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  • Preparing Kids for Summer Fun—Not Summer Hunger

    Preparing Kids for Summer Fun—Not Summer Hunger

    June 21, 2019 By: Abigail Reeth

    Maxfield Elementary School provides meals for kids and resources for families all yearlong.

  • Teresa Gets a Prescription for Healthy Food

    Teresa Gets a Prescription for Healthy Food

    June 13, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Second Harvest Heartland’s FOODRx program delivers tailored food prescriptions and education to low-income people with chronic medical conditions.

  • Read All About it! Hunger-relief Efforts in the News

    Read All About it! Hunger-relief Efforts in the News

    June 10, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Shining a light on hunger in our communities is an important part of the work we do at Second Harvest Heartland. Check out some of the recent news stories featuring the fight against hunger in Minnesota.

  • All it Takes is One Click to Feed Hungry Kids

    All it Takes is One Click to Feed Hungry Kids

    June 6, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    IN Food Marketing & Design’s annual online fundraiser raises funds, as well as awareness about child hunger.

  • Volunteers Deliver Food to Meal Programs in New Pilot

    Volunteers Deliver Food to Meal Programs in New Pilot

    June 3, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Second Harvest Heartland is participating in a Feeding America pilot created to solve the transportation barrier for smaller meal programs through a volunteer delivery model.

  • Construction in Full Swing at New Hunger-Relief Campus

    Construction in Full Swing at New Hunger-Relief Campus

    May 31, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    While it may not look like much now, soon this space will be completely transformed into a hunger-relief machine powered by our amazing network of partners and volunteers like you!

  • Advocacy for Breakfast After the Bell Continues

    Advocacy for Breakfast After the Bell Continues

    May 29, 2019 By: Rebecca Mino

    Breakfast After the Bell, part of Second Harvest Heartland’s child hunger initiative, was led by major public and private partners and supported by local community members like you. Thank you.

  • Thank You for Helping Us Stamp Out Hunger

    Thank You for Helping Us Stamp Out Hunger

    May 24, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    In a single day, our local letter carriers collected enough food for over 550,000 meals, and donations are still coming in.

  • Collect Cash, Not Cans to Help Feed Hungry Minnesotans

    Collect Cash, Not Cans to Help Feed Hungry Minnesotans

    May 23, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Virtual Food Drives make a big impact with little effort.

  • Summer Isn’t Fun Without Food

    Summer Isn’t Fun Without Food

    May 23, 2019 By: JoAnna Lund

    The more than 40 percent of K-12 kids in Minnesota who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals lose access to the food they need when summer begins.

  • Loneliness, Isolation and Hunger

    Loneliness, Isolation and Hunger

    May 15, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    75-year-old Sandra, and her beloved Labrador, Mandy, rely on the monthly box of healthy food they receive from Second Harvest Heartland.

  • Celebrating Mothers

    Celebrating Mothers

    May 10, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    This Mother’s Day, we celebrate all the brave women who struggle to put healthy food on the table, so their children don’t go hungry.

  • Help Us Stamp Out Hunger on May 11!

    Help Us Stamp Out Hunger on May 11!

    May 9, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Saturday is Stamp Out Hunger Day! Be sure to leave a grocery bag (or two) of non-perishable food by your mailbox for your letter carrier to pick up.

  • Capturing the Magic of Dish: Cuisine for Change

    Capturing the Magic of Dish: Cuisine for Change

    May 3, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    A local freelance photographer donates his time and talent to photographing Second Harvest Heartland’s signature fundraising gala.

  • Hunger on Campus: The Hidden Need

    Hunger on Campus: The Hidden Need

    May 2, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    In response to the growing problem of campus hunger, Second Harvest Heartland is helping colleges start their own food shelves and distributions.

  • Using Her Time, Talent and Treasures to Make an Impact

    Using Her Time, Talent and Treasures to Make an Impact

    May 1, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    This year marks the 16th anniversary of our signature fundraising gala, Dish: Cuisine for Change, and Patty Brunn’s 10th year volunteering for it. Learn what keeps her coming back.

  • Touched by Hunger, Company Comes Together to Give Back

    Touched by Hunger, Company Comes Together to Give Back

    April 26, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    At Bio-Techne, helping others is part of the culture.

  • Fight Hunger. Spark Change.

    Fight Hunger. Spark Change.

    April 24, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    While Earth Day has come and gone, our mission to reduce food waste by working with retail and agricultural partners to divert safe, edible food from landfills to our hungry neighbors continues.

  • Volunteer to Help Us Stamp Out Hunger on May 11!

    Volunteer to Help Us Stamp Out Hunger on May 11!

    April 19, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Gather your friends and family and help us collect grocery bags of non-perishable food for your letter carrier to pick up on Saturday, May 11 for Stamp Out Hunger.

  • Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

    Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

    April 18, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

    Second Harvest Heartland is on the forefront of a growing movement among national food banks to devote distribution efforts to more nutritious foods.

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