Join anti-hunger advocates from across the country on June 20th, from 9 AM-6 PM and tell Congress to vote NO on the Farm Bill. Last month, the Farm Bill failed to pass out of the House. The same version is expected…
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During the summer, the most vulnerable students are given access to meals through Second Harvest Food Bank’s Summer Food Service Program across our six-county service area. These students spend their summers eating healthy food, being with friends and preventing the…
This week the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee released and subsequently passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which presents an opportunity for the Senate to strengthen the national commitment to reducing hunger and support agriculture. Second Harvest Food Bank…
The Map the Meal Gap 2018 study recently released by Feeding America provides insight and analysis of Americans who struggle with food insecurity in every county and congressional district in Central Florida and across the country. Second Harvest Food…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) served an estimated 3 million Floridians in April 2018. SNAP serves as the first line of defense against hunger and provides much-needed nutritional support to the neediest and most vulnerable within our community. Here…
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Statement on House Rejection of the 2018 Farm Bill CENTRAL FLORIDA – “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 198-213. Second Harvest Food Bank remains…