Midtown Family Services

We are grateful to Eataly Silicon Valley, https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/silicon-valley/, for donating 20 boxes of chips plus a case of dips to our food pantry this morning - their first ever contribution to Midtown Family Services!

The low income families that meet at least a portion of their daily food needs through our pantry will certainly enjoy what Eataly has provided. As for us, we are deeply appreciate Eataly Silicon Valley's commitment to reducing food waste while helping neighbors in need.

A special thank-you also goes to Peninsula Food Runners, https://peninsulafoodrunners.org/, for delivering the food to us — their first ever contribution to our work as well! Their coordination and care helped make the connection to Eataly Silicon Valley possible.

Thank you, Eataly Silicon Valley and Peninsula Food Runners, for helping us nourish and support our community. We look forward to the impact this partnership will continue to make!

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Midtown Family Services is here to help if you’re feeling squeezed financially — especially when utility bills start piling up. 💛

If you’re a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer, our staff can work with you one-on-one to help you find and apply for resources that can make it easier to meet your household needs.

Here’s what we can help with:

✅ Paying bills + managing your PG&E account

Find the right information to pay your bill

Set up and manage your online account

Compare rate plans to see what may fit your household best

Track your energy usage and understand what’s driving your bill

Identify tips and programs that can help you save

✅ Flexible payment options
If you’re behind, you’re not alone — and you may have options. We can help you explore and set up flexible payment plans to get payments back on track.

✅ Budget Billing
Want more predictable monthly bills? We can help you sign up for Budget Billing, which can help smooth out the highs and lows by averaging your costs over time.

✅ Help with past-due bills
We can assist eligible households with applications for energy bill relief programs such as:

Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help (REACH)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Arrearage Management Plan (AMP)

✅ Long-term monthly discounts
We can help you apply for ongoing assistance programs that may lower your bill long-term, including:

California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE)

Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA)

✅ Free home energy-efficiency upgrades
We can also help you find and apply for no-cost upgrades that make your home more energy-efficient — which can reduce energy use and help lower bills over time.

If you’re worried about your PG&E bill or trying to stretch your budget, please reach out. We’ll help you understand your options and take the next steps. 💪

Every day, we meet people in San Jose who are facing some of life’s toughest challenges—families on the verge of losing their homes, neighbors returning to society after incarceration, and individuals striving to stand on their own again.

At Midtown Family Services, we believe no one should walk that journey alone. Through rental assistance, re-entry support, and pathways to self-sufficiency, we help our community members rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.

🎥 This video shares a glimpse of those stories—and the resilience of the people we are honored to serve.



Thankyou Si Lai and Hsiaoyun Sue Mann for curating this video

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Fight Hunger! Food Pantry Stockers and Greeters Volunteers needed to: assist with unloading the donated food we distribute from the vehicles that picked it up from the area groceries or the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley warehouse, carting the...

Our current Board Chair Ravi Singvhi found this on LinkedIn about our Founder and Ravi's predecessor as Chair, Ted Geiszler, of blessed memory, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leeodess_this-isnt-just-a-story-about-a-career-activity-7353203625587838976-RLgd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAG-zZYBLqnnGzoWKwEyQs4M7r2GLdJCq3Q. The staff at Midtown Family Services whole-heartedly agree with the sentiments expressed by Lee Odess. We miss you Ted.

This isn’t just a story about a career. | Lee Odess | 11 comments This isn’t just a story about a career. It’s a masterclass in how initiative, resilience, and vision can leave a legacy that spans generations. We remember Ted “GP” Geiszler not only as a pioneer in access control and electronic security, but as a father, husband, builder, mentor, and true g...

Walmart Supercenter #5435 (777 Story Road, San Jose 95122) today gave Midtown Family Services a grant of $1000.00 in support of our food pantry. Midtown Family Services' food pantry is open to current clients, M to F, and the neighborhood-at-large, T & F, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. On average, 197 persons, picking up food for about 700 persons, come through each week. $1000 will pay for 3 months of food donation pickups assuming 2 donation pickups / day, M to F, from local groceries, traversing ~103 miles / week and the Standard Federal Mileage Rate for 2025 of .70 cents per mile. Foods include dairy, eggs, meat, produce, rice, pasta, pulses, canned goods.

Great time connecting with those in our community