2025

Local Food Bank Loses Federal Money
March 31, 2025 | KAZU

After Sudden $700K Drop in Funding, Second Harvest Calls for Community Support
March 25, 2025 | Lookout Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County Food Banks Launch $1M Campaign to Combat Funding Cuts
March 24, 2025 | KSBW

Extreme Generosity at Time of Need
March 17, 2025 | Times Publishing Group

Staff of Life Boosts Second Harvest
March 14, 2025 | Pajaronian

2024

Second Harvest Food Bank 2024 Holiday Drive
December 14, 2024 | Aptos Times

UCSC Holiday Food & Fund Drive: Give What You Get
December 2, 2024 | UC Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz METRO to Host Stuff The Bus Food Drive
November 19, 2024 | Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Second Harvest Food Bank 2024 Holiday Drive
November 12, 2024 | Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County

Second Harvest Kicks Off Annual Food Drive
November 11, 2024 | Pajaronian

Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Community Partnerships with Second Harvest Food Bank on Food Insecurity Initiative for the 2024-25 Season
November 7, 2024 | Santa Cruz Warriors

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County Launches Holiday Campaign To Raise Funding For 4,750,000 Meals
November 6, 2024 | Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Rally for a Cause — It’s Food Drive Kickoff Time!
November 2, 2024 | Times Publishing Group

Second Harvest Food Bank adds diapers and wipes in Santa Cruz County
September 24, 2024 | KSBW

Food Bank, Watsonville Library partner for kids’ cooking and nutrition
July 11, 2024 | Sentinel

A Calif. Food Bank’s Entry into Food is Medicine
July 9, 2024 | Food Bank News

Food Bank makes commitment to inclusion
June 30, 2024 | Sentinel

Central Coast nonprofits fear proposed state budget cuts
June 14, 2024 | KSBW

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County Calls For Summer Volunteers
May 30, 2024 | Times Publishing Group

Food Bank offers help with CalFresh applications
May 27, 2024 | Sentinel 

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County offers help with CalFresh applications
May 26, 2024 | Sentinel 

‘Baby Talk’ program helps new mothers
May 8, 2024 | Sentinel

Second Harvest Community Impact Awards
April 28, 2024 | Times Publishing Group

Food Bank celebrates its volunteers
April 24, 2024 | Sentinel

Second Harvest Names Community Award Winners
March 8, 2024 | Press Release

Food Bank brings on new CDO
February 23, 2024 | Press Release 

Second Harvest Brings Fresh Food to Watsonville Community Hospital’s Patients in Need
February 18, 2024 | Times Publishing Group

Nourish Hospital Food Pantry
February 8, 2024 | Joint Press Release 

Second Harvest Brings Fresh Food to Watsonville Community Hospital’s Patients
February 5, 2024 | Times Publishing Group

Food Bank Launches Farmer Equity Program
January 31, 2024 | Sentinel Eat+Drink

Food Bank Launches Farmer Equity Program and Sustainability Initiative
January 30, 2024 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Kids Learn Good Nutrition is Cool at Cooking Clubs
January 30, 2024 | Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Food Bank Launches Land and Sea Sustainability Efforts
January 17, 2024 | Press Release

Kids Learn Good Nutrition is Cool at Cooking Clubs
January 1, 2024 | Growing Up in Santa Cruz

2023

Support Second Harvest This Holiday Season
December 18, 2023 | UC Santa Cruz

Cabrillo Hosts Holiday Food Drive Kickoff
December 15, 2023 | Aptos Times

Twin Lakes Church Breaks Record: Congregation Donates $512,725 to Second Harvest Food Drive
December 15, 2023 | Times Publishing Group

$50k Match for UCSC’s Holiday Food & Fund Drive
December 4, 2023 | UC Santa Cruz

Second Harvest Food Bank and Twin Lakes Church Team up again for Record Donation
December 4, 2023 | Press Release

Found Treasures: Santa Cruz Sea Dubs Grub
November 17, 2023 | Edible Monterey Bay

Food Bank CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez on Fixing Food Insecurity
November 16, 2023 | California Local

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz Feeds Local Needs
November 16, 2023 | California Local

Editorial – Second Harvest Foood Bank holiday drive: “Every dollar counts’
November 12, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Second Harvest kicks off holiday food drive
November 6, 2023 | The Pajaronian

Santa Cruz County students, nonprofit leaders partner with Food Bank for holiday drive
October 29, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

SHFB Partners with Amazon to Deliver Essential Food Services to Homebound Residents in Need
September 20, 2023 | Press Release

Second Harvest Food Bank Annual Chefs’ Dinner
September 13, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Advocating for Food Security – Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s Visit to SHFB 
September 11, 2023 | SHFB Blog

South County Triage Group receives $400k in state funding
September 1, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Addressing the underlying causes of food insecurity
August 24, 2023 | The Pajaronian

Rep Jimmy Panetta Visits SHFB
August 10, 2023 | SHFB Blog

5 Amazing Volunteer Organizations
August 7, 2023 | Patch

Food Bank and Farms collaborate to Nourish community
July 27, 2023 | Central Coast Ag, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Opinion – Erica Padilla-Chavez: We are the Food Bank
June 8, 2023 | The Pajaronian

Quick Bites – Sip
May 30, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Warriors, Kaiser Permanente pitch in at Second Harvest
May 25, 2023 | The Pajaronian

Santa Cruz Warriors, Kaiser pack food for families
May 23, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Pandemic-initiated emergency allotments from CalFresh
May 19, 2023 | The Pajaronian

Second Harvest Food Bank, Church partner to feed community
April 23, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Warriors, Kaiser Permanente and the Athletes’ Corner Donates 58,430 Meals to SHFB through Swishes for Dishes initiative
April 19, 2023 | Santa Cruz Warriors

Quick Bites – Staff of Life, Smart Chicken donate to Food Bank
April 11, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Service Above Self
April 1, 2023 | Coastal Grower

Getting to Know Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
March 26, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Coastal Health and Wellness Food For Health
March 7, 2023 | Times Publishing

Reader’s Choice Awards 2022
February 26, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Guest Commentary – Volunteers showing up with love for post-storm cleanup
January 29, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains start the long process of recovery after storms
January 19, 2023 | NPR

After Rainy and wet Saturday, Santa Cruz County could see break in storms
January 14, 2023 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

2022

Editorial – Hunger SHFBs mission continues
December 12, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Aptos church provides over 1 million meals in food drive 
December 12, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Guest Commentary – Feeding hope and nourishing community
November 14, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Food bank eyes 5 million meals for those in need
November 14, 2022 | Pajaronian

Guest view – Feeding hope and nourishing community
November 10, 2022 | Pajaronian

Second Harvest Holiday Drive
October 31, 2022 | Aptos Times

Mentoring Can Help Women-led businesses thrive – Women in Business
October 15, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Coast Line – Second Harvest schedules food distributions in Watsonville
September 29, 2022 |Santa Cruz Sentinel

New law requires food waste reduction
September 23, 2022 | Pajaronian

Prices for food at home up 13.5 percent for year ended August 2022
September 15, 2022 | Economics Daily U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

How An Internship Inspired Second Harvest CEO
September 2, 2022 | Good Times

Best of the Pajaro Valley
August 26, 2022 | Pajaronian

Testing Wellness 
August 24, 2022 | Good Times

As inflation spikes more hunger, Second Harvest needs volunteers to help meet the needs
August 15, 2022 | Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Elliott-McCrea reflects on decades of service with Second Harvest
July 14, 2022 | Pajaronian

Second Harvest Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Party to Honor Retiring CEO
July 5, 2022 | Edible Monterey Bay

CalFresh benefits – Second Harvest Food Bank wants to reach community
May 18, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Erica Padilla-Chavez prepares to lead Second Harvest Food Bank as CEO
May 5, 2022 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Second Harvest Food Bank announces new CEO
April 21, 2022 | KSBW

Still serving just in a different way – EPC will move from PVPSA to SHFB
April 21, 2022 | Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Central Coast food banks sees increase in demand as gas and food prices rise
March 25, 2022 | KSBW

2021

Joy Flynn, Second Harvest Food Bank Board Member, awarded KSBW Jefferson Award
December 2, 2021 | KSBW

The Delta Variant Is a Grim Reminder of Food Banks’ Role During This Crisis
August 25, 2021 | Triple Pundit

Second Harvest Food Bank – CalFresh first line of defense in fighting hunger
May 23, 2021 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

These organizations see a new vision for Watsonville’s nutritional lifestyle
May 4, 2021 | The Pajaronian

MemberMonday: Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
May 1, 2021 | California Association of Food Banks

Second Harvest Food Bank – Riding Out The Pandemic
Q&A with Willy Elliott-McCrea, CEO Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
May 1, 2021 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

The Value of a Volunteer
April 18, 2021 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Senator Laird helps bolster Second Harvest food distribution
March 19, 2021 | The Pajaronian

Second Harvest Food Bank urging legislatures to continue funding food programs
March 19, 2021 | KSBW

How Does Your Food Bank Work?
January 20, 2021 | Times Publishing Group