Since coming on board with Second Harvest, my mission has been to educate elected officials what we’re doing in Central Florida. It was a natural step to reach out to not only our Congressional delegation, but to the Gubernatorial candidates.…
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Recently, Feeding America released their Map the Meal Gap study that reveals the hunger needs in Central Florida. For our 6 county service area, we’ll be analyzing each county and what the State of Hunger looks like throughout Central Florida.…
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives formally voted to move into conference on the Farm Bill. Following the vote, the House named it’s nominees for both sides of the aisle. Only two Floridian Members of Congress were called up…
Elected officials make important decisions that impact how we grow, produce, manufacture and market our food across the country. Many of the decisions made in Congress, the state Legislature, or even your local council, affect the food bank and our…
Over the last few months, we started inviting our State Legislators to take a tour of the food bank or one of our agencies within their district. Here’s our first roundup of those who were able to participate! State Representative…
Over the last few months, you may have heard from Second Harvest regarding the Farm Bill and how crucial it is for food banks like us and the communities we serve. The Farm Bill comes up every 5 years for…