Education and Nutritious Food for All: Reflecting on Food for Fines
Karen Dougherty, library clerk at Los Altos Library, depositing a bag of food With the recent Food for Fines program at Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD), [...]
The Spartan Food Pantry’s Grand Opening
On Friday, April 19, we celebrated the San Jose State University’s (SJSU) Spartan Food Pantry with our partner ServiceNow. SJSU alumni like Matt and Lauren have shown how students [...]
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 [...]
Alex’s Story: Food and the Beginning of Recovery
“If Second Harvest hadn’t been providing me with fresh groceries it could have changed my focus. I was trying to repair my life before my [...]
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 [...]
Triple Your Gift: Monthly Giving and Maximizing Your Donation
Second Harvest’s supporters believe in our efficiency and the essential role we play in feeding our communities. Donors can maximize their contributions by signing up for monthly giving during [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
150 Turkeys, 500 Pounds of Potatoes, and Thanksgiving at Cityteam
Holiday meals provide emotional and physical nourishment for our clients. Chef Reynolds Stewart of Cityteam San Jose, a faith-based non-profit providing food, shelter and transformational programs, credits quality ingredients [...]
