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  • 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.

  • Food Sourcing Q&A with Sourcing and Demand Planning Director Julie Vanhove

    Food Sourcing Q&A with Sourcing and Demand Planning Director Julie Vanhove

    March 22, 2022 By: Myrtle Turnquist - Volunteer Writer

    Second Harvest Heartland is often asked where we get the food to distribute to our agency partners in the hunger relief network. Sourcing and Demand Planning Director Julie Vanhove answers all of our food sourcing questions here.

  • In the Right Place at a Difficult Time

    In the Right Place at a Difficult Time

    March 18, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist 

    Anne and Steve DiFiore’s giving is driven by the three F’s: “Our families, our friends and our faith.” See why they chose to support Second Harvest Heartland in its COVID response to community hunger.

  • The Power of a Prepared Meal

    The Power of a Prepared Meal

    March 14, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    A prepared meal allows a time-strapped parent to take a breath and enjoy dinner with their children. A prepared meal takes away the overwhelming task of figuring out where their next meal is coming from for a person experiencing homelessness. A prepared meal gives a student struggling with food insecurity the ability to focus on their schoolwork.

  • Making Hunger-Free Schools a Reality in Minnesota

    Making Hunger-Free Schools a Reality in Minnesota

    March 2, 2022 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist 

    The Hunger-Free Schools campaign is on a mission to make free school meals available to all Minnesota students. Learn more about why Second Harvest Heartland and other coalition members are working to make universal school meals a reality in Minnesota.

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