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TAKE ACTION! No cuts to the SNAP (Food Stamp) Program!
It’s easy to take action! Call your elected officials and tell them not to cut SNAP benefits. Tell them that they need to support the House version of the child nutrition reauthorization bill. Calling...
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New study outlines long-term effects of food insecurity on children
A new study demonstrates just how perilous the long-term effects of food insecurity are on children. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the University of Calgary performed the first...
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Could You Eat On $4.50 a Day? Take Our Challenge.
Second Harvest Food Bank and United Way Silicon Valley team up for the “Eat on $4.50 a Day” Challenge September 20-25 What would you eat with just $4.50 a day? We encourage you to take the Challenge...
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Update on Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Cindy McCown, Second Harvest’s Senior Director of Programs and Services, has been keeping close tabs on the situation involving Child Nutrition Reauthorization and cuts to SNAP (Food Stamps). Below is...
View ArticleOpinion: There’s no excuse for letting kids go hungry
This past weekend, United Way Silicon Valley and the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley teamed up in an op-ed in the Mercury News about the state of local childhood hunger and the need to urge the...
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VIDEO: Food Bank Partners with Public Food Assistance Programs to End Hunger
When it comes to putting enough food on the table, let alone nutritious and health-building food, the odds are stacked against many Bay Area families. It is estimated that 1 in 4 residents are living...
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A Message from the Coalition on Human Needs
Next week, the House of Representatives will vote on a budget proposal that is stunningly extreme. It is difficult to emphasize enough how much damage this budget would do – to young and old alike, to...
View ArticleCalifornia Farm Bill Listening Sessions
CDFA SECRETARY KAREN ROSS TO HOLD CALIFORNIA FARM BILL LISTENING SESSIONS IN SACRAMENTO, FRESNO, SAN DIEGO AND SALINAS Public participation is encouraged California Department of Food and Agriculture...
View ArticleAction Alert: Urgent Need to Call Congress Today! – 11.16.11
Right now, the Super Committee is racing against the November 23 deadline to draft legislation that would cut at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit. Meanwhile, the House and Senate...
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Harvest of Knowledge 2012
All of us at Second Harvest are proud of the role we play in mobilizing our community to help strengthen local safety net organizations. Through hosting our 7th Annual Harvest of Knowledge...
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Help Us Raise Awareness During Hunger Action Month
Here in America, there is more than enough food to feed every man, woman and child, yet 50 million people face hunger. In Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, more than 1 in 10 people receive food from...
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What is the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act?
Special Blog Post By: Cindy McCown, Second Harvest Food Bank VP of Community Engagement and Policy We have an opportunity to let our federal elected representatives know why providing healthy food to...
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Feeding America 2015 Advocacy Hall of Fame
We’re excited to tell you that we’re one of 34 food banks and state associations in the Feeding America Network that made it into its 2015 Advocacy Hall of Fame! To get this designation, we needed to...
View ArticleToo Hungry to Learn: 2016 Hunger Action Summit Recap
At last month’s Hunger Action Summit, an annual forum that sparks conversation and inspires action to end local hunger, speakers addressed what it will take to ensure that the next generation of...
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Summer Feeding Sites Provide Free Meals to Kids
Special Blog Post By: Cindy McCown, Second Harvest Food Bank Vice President of Community Engagement and Policy Summer is here and that means thousands of kids in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties...
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No New Funding or Improvements for Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Special Blog Post By: Cindy McCown, Second Harvest Food Bank Vice President of Community Engagement and Policy In 2016, individuals, organizations, faith communities and anti-hunger organizations...
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Feeding America 2016 Advocacy Hall of Fame
Second Harvest Food Bank has been honored as a member of Feeding America’s 2016 Advocacy Hall of Fame. Nearly 40 food banks across the country met the criteria which included completing activities in...
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When Housing is ‘On the Table’ in Silicon Valley
On November 15, 2017, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation sponsored “On the Table Silicon Valley,” a one-day event bringing thousands of local people throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties...
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This Is Hunger: Together We Can Transform How It Is Into How It Should Be
Recently, many of our staff attended the This is Hunger traveling exhibit organized by Mazon, a nonprofit whose goal is to end hunger among all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel....
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Feeding America 2017 Advocacy Hall of Fame
We’re happy to share that we’ve been honored as a member of Feeding America’s 2017 Advocacy Hall of Fame! Forty two food banks across the country met the criteria which included completing activities...
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