Blogging at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

Kids Cafes

You help kids like Zach learn

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In our community, one in five kids is at risk of starting the day with an empty stomach. Rumbly tummies and headaches make it hard to concentrate at school. Hunger can impact their success today and derail their long-term growth and potential.Thankfully, there is hope. Through a variety of programs, Second Harvest Food Bank is helping close the hunger gap for our most … [Read more...] about You help kids like Zach learn

Mercy Kitchen Cooks Up Hope This Summer

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With generous support from Orange County Government’s CARES Act funding and community members like you, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida opened Mercy Kitchen just a few miles north of the Orlando warehouse in January 2021. The new location doubled the available space to prepare meals for childhood hunger relief programs like Kids Cafe and Summer Food Service Program. … [Read more...] about Mercy Kitchen Cooks Up Hope This Summer

Second Harvest Triples Food Production at New Mercy Kitchen

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Today, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida celebrated the grand opening of its new Mercy Kitchen, which will allow the hunger-relief organization to triple its food production output. Due to the heightened and sustained need for food assistance caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Second Harvest outgrew its existing kitchen and needed to find an additional … [Read more...] about Second Harvest Triples Food Production at New Mercy Kitchen

We’ve never seen an emergency of this scale.

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Thanks to supporters like you, Second Harvest is doubling its distribution and providing 300,000 meals a day for kids, seniors and families in need. But it's not enough.We've never seen an emergency of this scale. Your help is urgently needed. Searches for food on our website have soared from an average of 35 to 1,300 per day.This week we heard from parents who spent their … [Read more...] about We’ve never seen an emergency of this scale.

Meet Alaina & Nola

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Alaina and Nola are best friends. And like best friends, they have many things in common. They share a love of unicorns and silly songs. Every day after school they play games, do homework and have a warm meal at a Second Harvest Food Bank Kids Café.  On a recent afternoon they enjoyed chicken tenders, tater tots, oranges and milk. “My favorite is the oranges,” … [Read more...] about Meet Alaina & Nola