#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 [...]
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 [...]
Advocating for Our Clients at the Nation’s Capital
By Tracy Weatherby, VP of Community Engagement & Policy Each year, Feeding America (the nation’s food bank network) and the Food Research Action Center organize the Anti-Hunger Conference in [...]
Recap: 2019 Legislative Roundtables
Last month, we hosted two legislative roundtables, one at our Bing center and one at our Cypress center. Representatives from all different levels of government – local, state and [...]
2019 Policy Agenda
Second Harvest believes that access to healthy food is a human right and that food is foundational to economic stability and health. As bills are introduced, we will offer [...]
All Are Welcome
A man hears laughter rising from a neighbor's yard. Vibrant heads of cabbage peak out of brown boxes, and jugs of milk swing in small hands to the rhythm [...]
2018 Public Policy Agenda
Second Harvest has officially adopted the following positions on 2018 federal and state public policy issues to further our vision of a hunger-free community. Morgan Hill Library "Lunch at the [...]
Cindy McCown Leaves a Legacy of Food and Friends
Special post by Caitlin Kerk, Second Harvest supporter and consultant I knew of Cindy McCown long before I ever worked at Second Harvest. She has been the go-to person when [...]
A Visit to the Capitol: 2018 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
Special Blog Post By: Zia MacWilliams, Manager of Federal Children’s Nutrition Programs In February, Second Harvest supported my Community Engagement and Policy (CEP) team's attendance at the National Anti-Hunger Policy [...]
Feeding America 2017 Advocacy Hall of Fame
We’re happy to share that we’ve been honored as a member of Feeding America’s 2017 Advocacy Hall of Fame! Forty two food banks across the country met the criteria which [...]
