Top 6 Reasons Healthy Food is Important for Students in School
During the school year, the focus for many households with students is a hectic schedule full of schoolwork, sports and socializing. The foundation for all of these activities is a [...]
Legacy Donors Leave a Lasting Impact
In 1993 they made their first donation and became devoted donors over the next 30 years. When it came time to think about leaving a legacy, it seemed logical to include a bequest from their estate naming Second Harvest as a significant beneficiary.
Fueling Hope for the Holidays: Join Our Mission to End Hunger
This holiday season, record numbers of neighbors will rely on Second Harvest for food as the hunger crisis stretches on. We are serving an average of 500,000 people every [...]
Recipes and Stories that Nurture Community Connection
The stories in this cookbook from our wonderful clients Livier and Colette, along with our incredible partners Tadashi of Recovery Café and Bella Terra Apartments, exemplify our philosophy of empowering the community we serve to embrace nutritious food and foster a love for cooking.
Leveraging SB 1383 to Solve Food Waste and Climate Change
Did you know that nearly 40% of all food in the U.S. is wasted? In California alone, nearly 6 million tons of food is wasted each year. Rescuing fresh [...]
Free Summer Meal Sites Available for Children 18 and Younger
Free summer meals are now available and any child who is 18 or younger can get a nutritious meal at more than 70 sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties – no registration is required.
Basic Knife Skills Training
Developing good knife skills can save you time and keep you safe when preparing food. This video goes over how to securely hold a knife as well as basic techniques of chopping, dicing, mincing and julienning a variety of produce – including butternut squash! Whether you’re brushing up on basics or learning from scratch, this knife skills video will have you chopping like a pro.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Appoints Six Board Members for the 2022/2023 Fiscal Year
“Having access to a broad range of personal and professional experiences allows our board to make organizational decisions through a more diverse lens in order to deliver on our mission of ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food."
Stress Eating and Our Relationship With Food
Chronic stress causes our bodies to release a hormone called cortisol, which increases our appetite. With stress eating, people often select foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat.
One Emergency Can Change a Family Forever – Meet Grace and Joseph
"One emergency can change a family forever. Days after Grace* gave birth to her third and youngest child, complications from labor caused an unexpected series of heart attacks in [...]