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Stamp Out Hunger Collects 32,309 Pounds
Thanks to post offices and residents in Santa Cruz County, 32,309 pounds of food were collected during the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The 21st annual drive was Saturday, May 11, and more than 1,400 NALC branches in just about every city, state and territory had letter carriers, family members and thousands of volunteers [...] -
Twin Lakes Sale Raises Over 300,000 Meals
The World’s Biggest Garage Sale at Twin Lakes Church on May 4th raised $37,784.84, with all proceeds benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank and our network of more than 200 agencies and programs. The amount raised represents a 60% jump over last year. That’s exciting news—but it gets even better. Our local business partners matched every [...] -
New Equipment Helps Shelter Serve More
The mission of Pajaro Valley Shelter Services is to assist homeless women, children and families in obtaining stable housing through temporary shelter and services. Since 1983, they have helped more than 5,000 homeless people move from homelessness and crisis to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. They are part of Second Harvest’s network of over 200 agencies [...] -
May Volunteer Spotlight
Doña Patty Rosales has been volunteering with Second Harvest Food Bank since 2001. While job searching, she remembers walking into the food bank to seek employment and she was told that the food bank wasn’t hiring but was in need of volunteers. Thus began a beautiful and long lasting relationship. Doña Patty volunteers between 2-3 [...] -
A Shared Passion For Produce
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we wanted to share the stories of these mother daughter teams. As volunteers with Second Harvest’s Passion For Produce program, not only are they making their families healthier, they’re helping to build a strong community. Cristina and Kimberly Cristina has been a Nutrition Ambassador at Starlight Elementary School in Watsonville [...] -
CalFresh Forum Promotes Collaboration
The second annual CalFresh Forum, an inter-agency collaboration helping community-based organizations work together to increase local participation in CalFresh, took place on Monday, May 6th. Over fifty people attended the event, organized by Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County in partnership with the Central Coast Hunger Coalition, Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey, Familia Center [...] -
April Volunteer Spotlight
Norma Sosa has been volunteering with Second Harvest Food Bank for the past two years and has been helping in our sort room. Norma volunteers between 3-5 days per week, which also includes our Saturday sorts that are held twice per month. Norma also helped recruit both of her sons: Edwin, who helps out at [...] -
PV Interact Club Coin Drive Big Success!
The students in the Interact Club at Pajaro Valley High School have worked closely with Second Harvest on a number of activities: the annual barrel wrap, grocery store food drives, and volunteering at the Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry and Kitchen in Watsonville. Recently they had the idea to hold a coin drive [...] -
Second Harvest Represents in Sacramento
Several representatives from Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County were in Sacramento for the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) events the week of April 22nd. Second Harvest volunteer Bob Cadwalader attended CAFB Legislation Day along with Joel Campos, Senior Manager, Outreach & Education at Second Harvest. The following is his blog entry. CAFB [...]
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