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…
Category: Advocacy
Learn more about issues and policies affecting health, hunger and poverty and how you can take action.
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…
A month ago, we asked you to advocate on a rule changed proposed by USDA that would have a profound impact on Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs). Because of your action against the proposed rule change, we were able to…
After the passage of the Farm Bill last year, the Administration and USDA proposed a new rule change for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposed rule would limit the amount of time an Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) would be…