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 [...]
Local Hunger Fighter: Janice Soderberg, Mountain View Brown Bag 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. [...]
Food Sharing Lab: Focusing on Abundance and Inclusion
Taking a page from the Silicon Valley playbook, Second Harvest is investing in innovation and utilizing design thinking to include clients in creating innovative solutions to solve for hunger [...]
Hunger Hurts Kids – Even in Silicon Valley
Did your child eat breakfast today? Imagine the heartbreak of sending your kid to school on an empty stomach because you can’t afford food. Sadly, it happens in nearly [...]