State Budget Committee Votes to Preserve CalWORKs
Good News! On June 11th, the Budget Conference Committee voted 6 to 1 to reject the Governor’s proposal to eliminate CalWORKs. The committee’s vote likely ends serious attempts to eliminate the...
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Why Finger-Imaging is Bad News for Food Stamps
Bad news from Sacramento: Governor Schwarzenegger wants to not only keep the finger-imaging requirement for food stamp applicants, but expand finger-imaging to those receiving In-Home Supportive...
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Take Action: Help Restore the Brown Bag Program for Seniors
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties and other food banks throughout California receive state funds for the Brown Bag Program for seniors. During the recent State budget...
View ArticleThe Government Shutdown and How We’re Doing
Special Blog Post By: Kathy Jackson, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank At a time when there is heated rhetoric in the media around the budget impasse in Washington, all of us at Second Harvest Food Bank...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Over, But Challenges Remain
Special Blog Post By: Kathy Jackson, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank I am pleased that Congress has come together to provide our economy the stability it needs. Though the immediate crisis has passed...
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March Social Media Roundup
“Social Media Round-Up” is an ‘ICYMI’ compilation of the top hunger-related news articles and other interesting tidbits posted on our social media profiles. Thanks for sharing this wonderful moment!...
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September Social Media Roundup
“Social Media Round-Up” is an ‘ICYMI’ compilation of the top hunger-related news articles and other interesting tidbits posted on our social media profiles. East Palo Alto: Life on the Other Side of...
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January Social Media Roundup
“Social Media Round-Up” is an ‘ICYMI’ compilation of the top hunger-related news articles and other interesting tidbits posted on our social media profiles. In Defense of Food Stamps: Why The White...
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Feeding America 2015 Advocacy Hall of Fame
We’re excited to tell you that we’re one of nearly 40 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...
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