You’ve asked for more flavors of our famous buttery shortbread cookies and we listened! At Second Harvest, we are thrilled to introduce three NEW flavors of A Spoon Full of Hope cookies, made fresh in our Darden Foundation Community Kitchen with high-quality ingredients and real butter. One hundred percent of A Spoon Full of Hope’s proceeds directly support … [Read more...] about A Spoon Full of Hope New Shortbread Cookie Flavors
Culinary Training Program
Emily Tells All: How Culinary Training Helps the Community
Second Harvest Food Bank's Culinary Training Program is helping transform lives and support the reopening of Central Florida's hospitality industry by creating a pipeline of skilled workers who are equipped to build careers and give businesses a chance to hire talented candidates. The 16-week program provides hands-on culinary training and essential life skills for students to … [Read more...] about Emily Tells All: How Culinary Training Helps the Community
Rep. Val Demings Requests Federal Funding for Culinary Training Program
Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) recently announced that funding for ten community projects in Florida's 10th Congressional District successfully passed the House Appropriations Committee last Friday. Included in the list of projects requested by Rep. Demings and included in the legislation is $769,160 for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s Culinary Workforce Training … [Read more...] about Rep. Val Demings Requests Federal Funding for Culinary Training Program
New beginnings
A year ago, Enas was at her wit's end. Her husband’s business closed permanently. They were stuck at home with three kids in the middle of a pandemic. Their extended family lived 6,000 miles away. They were homesick for Egypt, the close-knit community they had there, and the food. Enas started cooking recipes she learned as a young girl. They brought her comfort and a … [Read more...] about New beginnings
Virtual Commencement Celebrates Culinary Graduates
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida held a virtual ceremony today to celebrate graduates of its Culinary Training Program. The live, online ceremony recognized 43 students who successfully completed the 16-week course. What sets these graduates apart from previous classes is they completed this course amid a global pandemic. “We couldn’t be more proud of this … [Read more...] about Virtual Commencement Celebrates Culinary Graduates
