Chickens and Turkeys for the Holidays Our warehouses buzz with activity this time of year. The beeping of tractor trailer trucks coming and going, the zoom of forklifts moving pallets of food and the voices of [...]
One of the Last Surviving Orchards in Silicon Valley Donates 92,843 Pounds of Oranges We received 92,843 pounds of oranges from Village Harvest this spring. They were sourced from Moitizo Orchards, a 14-acre farm in San Jose. That is about 2.5 truckloads full [...]
Celebrating Stories This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and we’re highlighting stories of resilience, togetherness and community from our AAPI community. Our goal is to celebrate and advocate for [...]
Share Your Story "I am very pleased that Second Harvest is able to help everyone in my community who shows up for food during this tough time." "I am very pleased [...]
Farewell, Sally Petersen! Our very own Sally Petersen, Chief Financial Officer and long-time Second Harvest supporter, retired at the end of June 2019. “My work at the food bank is the capstone [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Donate Food Donate Food Each year, Californians send nearly six million tons of food waste to the landfill, while 1 in 4 people [...]
Matching Gifts Matching Gifts Find the perfect match Many companies will double or triple charitable contributions made by employees. To see if your company has a matching [...]