Martha's Kitchen

Martha's Kitchen Martha’s Kitchen provides nutritious meals with dignity to people in need by mobilizing volunteers and rescued food, ensuring no one is left behind.

Founder Louise Benson began this work out of her garage when she prepared and gave away peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the poor. Then in 1981, she and her friends started Martha’s Kitchen on the premises of the Sacred Heart Church serving hot meals. The kitchen was named after a biblical figure, Martha, who unfailingly offered hot meals to Jesus and his band of followers on their frequent journeys through the community of Bethany. On a monthly basis Martha’s Kitchen provides nearly 100,000 meals and distributes 250,000 pounds of groceries each month. While San Jose has been our home for almost 40 years, we feel called to provide food security to as many communities as we possibly can. At Martha’s Kitchen we believe that food is a basic human right not a luxury. It is vital that these communities have access to well balanced meals, which include proper proteins, vegetables, and carbohydrates. Martha’s Kitchen has created a network of cooperating community based organizations who collaborate to help each other deliver the services for which they have the expertise.

Weekend recap! 🎰🎲 Our San Benito County seniors took a day trip to Table Mountain Casino and had an absolute blast! Good...
10/07/2026

Weekend recap! 🎰🎲 Our San Benito County seniors took a day trip to Table Mountain Casino and had an absolute blast! Good company, lots of laughs, and a pretty great way to spend the day. ❤️✨

For more than 35 years, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen has been partnering with Martha’s Kitchen to serve up good food ...
10/02/2026

For more than 35 years, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen has been partnering with Martha’s Kitchen to serve up good food and a little extra joy. 🧡

Our clients were all smiles when they discovered pizza was on the menu, but the real surprise? Getting to meet Little Caesar himself! 🍕👑

We’re grateful for a partnership that has been bringing people together for more than three decades.

10/02/2026

For more than 35 years, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen has been partnering with Martha’s Kitchen to serve up good food and a little extra joy. 🧡

Our clients were all smiles when they discovered pizza was on the menu, but the real surprise? Getting to meet Little Caesar himself! 🍕👑

We’re grateful for a partnership that has been bringing people together for more than three decades.

🌶️ Salsa Day was a fiesta at the Hollister Community Center! Our seniors enjoyed a salsa competition, margarita mocktail...
09/18/2026

🌶️ Salsa Day was a fiesta at the Hollister Community Center! Our seniors enjoyed a salsa competition, margarita mocktails, tamales, and conchas. A little friendly competition and a lot of delicious food made for a fun afternoon!

🎉 We’ve got a birthday in the house! Help us give a BIG happy birthday to Billy! 🥳Billy has been volunteering at Martha’...
09/09/2026

🎉 We’ve got a birthday in the house! Help us give a BIG happy birthday to Billy! 🥳

Billy has been volunteering at Martha’s Kitchen for an incredible 40 years! 💙 We’re so grateful for all the ways he’s supported our community and, of course, for the friendship he’s shared with us along the way.

Happy birthday, Billy! Here’s to many more! 🎂🎉

A big THANK YOU to the Southwest Airlines team at San José Mineta International Airport for volunteering with us! 💙❤️💛We...
09/07/2026

A big THANK YOU to the Southwest Airlines team at San José Mineta International Airport for volunteering with us! 💙❤️💛

We gave them three tasks to tackle… and they knocked out FOUR! 🙌 Talk about going above and beyond! ✈️

Your hard work made a huge difference, and we’re so grateful for your help. Thanks for showing up and making an impact with us! ❤️

08/31/2026
08/28/2026

Our front office team spent the afternoon volunteering at Martha's Kitchen, where we helped serve around 250 meals!

We love giving back to our community, especially through our Beyond the Reef initiative 💙

Address

749 Story Road
San Jose, CA
95122

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 3pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm

Telephone

+14082936111

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