Meet Gary Maxworthy, Farm to Family Program Founder
Did you know? 85% of Second Harvest's fresh produce comes from the California Association of Food Bank's Farm to Family program. Our employees recently had the pleasure to meet with [...]
2018 Harvest of Knowledge Conference Recap
On Friday, May 11th, Second Harvest hosted its 2018 Harvest of Knowledge Partner Conference at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood City. The event was an overwhelming success with over [...]
Schools are a Great Place to Reach Hungry Kids
Oak Grove High School helps its students succeed with a monthly school pantry and rolling carts from Second Harvest. Read more about their impact on junior Alejandra.
Nutrition in Action: Thanks, Health Ambassadors!
Cooking demo time! April was Volunteer Appreciation Month and the Nutrition Department is so grateful for our volunteer Health Ambassadors. We have about 65 active Health Ambassadors and [...]
Remembering Bill Cilker
Bill Cilker has a long history with Second Harvest as both a former Board Member and a Finance Committee member. Sadly, he passed away on April 3, 2018. Bill has [...]
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, [...]
On the Road Again
A retired RV has found a new lease on life — delivering food to communities where it’s just out of reach. The RV had been utilized by Second Harvest [...]
Local Hunger Fighter: Anna Koch, Foster City Library Manager
“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. [...]
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 [...]
Nutrition in Action: No Easter Candy Please!
"Nutrition in Action" is a series focused on what our Nutrition team is up to in the community. Here's a special message from our Nutrition Department: We hope you had [...]