Mission

Second Harvest Heartland’s mission is to end hunger through community partnerships.

Working closely with our network of partners, volunteers and donors and people like you, our aim is to efficiently and effectively end hunger. The groundwork we’ve laid through programs and community ties goes a long way toward meeting these goals. Second Harvest Heartland distributes more than 51 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to nearly 1,000 food shelves, soup kitchens, shelters and programs in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

It’s not enough.

Each year, low-income Minnesotans miss a staggering 100 million meals. That’s 10 missed meals a month for every struggling child, adult or senior. Three nights a week, going to bed hungry. Waking up to an empty breakfast table.

In this land of plenty, these numbers are simply unacceptable.

This is a fight we can win. With close relationships, community ties and dedicated partners, we can beat hunger if we keep striving to:

• Provide nutritious and culturally diverse foods to people in need
• Advocate for local and national hunger relief programs and policies
• Educate people about nutrition and other food-related issues

The problem of hunger isn’t going away without the involvement of communities, businesses and people like you. Join the Second Harvest Heartland mission, and help us end hunger.