Our Response to the Government Shutdown
A sense of urgency characterized the last weeks of January, for our commitment to ensuring access to healthy food necessitated a quick response during the government shutdown. Media coverage [...]
Nutrition in Action: Healthy Recipes from Our Heart to Yours
February is here and we are ready to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with chocolate, roses and much love. It's also American Heart Month! This celebration reminds us we have [...]
Staff Spotlight: What Is the Face of Hunger?
Second Harvest supporters greet the faces of our clients on donation barrels, letters and flat screen televisions. This past holiday season, we introduced the idea that “the face of [...]
Mission: Possible – Muriel, Finance Administrative Assistant Volunteer
“Mission: Possible” focuses on our volunteers, without whom our mission of creating a hunger-free community would be impossible! This month, we chatted with Muriel, who’s been our Finance Administrative [...]
Mission: Possible – Turkey Trot
Special Blog Post by Diane Tye Zapata, Director of Volunteer Services “Mission: Possible” focuses on our volunteers, without whom our mission of creating a hunger-free community would be impossible! [...]
Reflections on a Wholesome Year From the Nutrition Team
It’s a good time of the year to reflect on all of our 2018 accomplishments and to share our work with you all. In 2018, the Nutrition Education Department [...]
Evergreen Valley College Pantry Opens
Hardworking students face choices between buying food and books. On December 13th, Second Harvest and Evergreen Valley College (EVC) celebrated the opening of the Hawk Spot Food Pantry, a [...]
Food Drive 2018: A Dartmouth News Network Production
Students across the Bay Area compete to fill barrels of non-perishable food during the Fundraiser and Food Drive season, but many never get to see how their contributions reach [...]
2018 Best Nine
It was quite a year for us on social media! Here's a review of our 2018 Best Stories shared on Facebook*: Best Inspirational Moment: Brendan's Visit Best Message: All [...]
Hunger Research in 2018
By Ellen Coppins, Senior Communications Manager Hunger is a complex topic, but a variety of reports and articles released in 2018 can help us better understand why so many in [...]