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Video: Young Kitchen Helpers
Ever wonder how to bring your kids into the kitchen to enjoy cooking with you? Our nutrition education team shares some great ideas and advice in this video. [...]
Video: Boosting Your Immune System
Well-balanced nutrition is very important for supporting your immune system. In this video, our Nutrition Education team shows you how to choose foods that promote a healthy immune system. [...]
Power Outage Update
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is not affected by the current power outage and will continue to distribute food throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties as normal. We [...]
#letsbeethunger!
September is Hunger Action Month – it’s time to mobilize and beet hunger together. Hunger is a serious problem in our community. The cost of housing in Silicon Valley has spiraled out of control [...]
Memories of Going Hungry Never Go Away
Special Blog Post By Caitlin Kerk Alys Milner’s earliest memory of food insecurity is when she was 9 years old and there was no food in the house. “It [...]
New Look, Same Commitment to Ending Local Hunger
We are excited to announce that starting today, we are debuting a new name and logo — we are now [...]
Food for Thought Truck’s Summer Debut
Summer vacation is in full swing! However, for families already struggling to put food on their tables with the high cost of housing in Silicon Valley, the summer months can [...]
Farewell, Sally Petersen!
Our very own Sally Petersen, Chief Financial Officer and long-time Second Harvest supporter, retired at the end of June 2019. “My work at the food bank is the capstone [...]
2019 California Association of Food Banks Conference and Capital Action Day
Source: Marc Berman’s Twitter. Left to right: Andrew Cheyne, Director of Government Affairs at California Association of Food Banks; Marc Berman, California Assemblymember, 24th District; Tracy Weatherby, Vice President [...]
Hacking Food Justice
On Saturday, May 18, a few of us from Second Harvest’s digital marketing team attended Replate’s – and our first – hackathon at General Assembly [...]
More Flavor, Less Salt: A Guilt-Free Way to Enjoy Tasty Dishes
Written by: Diana Garcia, Nutrition Education Manager Recently, in a class, I was asked why Second Harvest doesn’t distribute fresh herbs. I replied that I thought herbs are not [...]
SSI Recipients: Apply for Food Benefits This Summer
If you receive SSI/SSP benefits (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payment), you may be eligible for CalFresh food benefits and you can apply now! California had been the only state [...]