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Dear Valued Partner, 

During our current reality of greatly heightened need for food assistance across the community, Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB) continues to seek ways to help your program reach as many people with food assistance as possible. We see the incredible effort that your organization and so many others are putting forth to help our neighbors every day. Thank you! For our part, we continue to source more donated food, purchased food, and government commodities than ever before.     

Both your organization and ours have been called upon to perform our missions at significantly higher levels during these historic times. We are aware of the many challenges and burdens that our partners are facing across all six of the counties we serve.  

In an effort to temporarily ease the financial strain on our partners during COVID-19 relief efforts, we would like to announce the following: Beginning July 6, 2020, your organization will not pay fees for the products that you access at SHFB.* Thanks to the generosity of a caring community, SHFB will be using funds contributed by individuals, corporations, and foundations to service the payment of your account balance each month through the end of the year. Your organization will resume responsibility to pay for certain items when our normal fee structure is restored on January 1, 2021.  

It is important to note that we do not anticipate any shortages or lack of food availability during these months. We expect large amounts of government commodities, purchased food, and donated food to continue to flow. There will be enough resources to go around for all our partners, in all six counties. There is no reason to change your current pattern of shopping for your clients.   

If you have any questions, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions on the next page. If you still have questions, please contact your SHFB Agency Relations representative.   

We are grateful for your service. Be well, and stay safe.

Dave Krepcho
President & CEO

*Our ability to cover the fees for your organization will be based on the average amount per month that you have spent at SHFB over the past three months.   This opportunity is also subject to inventory availability, and limits on product volume. Does not apply to fees incurred for service before July 6, 2020.  Orders must be placed at least 72 hours ahead of shopping appointment.

Dear Partner Agencies

It is with great excitement that we announce registration is open for Second Harvest Food Bank’s 5^th Annual Partner Agency Conference!

The conference is returning to Calvary Orlando on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Please see the attached invitation and registration link: https://www.feedhopenow.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=RSVP_agency

Be sure to RSVP by February 14^th. Registration is limited to 2 attendees per agency. Please Register by using the link above.

We strive to move into 2020 together with a clear vision and direction to fight hunger and feed hope in Central Florida. Please join us for the exciting opportunity to connect with your fellow hunger fighting partners, learn more about the needs and resources in our community, and to commit to making a difference in the lives of those we serve.

We look forward to connecting with you on March 20^th!

Thank you for all that you do!

On any given day you will find these two ladies waiting to greet you in our Partner Agency Lobby at the Orlando Warehouse. Many times I can hear laughter pouring over from the agency lobby and I can almost always count on it coming from Charlotte or Evelyn interacting with the agencies. They offer a familiar face and help the whole shopping experience feel less intimidating and more welcoming. I once asked both of them what they love most about their jobs and they both said that the agencies they interact with daily make their job meaningful. Charlotte and Evelyn are responsible for scheduling agency appointments, finalizing agency orders, answering food assistance calls, managing agency shopping and the list could goes on! Above all of this they continually provide great customer service to each agency that walks through our lobby doors. So, the next time you’re in our agency lobby be sure to stop and give an extra thank you to Charlotte and Evelyn we could not do what we do without them! 

– Fernanda Ngo

Thank you to everyone who came to the Agency County Meeting on Thursday, September 25th. Dave Krepcho, President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, was in attendance. He led an open forum where agencies asked anything and everything!