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
Hunger Action Month Recipe: Ropa Vieja
September is Hunger Action Month. In Central Florida, more than half a million individuals face hunger and we're calling on you this month to help Stock The Shelves. One unique way to honor Hunger Action Month is by cooking the Ropa Vieja. This dish is inexpensive, easy to make, versatile, and lasting. But you may be asking, what does Ropa Vieja have to do with hunger?The … [Read more...] about Hunger Action Month Recipe: Ropa Vieja
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
A summer of hope – thanks to you!
Providing meals for families and kids is an act of pure kindness. Thank you for being part of a community that cares enough to make sure families and kids facing hunger have enough food on their tables. Thank you for giving them a hope-filled summer! 66 Summer Sites Second Harvest’s Summer Food Service Program hit the road in June to deliver fresh, healthy meals … [Read more...] about A summer of hope – thanks to you!
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
