Help empower our neighbors to tackle each day

Your support is crucial to ensuring that kids, families and individuals have access to the nutritious food they need.

ZONGLING, YAO HUA, ZHI LAN, SAN JOSE

Help meet our urgent need for volunteers

We’re dangerously low on volunteer signups. Can you spare a few hours in the morning, afternoon, or evening? Your time can make a significant impact!

BRIAN, VOLUNTEER & BOARD MEMBER

Learn how our community stepped up in 2022-2023

We are so grateful for our network of supporters, partners, volunteers and our community who support our mission to end hunger.

Start a fundraiser and help provide much needed protein, dairy and more

Second Harvest ended our traditional food drive program – collection barrels are no longer available. Support our mission by starting a fundraiser today.

Get the food and nutrition you need

The cost of living remains one of the most difficult aspects of living in Silicon Valley– you and your family don’t have to choose between paying bills or eating healthy food. Second Harvest offers a number of free food resources.

Find Food

Looking for free groceries or a prepared meal? Use the food locator tool to search your area

Apply for CalFresh

CalFresh can be used to buy groceries and fresh produce at participating stores and farmers’ markets

Nutrition Education

Find nutrition education resources and recipes to cook nourishing meals

Ending hunger in our community

Our mission is to end hunger in our community. Our volunteers, donors and supporters help us provide food to families, multi-generational households, seniors and college students. We offer more than just nourishment, we are helping people in our own community feel a little more secure and find joy in the pleasure of cooking and sharing a meal with loved ones.

 

Our Work And Impact

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Partners at +900 sites are working with us to help distribute food

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Worth of free groceries are distributed monthly to clients who attend weekly

Now more than ever, we need your help

Second Harvest Volunteer Team Leader

Volunteer

Volunteer

While we come from diverse backgrounds, we’re all one community.

Donate

Donate

Anyone who needs a healthy meal should be able to get one. Your donation can make that possible.

Second Harvest clients

Start A Drive

Start A Drive

It only takes a few clicks to start a virtual food drive, and share with your friends and family.

How food impacts our well being

Stress Eating and Our Relationship With Food

Stress Eating and Our Relationship With Food

Have you ever felt the need to plop down on the couch with a bag of chips or cookies after a stressful day? Maybe you reach for some other type of food that might help you feel a little better in the moment. That’s what we call stress eating and it’s pretty common.

Fueling Hope for the Holidays: Join Our Mission to End Hunger

Fueling Hope for the Holidays: Join Our Mission to End Hunger

This holiday season, record numbers of neighbors will rely on Second Harvest for food as the hunger crisis stretches on. We are serving an average of 500,000 people every month —neighbors feeling the pinch of living in this expensive area with high prices and dramatically reduced government support. Together with you, our community can fill every table this holiday season and beyond.

The Healing Power of Traditional Foods – Disney and Diego’s Story

The Healing Power of Traditional Foods – Disney and Diego’s Story

Disney and Diego, a couple from Colombia, moved to the Bay Area just before the pandemic. They faced numerous challenges, including limited income and cramped living conditions. Despite these difficulties, they stayed connected to their Colombian roots by cooking traditional foods like caldo de pollo. Over time, they expanded their culinary skills and attended nutrition workshops to provide nutritious meals for their growing family. Their story is a testament to resilience and the power of food to keep cultural ties alive in a foreign land.

Leveraging SB 1383 to Solve Food Waste and Climate Change

Leveraging SB 1383 to Solve Food Waste and Climate Change

Providing our clients with a nutritious mix of food is a top priority. About half of the food we distribute — 62 million pounds — is fresh, nutritious produce, and much of that is recovered directly from farms.

How You Can Help Divert Food Waste

How You Can Help Divert Food Waste

Food insecurity isn't always obvious and food insecurity myths simplify the complexity of the problems our neighbors and communities face.

“Either I eat or the truck eats” – Irma’s Story

CalFresh, Snap, EBT, Food Stamps? Our Food Connection Team Helps Explain

CalFresh, Snap, EBT, Food Stamps? Our Food Connection Team Helps Explain

CalFresh can add to your food budget to put nutritious food on the table. Learn more about CalFresh benefits and how you can apply.

Food Insecurity Myths: Top 5 Common Myths

Food Insecurity Myths: Top 5 Common Myths

Food insecurity isn't always obvious and food insecurity myths simplify the complexity of the problems our neighbors and communities face.

The Long Term Effects Food Insecurity Has On Families – Ana and Oscar’s Story

The Long Term Effects Food Insecurity Has On Families – Ana and Oscar’s Story

After Oscar lost his job in April 2020, their savings was completely depleted within eight months, used as a lifeline to pay for rent, utilities and food.

Diabetes Management Through the Lens of our Community Nutrition Work

Diabetes Management Through the Lens of our Community Nutrition Work

Here at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, we know there’s not just one way to prevent or manage diabetes. Having healthy eating habits, exercising, reducing stress and practicing mindfulness are all cornerstones for management and prevention.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Enters Critical Holiday Giving Season with a Funding Deficit

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Enters Critical Holiday Giving Season with a Funding Deficit

Donations are down, but need remains high as many local families struggle to recover from the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

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