Hunger Relief – and the Everyday Heroes Who Make It Happen

42,000 volunteers. 127,000 hours of community service. Tens of millions of meals. Often, the conversation about food insecurity is couched in grim statistics … but in honor of Hunger Action Month this September, I want to celebrate the bright side of the fight against hunger—and that starts, as it always has, with people.

A Word of Gratitude: Summer 2025

With your generous help this summer, Second Harvest Food Bank is preparing for two vastly different disasters. While we hope that tropical storms and hurricanes will stay offshore, we are ready to respond if the moment of need should arise.

Meanwhile, a more devastating and catastrophic disaster is unfolding for far too many of our neighbors, especially kids. One in six Central Florida kids is at risk of going to bed hungry tonight. The daily disaster of summer hunger is daunting to families faced with an immediate grocery bill hike. With school cafeterias closed, breakfasts and lunches at home add up quickly.

With Hunger Relief Funding Halted, Millions of Meals Are Off the Table

For years, the bipartisan approach to hunger relief has been straightforward and sensible: Get food to American families and support American farmers who produce it. This solution has not only been a lifeline for millions of people, it has also been a cornerstone of local aid and economic stability. A few days ago, it came crashing to a halt.

Funding Freeze Threatens Food for Central Florida Families

A recent pause in federal funding is creating uncertainty for Second Harvest Food Bank and the families, children, and seniors who count on us and our feeding partners for nutritious food every day.

Support from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a key source of U.S.-grown food provided through the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), has been frozen. We have no indication of when or if this funding will resume.

Without this vital support, our food supply will shrink by at least 28 truckloads this year alone, putting nearly 1 million meals out of reach for people already facing hunger in Central Florida.