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Second Harvest Goes “In Depth” with News 13 on Health & Hunger

August 4, 2021 by Erika Spence Leave a Comment

When one of our neighbors is unsure of where their next meal is going to come from, they are experiencing food insecurity. Recently, Spectrum News 13 spoke with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida's Karen Broussard on how food insecurity affects kids during the summer and the correlation between health and hunger. Watch the video below. … [Read more...] about Second Harvest Goes “In Depth” with News 13 on Health & Hunger

Food-insecure families need help getting nutritious meals

March 22, 2021 by Second Harvest Leave a Comment

It won’t come as a shock that American diets aren’t the most nutritious. Karen Broussard, Second Harvest Food Bank's vice president of agency relations and programs, writes in The Orlando Sentinel about how the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the chronic illnesses of hunger. Her guest column appeared on March 18, 2021 online and in print on March 19. According to the … [Read more...] about Food-insecure families need help getting nutritious meals

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is a member of Feeding America – the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States. Second Harvest secures and distributes food and grocery products to approximately 550 local nonprofit feeding programs throughout Central Florida. Last year, with the help of food and financial donors, volunteers and a caring, committed community, the food bank distributed more than 63 million meals to partner programs such as food pantries, soup kitchens, women’s shelters, senior centers, daycare centers and Kids Cafes. On average, Second Harvest is distributing enough food to feed 58,000 people a day.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit recognized by the IRS. Tax ID Number: 59-2142315 Email: info@feedhopenow.org