ORLANDO, Fla. — During the summer, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida provides meals to over 100 summer spots across six counties. Sixty percent of children in Central Florida qualify for free or reduced meals, but only 9 percent…
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The following was published in the Orlando Sentinel on June 20, 2019, in collaboration with Orlando-based Florida Policy Institute. Read the original story here. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is designed to help people who wouldn’t normally qualify…
Think back to when you were younger, playing with your friends during summer break and coming home to a delicious lunch made for you. Unfortunately, not all children will have a delicious lunch waiting for them at home. When school’s…
Over the last few weeks, several volunteers, staff, and advocates have shared their “sparks” about what keeps them going. Every story shared has shown incredibly moving sparks that show how much our community cares about our neighbors in need. We…
In late February, our CEO/President, Dave Krepcho; VP of Programs, Karen Broussard; and, myself attended the annual Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington DC. Every year we gather with our sister food banks from across the Feeding America network — everywhere…
Last month, Second Harvest participated in Children’s Week in Tallahassee with sister food banks in our Feeding Florida network. We were joined by Feeding the Gulf Coast, Feeding Tampa Bay, and Second Harvest of the Big Bend. Our mission was…