College Hunger: Food Insecurity is a Reality Across Campuses
College students in Silicon Valley are seeking a better life for themselves and their families through higher education, but don’t have the money to meet their basic needs in the [...]
Stories of Resilience While the Need for Food Assistance Remains at Record Levels
An astonishing 1 in 6 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties receives food from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley every month, half of whom are kids and seniors. [...]
Los refugiados políticos que ayudaron a las fuerzas estadounidenses ahora reciben alimento de nuestra comunidad
Tucked behind Cryy Out Christian Fellowship in San Jose is a small but mighty free food distribution. The voices of the volunteers carry over the car engines. "How many households [...]
Navegando por la escasez de alimentos: la historia de Matt sobre resiliencia y apoyo comunitario
Matt Sciamanna remembers the day he got the call well. He was 20 and a sophomore in college at San Jose State University studying nutrition science. His mom phoned to [...]
Alimentando la esperanza para las fiestas: únase a nuestra misión para acabar con el hambre
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 [...]
Una emergencia puede cambiar una familia para siempre: conozcan a Grace y 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 [...]
Construyendo comunidad y amistades en torno a la comida
En Bella Terra Apartments, los residentes se reúnen para disfrutar de divertidas conversaciones sobre comida, participan en eventos organizados por la administración y, a menudo, cocinan unos para otros.
“O como yo o come el camión” – La historia de Irma
The pandemic has affected us in ways that we see in the news every day: high gas prices, record inflation, and supply chain problems. But a hidden result of [...]
La historia de una madre sobre volver a la normalidad: conozca a Diana y sus hijas Keyla y Kendra
No one ever expects to have to ask for help — most people exhaust their resources before taking this step. But the financial devastation caused by the pandemic, along [...]
Los efectos a largo plazo que tiene la inseguridad alimentaria en las familias: la historia de Ana y Oscar
Before the pandemic, Ana would save small amounts of her husband Oscar’s paychecks to provide for their children’s futures. However, after Oscar lost his job in April 2020, the nearly [...]