Building a hunger-free community
Second Harvest is committed to doing whatever it takes to build a hunger-free community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with organizations and people who share our belief that hunger is unacceptable. Nutritious food is the foundation for a healthy, productive life.
Learn how we are working to ensure that we all have the nutritious food we need to fully engage in our lives.
Building a hunger-free community
Second Harvest is committed to doing whatever it takes to build a hunger-free community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with organizations and people who share our belief that hunger is unacceptable. Nutritious food is the foundation for a healthy, productive life.
Learn how we are working to ensure that we all have the nutritious food we need to fully engage in our lives.
Some of the ways we work to ensure that everyone in our community has the nutritious food they need:
Our grocery programs provide free nutritious groceries and fresh produce to our neighbors who can’t afford healthy food. Volunteers distribute the food while adhering to social distancing protocols.
Food Connection helps people find free groceries and other food resources in their neighborhood. Multilingual staff provide referrals to local food programs and help people apply for CalFresh.
Schools provide kids and teens with nutritious breakfasts and lunches which are vitally important for students’ health and wellbeing. We work with local school districts and community organizations to maximize participation in these programs.
During the summer, kids and teens lose access to school meals. We lead local efforts to increase the number of summer meal sites and make sure families know about them.