A well-known South Bay non-profit that routinely feeds tens of thousands of hungry and unhoused residents each year is looking for a new home itself.
“Trying to move a non-profit is not easy,” said Bill Lee, executive director of Martha’s Kitchen.
This Herculean task lies at his feet. He said Martha’s Kitchen, located in the Alma neighborhood of San Jose, once served 500,000 meals to the hungry each year. It now serves 2,500,000 a year, highlighted by Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
The number of volunteers has also swelled, from 30 a week to roughly 300.
“We have grown to a point where we don’t fit the facility we’re in anymore,” he said.
Lee is looking to spend $10 million or more on a warehouse space up to double the current 10,000 square feet he’s renting from Sacred Heart of Jesus church.
The target area is in south Central San Jose, …