Archives: Hunger Matters

The Second Harvest Heartland Blog

It’s a Meal … It’s a Snack … It’s Super Snack!

March 1, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

How do you keep kids energized and homework-ready at the end of the school day? With a Super Snack of course!
We Want Your Videos!

February 27, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer

Submit a video of yourself in your kitchen and you could be featured in a special video at our signature fundraising event, Dish: Cuisine for Change.
Connecting Meals to Those Who Need Them Most

February 20, 2019 By: Tina Mortimer
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

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 …

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

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

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.