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Culinary Training, Your Impact

Food is Success: How the Culinary Training Program Builds Sustainable Careers

By Erika Spence
, February 19, 2025

Second Harvest’s Culinary Training Program is a journey of personal growth and empowerment for adults facing barriers to employment. It’s not just about job placement; it’s about equipping individuals with...

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Ending the Vicious Cycle of Hunger

By Rachel Whetstone
, February 17, 2025

Joseph found himself in a line at a local church food pantry. His health issues had forced him to allocate a significant portion of his monthly expenses to treatment, just to stay employed and maintain health insurance. He turned to...

Culinary Training, Your Impact

Culinary Program Offers Immersive Training

By Rachel Whetstone
, February 13, 2025

Do you know how to cook a skate properly? Jens Dahlmann, Vice President of Culinary Operations at Universal Orlando Resort, recently taught students participating in Second Harvest's Culinary Training Program how to prepare the close relative of a stingray in...

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Mother Mary’s Market Joins School Partnerships Program to Combat Collegiate Hunger

By Erika Spence
, February 12, 2025

Studying for an exam, completing coursework on time, and concentrating on accomplishing tasks in class, during practice, and at part-time jobs—college students have plenty to focus on to make the semester a success. Worrying about where their next meal will...

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