Santa Clara County Library District’s Food for Fines

On April 7, our staff was very excited to attend Santa Clara County Library District's launch event of its first ever "Food for Fines" Program! From Left to Right: Diane [...]

Summer Meals: Q&A with Julie Kasberger

East Side Union High School District has been a member organization of the Child Nutrition Coalition since 2016. This summer, East Side Union High School District participated in the Second [...]

Food Insecurity Myths: Top 5 Common Myths

Do you know anyone who is food insecure? You might be surprised, because the signs of food insecurity aren’t always obvious.What is food insecurity? Is it the same as hunger?Hunger [...]

Shobana Gubbi Named Chief Philanthropy Officer of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley announced today that it has named Shobana Gubbi as its new chief philanthropy officer. Gubbi will lead Second Harvest’s effort to raise an unprecedented [...]

Client, Volunteer and Veteran – Andy’s Story

Andy is a client, volunteer, father and proud veteran who is dedicated to connecting other veterans to food assistance. He served 12 years in the military and is especially [...]

Volunteer FAQs

Volunteering FAQs Frequently asked questions about volunteering at Second Harvest Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Second Harvest. We want to make [...]

Fundraising Spotlight: Lopez Heirloom Plants

Shaun and Crystal founded Lopez Heirloom Plants out of their San Jose, California home in 2016.  With the help of their daughters Lauren and Dylan, Shaun and Crystal source [...]

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, [...]

Local Hunger Fighter: Huey Harris, Volunteer Team Leader

“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. [...]

SNAP and Children’s Health

Special Blog Post By Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Deborah Frank, M.D., Boston Medical Center, and Lisa Chamberlain, M.D. As a pediatrician, [...]