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  • Thank You, Donors! Donor Appreciation Week, August 2-8

    Thank You, Donors! Donor Appreciation Week, August 2-8

    July 27, 2021 By: Rachel Bittner - Direct Marketing Specialist

    Whether you’re able to lend a hand—or need one for support—it takes all of us working together to fight hunger. August 2-8 is Donor Appreciation Week at Second Harvest Heartland and we’re giving a special shoutout to those who have supported our mission to end hunger in the heartland.

  • Staying Cool This Summer with Our New Temperature-Controlled Clean Room

    Staying Cool This Summer with Our New Temperature-Controlled Clean Room

    July 26, 2021 By: Nora Dragich - volunteer center manager

    We’re staying cool this summer with a brand-new Temperature-Controlled Clean Room, thanks to generous support from the Schwan’s Corporate Giving Foundation. Second Harvest Heartland’s Brooklyn Park facility is now the fifth food bank in the country with a temperature-controlled, USDA-inspected clean room, where volunteers can pack ready-to-eat items that must remain in a safe temperature range, such as meat and poultry.

  • 4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance Right Now

    4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance Right Now

    July 21, 2021 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist

    With many economic indicators rebounding and "We’re Hiring” signs adorning countless businesses, why do people need food assistance right now? It’s complicated and dynamic, and the need is very real in communities across our region and the country.

  • A New Partnership Aims to More Fully Address Hunger in Rural Western Wisconsin

    A New Partnership Aims to More Fully Address Hunger in Rural Western Wisconsin

    July 13, 2021 By: Jennifer Sheda - Senior Agency Relations Communications Specialist

    The relationship between Second Harvest Heartland and the St. Croix Valley Food Bank will double the number of meals distributed in Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties.

  • Monthly Giving: A Lifeline For Neighbors Facing Hunger

    Monthly Giving: A Lifeline For Neighbors Facing Hunger

    June 28, 2021 By: Rachel Bittner - Direct Marketing Specialist

    One of the most efficient ways to fight hunger is through recurring monthly donations, providing stability and hope to families year-round. Families like Bertie’s.

  • Midwest Dairy Makes Milk More Accessible

    Midwest Dairy Makes Milk More Accessible

    June 25, 2021 By: Lisa Boyd - Agency Partner Specialist

    As National Dairy Month comes to a close, we want to raise a glass (of fresh milk) to our long-standing partner Midwest Dairy and thank them for their commitment to ending hunger through providing fresh, protein-rich milk to those experiencing food insecurity.

  • We’re proud to announce that we have been awarded recertification as a Service Enterprise organization

    We’re proud to announce that we have been awarded recertification as a Service Enterprise organization

    June 15, 2021 By: Julie Greene - Volunteer Services Manager  

    We’re proud to announce that we have been awarded recertification as a Service Enterprise organization, putting us in the top 11 percent of nonprofits nationwide in upholding high standards in volunteer management and organizational performance. Read more! 

  • Resilience Through Food: The Celebration of Juneteenth

    Resilience Through Food: The Celebration of Juneteenth

    June 14, 2021 By: Vivian Moore - Office Manager and Inclusion Council Chair

    June 19,1865, the date enslaved Africans received their freedom from slavery in Texas. We celebrate that freedom, our true Independence Day, with the anniversary of Juneteenth. And in our commemoration of that freedom there also lies a connection to food in the celebration of Juneteenth which is essential to the day as we celebrate Black joy.

  • Minnetonka High School Students Destigmatize SNAP

    Minnetonka High School Students Destigmatize SNAP

    June 3, 2021 By: Guest Contributor

    Our SNAP Outreach team recently collaborated with students from Minnetonka High School on a digital journalism project aimed at reducing stigma and increasing participation in SNAP. Check out their video project.

  • This Spring, Hairnets Are In and Contaminants Are Out

    This Spring, Hairnets Are In and Contaminants Are Out

    May 24, 2021 By: Volunteer Engagement Team

    Lab coats, safety gloves, shoe covers, and hairnets. Volunteers in our Brooklyn Park facility can now be seen donning these latest fashion trends. These precautions are just a few of the measures in place to keep contaminants out of the General Mills and Mosaic Clean Rooms, where our volunteers are busy packing ready-to-eat items like cereal.

  • Girls Scouts Bring Joy to the Hunger Fight

    Girls Scouts Bring Joy to the Hunger Fight

    May 7, 2021 By: Leanne Adamsky - Agency Services Coordinator

    Girl Scout cookie time is one of the most wonderful times of the year for many, and thanks to our local Girl Scouts, we distributed more than 38,000 cookie boxes this spring!

  • Partnering to Address Child Hunger in the Suburbs

    Partnering to Address Child Hunger in the Suburbs

    May 5, 2021 By: Hannah Keuler - Child Hunger Specialist

    To show what a very successful school and local food shelf partnership can look like we spoke partners The Open Door Pantry in Eagan and Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 to learn how they’re fighting hunger in the suburbs.

  • Join Us for Second Harvest Heartland’s First-Ever 24-Hour Harvest Giving Day on May 20

    Join Us for Second Harvest Heartland’s First-Ever 24-Hour Harvest Giving Day on May 20

    April 29, 2021 By: Rachel Bittner - Direct Marketing Specialist

    As we head into our second summer since Covid began, we’re hopeful for better, hunger-free days to come. But if we don’t rally together and continue to fight hunger in full force, our neighbors could face the hungriest summer in memory. Join our 24-Hour Harvest Giving Day!

  • Pro Bono Volunteers Help Advance Food Distribution Equity

    Pro Bono Volunteers Help Advance Food Distribution Equity

    April 23, 2021 By: Paige Stein - Volunteer Resource Developer

    This Volunteer Appreciation Month, we are celebrating Slalom’s impactful volunteer contributions by spotlighting Jimmy Son, a volunteer who served as engagement lead on a project with our Agency Relations team and has been instrumental in our data analytics work over the multi-step project.

  • Ready for the Road to Recovery

    Ready for the Road to Recovery

    April 23, 2021 By: Stacy Wade - Chief People Officer

    After a year of non-stop crisis response to our partners and community, our team members, along with frontline staff from Minnesota Central Kitchen and numerous hunger-relief partner agencies, received the Covid-19 vaccine and are ready for the road to recovery.

  • Dana and Mike Want YOU to Join Them as Volunteers

    Dana and Mike Want YOU to Join Them as Volunteers

    April 16, 2021 By: Lynlee Roberts - Volunteer Coordinator

    In recognition of Volunteer Appreciation Month, we sat down with two of our regular pack-and-sort volunteers, Dana and Mike, who have shown up twice a week throughout the pandemic to keep up our end of the hunger fight. Get to know them!

  • A Skeptical Donor Finds Value in Charitable Gift Annuities

    A Skeptical Donor Finds Value in Charitable Gift Annuities

    April 14, 2021 By: Alison Griffin - Senior Communications Specialist

    A charitable gift annuity allows Leslie and Bob to blend altruism with a fixed stream of income for the rest of their lives.

  • Our Assessment of the American Rescue Plan Act

    Our Assessment of the American Rescue Plan Act

    April 14, 2021 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist

    It’s been a few weeks since the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Biden. But what does this sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package mean for our food bank operations and the partners and neighbors we serve?

  • The Fanucci Family: Channeling Grief Into Some “Outrageous Good”

    The Fanucci Family: Channeling Grief Into Some “Outrageous Good”

    April 8, 2021 By: Maddie Archbold  - Community Engagement Coordinator

    Laura and Franco Fanucci decided to turn their ultimate tragedy into a celebration of their daughters’ memories and an opportunity to raise much-needed funds for Second Harvest Heartland. Read on to learn about Laura’s motivation to give back and how you, too, can get involved in the fight to end hunger.

  • Two Jerries Are Better Than One

    Two Jerries Are Better Than One

    April 6, 2021 By: Jane Thurow - Community Engagement & Program Development VISTA

    In recognition of Volunteer Appreciation Month, we’re highlighting the commitment of two volunteers who each dedicated hundreds of hours a year to behind-the-scenes database management support, and both happened to be named Jerri/Jerry!

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