Since the Great Recession in 2008, the number of people served each month by Second Harvest Food Bank in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, which include most of Silicon Valley, has seen a 47 percent jump - from an average of 175,000 to 260,000. In 2018 alone that translated to almost 55 million meals.

Apple's history of volunteering with Second Harvest goes back to 2000. Last year, its employees spent almost 3000 hours sorting and distributing food, which makes the food bank one of the largest recipients of Apple volunteer hours in the US.

'What's so important about this partnership is that we have Apple volunteers that we can depend on,' said Second Harvest CEO Leslie Bacho. 'That long-term commitment makes it possible to try new things and innovate, which includes our food pantries at colleges. It's what gives me hope that if there's anywhere in the country we can solve hunger, it would be here.'

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