Nutrition

Expanding & Enhancing the Culinary Training Program

A month ago, the Culinary Training Program at Second Harvest celebrated three more classes of graduating culinary students, all of which have gone on to be fully employed. With an additional 30 graduating students, there are more than 280 alumni of the program who have each created success for themselves and their families. Recently, Second Harvest examined […]

Assistance during the Government Shut Down

Dear Partner Agencies, As I am sure you are aware, the government shutdown is entering its 3rd week. This shutdown affects all “non-essential” federal government employees, TSA agents, park rangers, congressional staff etc. Many of these furloughed employees have been working without pay, which is a tremendous strain on them and their families. We are […]

Over 2,500 Families Served at Annual School Holiday Drop

With just a few days left until students head home for a 17-day holiday break, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services partnered to help ease the burden for families at eight local schools during the ninth annual Holiday Food Drop. One in six area residents are in economic […]

Every Day is a New Challenge

“When I had nowhere to go, you were there for me,” explains Amelia. One day she came home after picking her kids up from school to discover her husband had abandoned their family. As a stay at home mom, she had no income to pay bills or rent. Within a month, she and her four children […]

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