Mission: Possible – Turkey Trot
Special Blog Post by Diane Tye Zapata, Director of Volunteer Services “Mission: Possible” focuses on our volunteers, without whom our mission of creating a hunger-free community would be impossible! [...]
Evergreen Valley College Pantry Opens
Hardworking students face choices between buying food and books. On December 13th, Second Harvest and Evergreen Valley College (EVC) celebrated the opening of the Hawk Spot Food Pantry, a [...]
2018 Best Nine
It was quite a year for us on social media! Here's a review of our 2018 Best Stories shared on Facebook*: Best Inspirational Moment: Brendan's Visit Best Message: All [...]
150 Turkeys, 500 Pounds of Potatoes, and Thanksgiving at Cityteam
Holiday meals provide emotional and physical nourishment for our clients. Chef Reynolds Stewart of Cityteam San Jose, a faith-based non-profit providing food, shelter and transformational programs, credits quality ingredients [...]
The Rain Didn’t Stop Them
Last month, Second Harvest opened its doors to one of its favorite groups of visitors: the 2nd and 3rd graders from Delphi Academy in Campbell. This year marked the [...]
Making Service Meaningful: Why I Work at Second Harvest
This Giving Tuesday, I returned to my high school, Woodside Priory, winners of the 2018 Make Hunger History Bumper Crop Award. Each week, students gather in the chapel and [...]
Food Donor Spotlight: Ocean’s Halo
Second Harvest's Food Sourcing Manager Mark Kokoletsos recently met with Matt Ryan at Ocean's Halo. Ocean's Halo started collaborating with us last September by donating kelp-based snacks, broths and sauces. [...]
Raley’s Food For Families Holiday Bag Drive
Raley’s Food For Families aims to end hunger locally by providing fresh and healthy food to those who need it most. In 32 years of service, Raley’s Food For Families [...]
2018 Hunger Action Summit Recap
Over 200 attendees joined us for the 2018 Hunger Action Summit, which took place on Tuesday, October 16 at Santa Clara University. Local officials and our partners shared their [...]
Mission Possible: Mac and Zunaira
“Mission: Possible” focuses on our volunteers, without whom our mission of creating a hunger-free community would be impossible! Mac and Zunaira are two of our regular volunteers. Mac started [...]