Local Hunger Fighter: Dr. Michelle Hauser “Local Hunger Fighters” is a series that spotlights our awesome volunteers, community partners and donors who help raise awareness of hunger in our community and motivate people to get involved. [...]
Second Harvest Launches Its Largest Holiday Fundraising Campaign Ever As More Local Families Facing Inflation Need Support A recent survey of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley’s clients shows increased costs and high gas prices are taking a significant toll on local families, with 93% reporting that they have bought less food due to the impact of inflation.
Free Summer Meals Programs Make a Comeback Additional support may be on the way as California is poised to be the first state to permanently adopt free school meals for all students Following a year of [...]
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), [...]
Nutrition in Action: School Lunch Inspiration It's that time of the year again! We are saying goodbye to summer as back-to-school season is here. As many parents are sending their children back to school, they're [...]
Reaching More People Through Client Marketing Holly Cohen, Second Harvest’s Encore Fellow in Marketing, is leading our efforts in a new endeavor: client marketing. Why has Second Harvest decided to focus on client marketing? Holly: We [...]
Summer Hunger: A Health Care Perspective Special post by Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Janine Bruce, DrPH, MPH, Stanford School of Medicine “Today's park lunch. Flat bread turkey and cheese sandwich, apple, [...]
Free, Healthy Summer Meals for Kids and Teens If you need help getting food this summer, there are over 120 locations offering food in Silicon Valley. No paperwork or identification is required. For free, healthy summer meals for [...]