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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.  

Women Volunteers

Join us in doing good stuff for others!
Coming soon:

Hidden Villa Farm Volunteer Day

June 4, 2025

supporting food donations to Community Services Agency

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

LifeMoves Dinner

Our 24/7 food donation program

Food List
At the Supermarket

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
Food donations must be unopened & unexpired.​​
  • Pasta (dry)

  • Bagged rice, bagged dry beans (including lentils) - 3 lb. or smaller size

  • Soup:  ready-to-eat in pop-top cans, or instant "Cup O' Noodles" style

  • Lunch-size snacks such as fruit cups, granola bars, nuts, trail mix, drink boxes, chips, cookies

  • Baking mixes

  • Beverages

    • Shelf-stable milk (soy, almond, rice, regular)

    • Instant coffee, tea, hot chocolate - regular size

    • Individual-size juice boxes

    • Individual-size shelf-stable milk

  • Individual-size protein drinks (like Ensure)

  • Condiments, sauces, & spices - regular size

  • Crackers, cookies & snacks - regular size

  • Flour of all kinds

  • Oils for cooking

  • Sugar - small size

  • Special items

    • olives, honey, gravy, maple syrup, agave

    • 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.

Outreach Partners

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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Saturday, May 10, 2025

10 - Noon

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with our friends at

Christ Episcopal Church

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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.

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Foothills members participate in Compassion Week projects each year.  Together, we make a difference!

Foothills joined other LGBTQ-affirming faith communities in the South Bay to sponsor a booth at
SVPride '24

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2,252 lbs.

donated in our June 2024
Food Drive

Foothills joins Relay For Life each year to raise funds for the American Cancer Society (ACS) to support the fight against cancer. We make luminaria – simple white paper bags, decorated and dedicated in memory of someone who has had cancer. In May 2024, Foothills Congregational Church raised over $7,400 for the ACS.

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EHP Community Closet

On March 12, 2024, Foothills folks had a great time volunteering at Ecumenical Hunger Program's Community Closet where we sorted, folded, and stored donated clothing. EHP is one of Foothills’ community agency partners. The staff was welcoming, supportive, and appreciated our help. We learned that community members who register with EHP for food and clothing assistance can visit their Community Closet twice a year to select clothes for their families – the selection they offer is amazing.

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We really enjoyed doing this work together - it was easy and rewarding (and reminded us of sorting for Foothills’ Rummage Sales of the past). We hope to plan another volunteer session at EHP’s Community Closet soon – watch for your opportunity to help our neighbors in need.

Learn more about our legacy of service.
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650-282-7718

info@foothills-church.org

 

461 Orange Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022

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