College Hunger: Food Insecurity is a Reality Across Campuses
College students in Silicon Valley are seeking a better life for themselves and their families through higher education, but don’t have the money to meet their basic needs in the [...]
Stories of Resilience While the Need for Food Assistance Remains at Record Levels
An astonishing 1 in 6 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties receives food from Second Harvest of Silicon Valley every month, half of whom are kids and seniors. [...]
I rifugiati politici che hanno aiutato le forze armate statunitensi ora ricevono nutrimento dalla nostra comunità
Tucked behind Cryy Out Christian Fellowship in San Jose is a small but mighty free food distribution. The voices of the volunteers carry over the car engines. "How many households [...]
Navigare nella scarsità alimentare: la storia di resilienza e sostegno della comunità di Matt
Matt Sciamanna remembers the day he got the call well. He was 20 and a sophomore in college at San Jose State University studying nutrition science. His mom phoned to [...]
Alimentare la speranza per le feste: unisciti alla nostra missione per porre fine alla fame
This holiday season, record numbers of neighbors will rely on Second Harvest for food as the hunger crisis stretches on. We are serving an average of 500,000 people every [...]
Un'emergenza può cambiare una famiglia per sempre: incontra Grace e Joseph
"One emergency can change a family forever. Days after Grace* gave birth to her third and youngest child, complications from labor caused an unexpected series of heart attacks in [...]
Costruire comunità e amicizie attorno al cibo
A Bella Terra Apartments, i residenti si riuniscono per intrattenere conversazioni divertenti sul cibo, partecipare a eventi organizzati dalla direzione e spesso cucinano gli uni per gli altri.
“O mangio o mangia il camion” – La storia di Irma
The pandemic has affected us in ways that we see in the news every day: high gas prices, record inflation, and supply chain problems. But a hidden result of [...]
La storia di una madre sul rimettersi in carreggiata – Incontra Diana e le sue figlie Keyla e Kendra
No one ever expects to have to ask for help — most people exhaust their resources before taking this step. But the financial devastation caused by the pandemic, along [...]
Gli effetti a lungo termine dell'insicurezza alimentare sulle famiglie: la storia di Ana e Oscar
Before the pandemic, Ana would save small amounts of her husband Oscar’s paychecks to provide for their children’s futures. However, after Oscar lost his job in April 2020, the nearly [...]