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  • Connecting Meals to Those Who Need Them Most

    Connecting Meals to Those Who Need Them Most

    February 20, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

  • Surviving with the Help of SNAP

    Surviving with the Help of SNAP

    February 19, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Ann has been disabled and unable to work nearly her entire adult life. Without SNAP, she couldn’t afford to feed herself.

  • Couples Who Volunteer Together, Stay Together

    Couples Who Volunteer Together, Stay Together

    February 14, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    These couples believe their volunteer time together does more than benefit their hungry neighbors in the community—it helps strengthen their relationships.

  • Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Polar Vortex …

    Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Polar Vortex …

    February 11, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Second Harvest Heartland’s dedicated employees were hard at work during the polar vortex, making sure food could be delivered to partner agencies and pantries.

  • Taking Breakfast After the Bell to Lawmakers

    Taking Breakfast After the Bell to Lawmakers

    February 8, 2019 By: An Garagiola-Bernier and Tina Mortimer

    Hunger relief advocates visited the State Capitol for an informational hearing on child nutrition and to promote a state policy initiative designed to strengthen access to school breakfast for all Minnesota children.

  • Federal Employees Continue to Struggle Post-shutdown

    Federal Employees Continue to Struggle Post-shutdown

    February 4, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    A federal employee for more than eight years, Scott never imagined he’d struggle with hunger. Then the federal government shut down.

  • A Charmed Life, A Lasting Legacy

    A Charmed Life, A Lasting Legacy

    January 30, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    After Ellen retired, she began volunteering, but soon found that she wanted to do more. She wanted to leave a legacy to those she’d worked so hard to help.

  • Volunteer Families Pack Nearly 50,000 Meals in One Day

    Volunteer Families Pack Nearly 50,000 Meals in One Day

    January 25, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    More than 600 volunteers came together to sort and pack food on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to help feed our hungry neighbors.

  • Pass the Peanut Butter!

    Pass the Peanut Butter!

    January 24, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Peanut butter is a high-protein food in high demand at food shelves and food pantries.

  • Let’s Kick Hunger Day Radiothon Sets New Record

    Let’s Kick Hunger Day Radiothon Sets New Record

    January 21, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    The tenth annual Let’s Kick Hunger Day Radiothon raised more money than ever to help local families, children and seniors struggling with hunger.

  • What does the government shutdown mean for me?

    What does the government shutdown mean for me?

    January 18, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Second Harvest Heartland provides answers to some of your most-asked questions about the government shutdown.

  • Notable Moments from 2018 (That You Made Possible!)

    Notable Moments from 2018 (That You Made Possible!)

    January 16, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Read about some of our employees’ most memorable moments of 2018.

  • Committed to Kicking Hunger

    Committed to Kicking Hunger

    January 10, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Without volunteers like Cathy, Brad and Nick, fundraisers like the Let’s Kick Hunger Day Radiothon wouldn’t be possible.

  • Meet Second Harvest Heartland’s New CEO, Allison O’Toole

    Meet Second Harvest Heartland’s New CEO, Allison O’Toole

    January 8, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    After a comprehensive, national search process, Second Harvest Heartland’s board of directors chose nonprofit leader and veteran changemaker Allison O’Toole as the hunger-relief organization’s new leader.

  • Into the Great Wide Open: Reaching Hungry Families in Rural Areas

    Into the Great Wide Open: Reaching Hungry Families in Rural Areas

    January 4, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    In-school food pantries and backpack programs help reach rural families who need access to nutritious meals.

  • Hunger Relief in 2018 By the Numbers

    Hunger Relief in 2018 By the Numbers

    January 3, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    We crunched some numbers, and while we made strides in 2018 to feed our hungry neighbors, there is still much work to be done.

  • A Low-Waste Wedding

    A Low-Waste Wedding

    December 18, 2018 By: Tina Mortimer

    Ashley and her fiancé wanted to use their special day to give back, which is why they asked their wedding guests to donate to Second Harvest Heartland.

  • Volunteer Spotlight: Sunrise Banks

    Volunteer Spotlight: Sunrise Banks

    December 18, 2018 By: Tina Mortimer

    Volunteering is a core value and important team-building experience for Sunrise Bank

  • Holding on to Hope

    Holding on to Hope

    December 18, 2018 By: Tina Mortimer

    At Metro Hope, a Christian recovery center, Grant not only gets treatment for his addiction, but the food he needs to be healthy.

  • Everything's Coming Up Rosey

    Everything's Coming Up Rosey

    December 13, 2018 By: Tina Mortimer

    Rosey came to Minnesota because she needed to get out of a relationship. She made the hard choice to forgo food security and shelter for her freedom.

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