Cathleen is taking action to help fight hunger in more ways than one. She started as a volunteer three years ago. She remembers the original production kitchen at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s main Orlando warehouse where she became a dedicated volunteer packing meals for kids. Today she can often be found donning a white chef’s coat and hair net at Mercy … [Read more...] about Cathleen Fights Hunger Faster
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Volunteering is “where kindness meets reality.”
“I can’t change the world, but I can make it a little better,” says Al, a volunteer captain at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Al has volunteered at Second Harvest’s main Orlando warehouse since 2016. In the last year, he began volunteering more frequently at the warehouse and Mercy Kitchen, the new production kitchen facility a few miles north on Mercy Drive, … [Read more...] about Volunteering is “where kindness meets reality.”
Mercy Kitchen Cooks Up Hope This Summer
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
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break
Hunger doesn’t take a summer break. Neither does Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and its network of 550 feeding partners. As the financial impact of the pandemic lingers, thousands of local families continue to face the daunting reality of hunger. One lifeline during the pandemic are the seven-day boxes assembled at Mercy Kitchen. Each box contains enough food … [Read more...] about Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break
Second Harvest Triples Food Production at New Mercy Kitchen
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
