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  • End of Legislative Session Brings Missed Opportunities for Lawmakers to Address Food Insecurity

    End of Legislative Session Brings Missed Opportunities for Lawmakers to Address Food Insecurity

    June 22, 2022 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist

    The 2022 Minnesota legislative session has ended without needed investments in hunger-relief efforts. Learn more about what proposals were on the table and why organizations like Second Harvest Heartland are calling for lawmakers to come back and pass additional legislation.

  • How Haven Housing Gives Food a Second Chance with Food Rescue

    How Haven Housing Gives Food a Second Chance with Food Rescue

    June 15, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    Haven Housing is an emergency shelter and supportive housing program that serves women and women-led families in Minneapolis. As a meal program partner of Second Harvest Heartland, Haven Housing utilizes donations of excess food from restaurants and grocers to provide meals and snacks for their residents each day. 

  • Five Food Donors Fighting Hunger in the Heartland

    Five Food Donors Fighting Hunger in the Heartland

    June 14, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    Thanks to food donations from growers, producers, manufacturers and businesses, we delivered more than 120 million pounds of food to meal programs and food shelves across our region last year. Here are five of the food donation partners that helped make this possible.

  • From Farm to Food Bank: Q&A with The Good Acre

    From Farm to Food Bank: Q&A with The Good Acre

    June 3, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    In 2021, we began partnering with The Good Acre to support Minnesota's diverse agricultural community and supply hungry neighbors with fresh produce. To date, 25 participating BIPOC growers have sold more than 197,000 pounds of locally grown produce to Second Harvest Heartland.

  • Spotlighting Senior Hunger in Minnesota

    Spotlighting Senior Hunger in Minnesota

    May 26, 2022 By: Taylor Day - Senior Hunger Programs Manager

    Seniors are currently the fastest-growing segment of the population visiting food shelves. At Second Harvest Heartland, we’re working hard to make sure all seniors in our community have the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active and productive lives.

  • Meet the Team Helping to Keep Food Distributions Safe and Accessible!

    Meet the Team Helping to Keep Food Distributions Safe and Accessible!

    May 19, 2022 By: Sophia Ogren-Dehn - Agency Relations Communications Specialist 

    Our Agency Relations team, who works directly with food shelf and community partners, has an in-house Compliance team, helping partners prioritize health and safety at every step of the hunger-relief journey. Get to know our Agency Relations' Compliance team members.

  • Why Schools Across Minnesota Are Essential to Ending Child Hunger

    Why Schools Across Minnesota Are Essential to Ending Child Hunger

    May 18, 2022 By: Alauna Yust - Guest Contributor

    Meeting kids and families where they are is an effective way to combat hunger, and schools have an important role to play when it comes to connecting families to reliable, healthy foods. With summer months fast approaching, schools will continue to play a vital role to ensure that kids have access to meals even when school is not in session.

  • Our Team is Varied, Our Team is Strong: Get to Know the Second Harvest Heartland Staff

    Our Team is Varied, Our Team is Strong: Get to Know the Second Harvest Heartland Staff

    May 10, 2022 By: Justin Pelegano - Internal Communications and Engagement Specialist

    It’s safe to say each of our employees has their own unique reasons for working at Second Harvest Heartland, both personal and professional. By sharing our stories, we’re bringing each other closer together while putting our names, faces and histories to this organization’s mission.

  • 4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance This Spring and Summer   

    4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance This Spring and Summer   

    May 9, 2022 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist  

    While we fought back the worst of predicted pandemic-era hunger, still more than 800,000 individuals reached out to our network of food shelves and meal programs last year. To address and end hunger, we need to understand why it exists, so here we detail four reasons Minnesotans might be facing food insecurity right now.

  • Saint Paul Public Schools Celebrates their School Lunch Heroes Year Round

    Saint Paul Public Schools Celebrates their School Lunch Heroes Year Round

    May 3, 2022 By: Hannah Keuler - Child Hunger Specialist

    To recognize School Lunch Hero Day on May 6, the Child Hunger Team talked with Jill Westlund, nutrition coordinator at Saint Paul Public Schools, about their innovative School Lunch Hero engagement campaign.

  • Today’s Harvest Opens Second Location

    Today’s Harvest Opens Second Location

    May 3, 2022 By: Sophia Ogren-Dehn - Agency Relations Communications Specialist 

    Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf (CCEFS) has opened a second Today’s Harvest location, which provides low barrier, fresh-focused food support that acutely meets community needs.

  • Minnesota Central Kitchen Offers Halal Meals to Muslim Communities During Ramadan and Beyond

    Minnesota Central Kitchen Offers Halal Meals to Muslim Communities During Ramadan and Beyond

    May 2, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    Since its inception in the early days of the pandemic, Minnesota Central Kitchen has distributed more than 2.5 million meals. We are grateful for the first two years of this work, and excited for what’s next, which includes providing even more culturally-connected meals.

  • Volunteer Spotlight: Prime Digital Academy Student Cohort

    Volunteer Spotlight: Prime Digital Academy Student Cohort

    April 27, 2022 By: Myrtle Turnquist - Volunteer Writer

    We’re celebrating our Second Harvest Heartland pro bono volunteers! For one recent pro bono project, a Prime Digital Academy student cohort used their final project to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Second Harvest Heartland.

  • Get to Know Some of Second Harvest Heartland’s Volunteers

    Get to Know Some of Second Harvest Heartland’s Volunteers

    April 21, 2022 By: Maya Jackson - Volunteer Experience Ambassador   

    For Volunteer Appreciation Month, Volunteer Experience Ambassador Maya Jackson had the opportunity to sit down with Posa, a first-time volunteer, and Jacky, a long-term volunteer, to learn about their experiences.

  • Minnesota Central Kitchen is Creating Chef and Neighborhood Powered Meals

    Minnesota Central Kitchen is Creating Chef and Neighborhood Powered Meals

    April 18, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    A prepared meal can be a powerful thing – especially when that meal is sourced from and prepared in your own backyard. That’s why Minnesota Central Kitchen is by community, for community.

  • How Two Multitasking Volunteers Are Helping End Hunger

    How Two Multitasking Volunteers Are Helping End Hunger

    April 13, 2022 By: Myrtle Turnquist - Volunteer Writer

    During Volunteer Appreciation Month, we are highlighting various ways our volunteer partners are making a difference. This week, we focus on two volunteers who give their time with us in an ongoing capacity and in multiple roles.

  • Volunteers Bring More Meals and More Heart to Second Harvest Heartland

    Volunteers Bring More Meals and More Heart to Second Harvest Heartland

    April 7, 2022 By: Julie Greene - Director of Volunteer Engagement

    April is National Volunteer Month, and we are celebrating the huge impact Second Harvest Heartland volunteers have made this past year. With our volunteers by our side, day after day, we are ending hunger together.

  • A SNAP-For-Seniors Q&A

    A SNAP-For-Seniors Q&A

    April 5, 2022 By: Rahsa Bale - SNAP Outreach Specialist

    Discovering and applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can be intimidating, so here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the program. Start here on your path to accessing SNAP!

  • Help Fill Plates and Change Lives During 24-Hour Harvest!

    Help Fill Plates and Change Lives During 24-Hour Harvest!

    April 1, 2022 By: Rachel Bittner - Direct Marketing Specialist

    You may never see it, but hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are carrying hunger every day. Join us for our 24-Hour Harvest to help provide one million meals by April 27.

  • Join Us in Supporting Food Shelves During the FoodShare Campaign

    Join Us in Supporting Food Shelves During the FoodShare Campaign

    March 25, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist  

    Second Harvest Heartland partners with food shelves every day to ensure Minnesotans have safe, reliable access to the nourishment they need. Now through April 10, we’re encouraging our supporters to take part in the largest grassroots food and fund drive for food shelves in the state.

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