Stories of Hope

With the generous support of people like you, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recently opened a new, larger distribution center in Melbourne. โ€œNo one should have to worry...
Since 2013, Second Harvest's Culinary Training Program has offered adults facing barriers to employment with the culinary and life skills training needed to pursue full-time careers in the food industry....
It only takes a slight rent increase, an unexpected expense like a flat tire, or a visit to the emergency room to cause a family to face the unthinkable: hunger. For one in eight Central Floridians, that's the reality. Sania...
When they retired, Michele and her husband moved to Florida to be close to family. Her son and his wife had good jobs and four young kids but needed extra help. โ€œThings are tight for everybody,โ€ Michele explains, adding that...
There are 600 Central Florida tables that will have Thanksgiving turkeys on them thanks to a joint effort between the food bank and a major national grocer. Winn-Dixie, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Operation Love Outreach, a...
โ€œAs one person, I feel like the one thing I can do something about is food,โ€ said Eric Veale, a regular volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. After his retirement in March of 2024 from the Central...
On Saturday, November 9, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recognized 25 Culinary Training Program students during a graduation ceremony. This ceremony also celebrated the program's 500th graduate. Food bank staff, family, friends, and employers joined the celebration to...
Ready for it? Two โ€œFearlessโ€ Swifties have โ€œKarmaโ€ on their side after raising funds beyond their โ€œWildest Dreamsโ€ to fight hunger in Central Florida!!!...
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