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 might work [...]
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 [...]
Nutrition in Action: Hey There, Fennel
In the past month, we've seen fennel at many of our food distributions. Most of our members are unfamiliar with it, so our food demos have been very successful [...]
A Student Champion – Benjamin’s Story
Your Support for the Kids Too many college students see their futures jeopardized because they struggle to get the nutritious food they need to perform in class and pursue [...]
For the Kids: Feed Kids, Nourish Lives
For the last two years, Faviola, Carlos and their three kids – 9-year-old Alex, 7-year-old Bruce and 3-year-old Destiny – have been homeless. Right now they are living in temporary [...]
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 [...]
Food and the Beginning of Recovery – Alex’s Story
“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 [...]
Applied Materials Helping Hands Day 2018 Recap
Last December, 300 Applied Materials employees and their families spent a Saturday morning at Second Harvest for their 23rd annual “Helping Hands Day.” They packed an incredible 6,000 boxes [...]
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 [...]
Nutrition in Action: Healthy Recipes from Our Heart to Yours
February is here and we are ready to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with chocolate, roses and much love. It's also American Heart Month! This celebration reminds us we have [...]