program.