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AUGUST 2017

   

 

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Summer Meals Spotlight: Santa Clara County Library District

Jennifer Weeks from the Santa Clara County Library District explains the library's tactics to provide meals to kids in need in the South County. "Any barriers we can remove in terms of [children] getting resources ... all of these things wrap into the library's role as a safe place."

Read all about it!

 
 
 
 
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When Food Is Medicine

In our latest Nutrition Newbie post, our top notch team of nutritionists preview a Food Pharmacy and provide simple solutions to healthy eating for living with or preventing Type 2 Diabetes. You can pick an option that works for you.

Get healthy!

 
 
 
 
 
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Legacy Giving

Did you know that you can give a gift that will outlast you? There are a variety of different ways that you can donate and make a difference in the lives of local families for years to come.

Find out more.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Local Hunger Fighter: Ariel Trinajero

Ariel is the Recreation Program Assistant at the Menlo Park Senior Center. She and her team of volunteers manage a monthly food distribution for seniors — part of Second Harvest's Brown Bag program. Ariel says, "Everyone should care about helping other people."

Meet Ariel.

 
 
 
 
 
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Social Media Roundup

CalFresh (food stamps) is primarily used by children and the elderly. RV encampments are cropping up all over Silicon Valley. Thankfully there are a lot of resources and organizations stepping up to fight hunger!

Catch up!

 
 
 
 

 

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