“You just made my day,” Pete said with a grin. A few hours earlier Pete’s outlook hadn’t been as rosy. He woke up, got dressed and prepared for the day ahead, unsure of what to expect. He left his wife…
Category: Stories of Hope and Courage
1 in 6 Central Floridians are struggling with the reality of hunger and food insecurity. Here are some of their stories.
Growing up in her father’s bakery, Yoleida Davila had a knack for making bread. After his death, she and her daughter fled the violence and unrest in Venezuela to seek asylum in the United States. She sold everything she could…
Like most parents, Shelly wants the best for her kids. A single mother and former home health aide, she has found herself in a place she never thought would be the best place for her and her daughter to be:…
Last fall, in the wake of Hurricane Maria, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida launched the first bi-lingual class of its successful Culinary Training Program. Over the course of 16 weeks, the students learned the culinary and life skills…
Good nutrition is important for all of us, especially children. Last year, Second Harvest Food Bank provided over 557,000 meals to children at after-school programs, summer meal sites and through weekend food packs. Two of those children are David and…
Tammi was running her family’s aviation business when a series of laws came into effect in Florida that was made retroactive. Through no fault of her own, Tammi was forced to close her family business. She and her husband had…