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Hunger Matters
The Second Harvest Heartland Blog
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Two Layoffs and an Open Heart Surgery
August 15, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Food is something we all need to thrive. Faced with little choice, Kandy started going to a food pantry.
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Growing Up Hungry Next to Growing Food
August 11, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Child hunger is not just an urban issue—it’s suburban and it’s rural too.
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Behind the Computer Screen: My Experience as a Digital Marketing Intern
August 9, 2017 By: Sarah Rayburn
As our digital marketing intern moves on from her time here, she shares about her experiences at Second Harvest Heartland.
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Good Beers Giving Back
August 3, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
Taprooms and local restaurants often bring people together, and many go above and beyond to give back to their communities. Join us at one of our upcoming events.
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Nutrient-Dense Produce Is Everything for Ricky
August 2, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Meet Ricky, a Minneapolis resident managing his diabetes with the help of produce distributions.
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Mobile Summer Meals
July 28, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
Mobile Café reaches kids in St. Paul with the help of Summer Food Service Program grant from Second Harvest Heartland and Share Our Strength
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Fresh Produce Distribution Season Begins
July 24, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
Fresh Produce Distribution Partnership program helps get more fresh foods into the communities that need it most.
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Hunger Nearly Five Times as Prevalent with LGBTQ Communities
July 19, 2017 By: JT Pinther
It is paramount to consider food when talking about health. That’s why Rainbow Health Initiative’s Voices of Health Survey covers food insecurity for LGBTQ communities.
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Need food help this summer?
July 11, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
If you or someone you know are in need of food this summer, there are several free meal programs and local emergency food services that can help.
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Food Waste: Tremendous progress, but more to be done
July 10, 2017 By: Rob Zeaske - Chief Executive Officer
Our CEO, Rob Zeaske responds to a recent commentary in the Star Tribune about food waste.
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Warm Weather, No Food
July 3, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
Parents, kids and our partners share about the need for free summer meals.
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Annual Walmart Campaign Raises 767,403 Meals!
June 30, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Walmart’s Fight Hunger Spark Change campaign efforts paid off, and more families are fed because of it.
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Some Trucks Deliver Food, Some Trucks Deliver Awareness
June 29, 2017 By: JT Pinther
MAZON, A Jewish Response to Hunger, is in town with their first-of-its-kind food insecurity awareness exhibit, “This Is Hunger.”
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Moved By Her Son’s Hungry Classmates, Tatiana Volunteers
June 28, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Learn why Tatiana volunteered at multiple produce distributions last year.
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What a Mom Does
June 27, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
Yolawnda knows her kids used to worry about food, now they don't have to.
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Touchdown for Healthy Kids
June 27, 2017 By: JT Pinther
After tossing the football around and running sprints, these young athletes were provided a free meal through the SFSP program.
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Give 11 to Fight Summer Hunger
June 23, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
New initiative with KARE 11 gives viewers an opportunity for help end summer hunger.
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From Two Sources of Income, to Zero
June 16, 2017 By: JT Pinther
Jennifer’s life flipped over when she received a cancer diagnosis last year.
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Compassion in the Classroom
June 15, 2017 By: Marie Pauley
A child can't learn on an empty stomach, but the compassion and caring of kids in a pre-K classroom helps ensure no one goes hungry.
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