Food Donor Spotlight: Ocean’s Halo
Second Harvest's Food Sourcing Manager Mark Kokoletsos recently met with Matt Ryan at Ocean's Halo. Ocean's Halo started collaborating with us last September by donating kelp-based snacks, broths and sauces. [...]
Raley’s Food For Families Holiday Bag Drive
Raley’s Food For Families aims to end hunger locally by providing fresh and healthy food to those who need it most. In 32 years of service, Raley’s Food For Families [...]
2018 Hunger Action Summit Recap
Over 200 attendees joined us for the 2018 Hunger Action Summit, which took place on Tuesday, October 16 at Santa Clara University. Local officials and our partners shared their [...]
Bringing Food Home
Thuy Le, Second Harvest Partnership Manager, distributes food to Valley Palms residents The Second Harvest truck arrives at Valley Palms apartment complex at 7 a.m. on the [...]
Summer Meals: Q&A with Julie Kasberger
East Side Union High School District has been a member organization of the Child Nutrition Coalition since 2016. This summer, East Side Union High School District participated in the Second [...]
Starbucks FoodShare: Hunger Relief in Action
Last Friday, we celebrated the launch of the Starbucks FoodShare program with Feeding America at a packing event at the Downtown San Jose Farmers Market. Starbucks employees volunteered their time [...]
Partner Agency Spotlight: Community Services Agency
Community Services Agency (CSA) provides food assistance, emergency financial aid, and homeless and case management services to clients in Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. Last month, we [...]
Events Recap: We Celebrate Volunteers and Donors
We recently hosted two events at our Cypress Center in San Jose to celebrate our community's commitment to end local hunger: the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, which took place on Monday, [...]
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 with [...]
On the Road Again
A retired RV has found a new lease on life — delivering food to communities where it’s just out of reach. The RV had been utilized by Second Harvest [...]