As students head home for an extended holiday break, they leave behind homework, exams, and critical school-provided meals, making the need for food assistance more significant this time of year.
Juggling high rent, utility bills, and essentials like food and clothing with the added pressure of providing a cheerful holiday is often overwhelming for families living paycheck to paycheck. Your support of emergency food pantries, school markets, and mobile food distributions helps ease this burden.
“This makes a lot of difference for us,” says Sheron, a working mom who balances a retail job with raising four kids. “If I don’t have to buy food, I can buy my kids something to wear or pay the light bill.”
Your support of Second Harvest helps provide families like Sheron’s with nutritious meals and a sense of peace during the holidays – and all year long. At a drive-thru food distribution at her kids’ school, a student volunteer filled Sheron’s trunk with groceries, including a holiday ham, fresh produce and a box of nonperishable pantry staples. She left with a lot less stress and a smile on her face.
Thank you for spreading cheer through meals and hope this holiday season.
