How You Can Help Fight Hunger Second Harvest North Florida fights hunger every day. More than 450 nonprofits are dependent on us to provide them with food for the hungry people they serve – children, veterans, seniors and the working poor.
How We Serve People in Need The Need
Food Arrives
More than 342,000 individuals in the Second Harvest North Florida service area are deemed to be “food insecure” – which means they might not be hungry, but they also don’t know when they will eat again. Of that total, more than 117,000 are children. In the 17-county area we serve, 136,269 people are in a class of working poor with no access to federal or state benefits. We are the sole source of food for thousands of working poor families.
From Donations: local grocery store partners, regional food wholesalers, local food drives, individuals, farmers & farmers markets
Food is Sorted/Stored
Food is Distributed
Food is sorted/stored in our 33,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility or other warehouse locations in St. Augustine, Gainesville and Lake City. Perishable foods are stored in freezers or refrigeration units. Nonperishable foods are sorted and shelved for distribution. Second Harvest staff includes 24 direct operations employees. 3,770 volunteers worked 24,000+ hours in 2011.
To 450+ Member Agencies: Ministries, church pantries, medical clinics, senior citizen centers, after-school programs, summer programs, shelters & feeding sites. Through Mobile Pantries. Through Special Programs: Kids Cafe, Summer Lunch feeding sites, BackPack Program, healthy food distribution programs, SNAP outreach.
From Government Resources: TEFAP (from USDA) Through Feeding America Network: CHOICE system, national donor relationships As Purchased Resources