
Outreach to Others
Loving and serving others is a central focus at Foothills, and we help people in need in our community and beyond. Our Outreach Endowment Fund empowers us to leverage our member's generosity by financially supporting partner agencies and organizations (see list below). Through hands-on volunteering, material donations, and emergency-relief efforts, we make a positive impact for our neighbors, strengthen our community, and help others world-wide.

Social Justice
Foothills is a community of supportive friends who don’t just talk about doing good; we work for a more just, peaceful, kind, and sustainable world.
To carry out this ideal, Foothills’ Outreach Committee shares educational resources and opportunities for the congregation to engage in efforts to resist and speak out against government policies that are antithetical to our values.
From our denomination, the United Church of Christ
Local
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Indivisible Palo Alto Plus
Combining grass roots activism with joy
Join us in doing good stuff for others!
Coming soon:

Foothills serves dinner at LifeMoves Mountain View on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. We enjoy helping out and talking with their clients.

Our 24/7 food donation program
FEED THE HUNGRY
Help Foothills fight food insecurity in our area. Drop off non-perishable food 24/7 in the box at 461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos, CA, or bring food to Sunday Worship.
All the food we collect is delivered to the Food and Nutrition Center at Community Services Agency.
In 2024 we donated 5000 pounds!
Preferred Food Donations List
Items must be unopened & unexpired.​​
Items in bold are critically needed as of 9/17/25
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Canned sardines, Vienna sausages, chicken (new 9/17/25)
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Soup, especially vegetarian options
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ready-to-eat in pop-top cans
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Ramen
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Ramen cups
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Beverages
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Water (new 9/17/25)
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Shelf-stable milk (soy, almond, rice, regular)
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Individual-size protein drinks (like Ensure)
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Instant coffee, tea, hot chocolate - regular size
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Individual-size juice boxes
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Lunchbox-size snack packs like fruit cups, granola bars, nuts, trail mix, chips, cookies
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Baking mixes
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Canned vegetables & fruit
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Pasta (dry)
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Bagged rice, bagged dry beans (including lentils) - 3 lb. or smaller size
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Condiments, sauces, & spices - regular size
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Crackers, cookies & snacks - regular size
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Flour of all kinds
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Oils for cooking
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Sugar - small size
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Special items
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olives, honey, gravy, maple syrup, agave
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Hispanic, Asian and Indian specialty items
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Note: CSA asks that we not donate any canned items not listed above because cans are difficult for them to manage.
Our Outreach Partners
Annually, our Outreach Committee designates local community-service agencies and non-profits whose work Foothills underwrites.
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Click on an organization name to learn how they make a positive difference.
Our Focus Partners work to address hunger and homelessness in our local community on a large scale. We contribute financially and through volunteer work.
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Our Community Partners address issues of hunger and homelessnes for specific populations in our community. We interact with them primarily through financial contributions.
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We donate to support Emergency Relief in the wider community and around the world.
Doing more good stuff for others, locally & globally!
Foothills collects food donations during worship every Sunday, and 24/7 in our box at 461 Orange Avenue. Join us in helping feed the hungry.
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5000 lbs. donated in 2024!
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Foothills joined other LGBTQ-affirming faith communities in the South Bay to sponsor a booth at
SVPride '25
Foothills joins Relay For Life each year to raise funds for the American Cancer Society (ACS) to support the fight against cancer. We walk in the relay and make luminaria – simple white paper bags, decorated and dedicated in memory of someone who has had cancer.



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Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 - Noon

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with our friends at
Christ Episcopal Church

Foothills helped sponsor Community Services Agency's annual fundraiser for homeless services in April 2024 & 2025.
In December 2024, Foothills and 20 other churches in the South Bay/Peninsula region made the holidays happier with gifts for 1500 children and youth.
