Orange is the Happiest Color: A Fresh Food Donation
At the end of May, our partner Village Harvest, a nonprofit volunteer organization that harvests fruit from backyards and small orchards to feed those in need, informed us there was [...]
Summer Hunger: A Health Care Perspective
Special post by Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Janine Bruce, DrPH, MPH, Stanford School of Medicine “Today's park lunch. Flat bread turkey and cheese sandwich, apple, [...]
Comidas de verano gratuitas y saludables para niños y adolescentes
Si necesita ayuda para obtener comida este verano. Hay más de 120 lugares que ofrecen comida en los Condados de Santa Clara y San Mateo. No se requiere documentación o [...]
Free, Healthy Summer Meals for Kids and Teens
If you need help getting food this summer, there are over 120 locations offering food in Silicon Valley. No paperwork or identification is required. For free, healthy summer meals for [...]
Nutrition in Action: Do You Know These Spring Fruits and Veggies?
Our winter "Unfamiliar Produce" posters have been super successful! Our partner agencies were very excited to display them at their distributions and pantries. We've also heard from several clients [...]
Local Hunger Fighter: Huey Harris, Volunteer Team Leader
“Local Hunger Fighters” is a series that spotlights our awesome volunteers, community partners and donors who help raise awareness of hunger in our community and motivate people to get involved. [...]
Meet Gary Maxworthy, Farm to Family Program Founder
Did you know? 85% of Second Harvest's fresh produce comes from the California Association of Food Bank's Farm to Family program. Our employees recently had the pleasure to meet [...]
2018 Harvest of Knowledge Conference Recap
On Friday, May 11th, Second Harvest hosted its 2018 Harvest of Knowledge Partner Conference at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood City. The event was an overwhelming success with over [...]
Schools are a Great Place to Reach Hungry Kids
Oak Grove High School helps its students succeed with a monthly school pantry and rolling carts from Second Harvest. Read more about their impact on junior Alejandra.
Nutrition in Action: Thanks, Health Ambassadors!
Cooking demo time! April was Volunteer Appreciation Month and the Nutrition Department is so grateful for our volunteer Health Ambassadors. We have about 65 active Health [...]