Stories of Hope

Anybody can fall on hard times. For neighbors living paycheck to paycheck, a cut in hours or a lost job can quickly turn everyday choices into painful tradeoffs. Grocery shopping...
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Orange County Public Schools helped ease the burden of hunger this holiday season by providing meals for 3,000 local families ....
โ€œThe student told me โ€˜We only got a can of beans. I donโ€™t know what Iโ€™m gonna have for dinner tonight,โ€™โ€ he recalled. That was the moment Deacon Pete knew the team had to find a way to feed any...
Starting over isnโ€™t easy, but sometimes itโ€™s necessary. Jean left his home country of Haiti to escape political violence and seek stability and opportunity in the United States. Arriving here, he felt like he was beginning again at zero. It...
Anna is one of the one in seven Central Floridians who face food insecurity and are forced to make tough decisions about whether to purchase food or pay rent and other bills. Neighbors like Anna turn to mobile food distributions,...
"It's always been in me to help people," says Eddy, the backbone of East Coast Dream Center in Seminole County. He and his wife, Shye, operate a food pantry supported by Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. The Dream...
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Floridaโ€™s School Partnership Program supports in-school markets at more than 70 schools. At Campbell Middle School in Daytona Beach, students help distribute take-home bags filled with food for the whole family....
Fresh options are limited in town, available food is expensive, and transportation is a barrier for many. Thatโ€™s why Anita Wilson, the manager of Impact Paisley, decided to bring the food to the people who needed it in this food...
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