Top 6 Reasons Healthy Food is Important for Students in School
During the school year, the focus for many households with students is a hectic schedule full of schoolwork, sports and socializing. The foundation for all of these activities is [...]
Legacy Donors Leave a Lasting Impact
In 1993 they made their first donation and became devoted donors over the next 30 years. When it came time to think about leaving a legacy, it seemed logical to include a bequest from their estate naming Second Harvest as a significant beneficiary.
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 [...]
The Healing Power of Traditional Foods – Disney and Diego’s Story
Disney and Diego remember sitting at a dining table in their native Acacias, a remote town in the flatlands of Colombia. It was February 2020. Most of the world was [...]
One Emergency Can Change a Family Forever – Meet Grace and Joseph
"One emergency can change a family forever. Days after Grace* gave birth to her third and youngest child, complications from labor caused an unexpected series of heart attacks in [...]
Building Community and Friendships Around Food
At Bella Terra Apartments, residents get together to enjoy fun conversations around food, participate in events organized by management and often cook for each other.
“O como yo o come el camión” – La historia de Irma
La pandemia nos ha afectado de formas que vemos en las noticias todos los días: altos precios de la gasolina, inflación récord y problemas en la cadena de suministro. Pero un resultado oculto de [...]
La historia de una madre sobre volver a la normalidad: conozca a Diana y sus hijas Keyla y Kendra
Nadie espera tener que pedir ayuda; la mayoría de las personas agotan sus recursos antes de dar este paso. Pero la devastación financiera causada por la pandemia, junto con [...]
Los efectos a largo plazo que tiene la inseguridad alimentaria en las familias: la historia de Ana y Oscar
Antes de la pandemia, Ana ahorraba pequeñas cantidades de los cheques de pago de su esposo Oscar para mantener el futuro de sus hijos. Sin embargo, después de que Oscar perdió su trabajo en abril de 2020, casi [...]
Una madre trabajadora resiliente con dos hijos durante la pandemia: la historia de Sulma
La hija de Sulma, de 1 año, juega y arrulla en su regazo mientras ve a su hijo de 5 años, Jefferson, jugar con sus dos primos en su apartamento en San Mateo. Cada semana, Sulma [...]