food and fund drive toolkit
Food Fund Drive Toolkit – FY21
Food for Thought
An inside look at South Louisiana’s emergency food network. See the direct impact of your donations, follow the stories of our clients, volunteers, and donors, and read about the latest anti-hunger policy debates at the local, state, and federal level.
Support from Starbucks making mobile pantries possible
Nearly 22 million children rely on free or reduced-price school meals in the United States. During the summer months, millions lose access to these meals. Unfortunately, millions across the country –including thousands in South Louisiana also face unemployment and a summer they never expected. Food banks like ours that are part of the FeedingAmerica network... Read More
Hometown Heroes: The National Guard Comes Through
From the very outset of Second Harvest’s response to the COVID-19 emergency, the support of the Louisiana National Guard has been essential. Second Harvest Communications Director, Jay Vise, says the response by the guard was near-immediate. “After we made the request, twenty Guard members were in our Jefferson Parish facility within 24 hours,” he said.... Read More
One Community, One Kitchen
In normal times, Second Harvest prepares hundreds of meals a day in our 6,500 square-foot Community Kitchen for after-school and summer feeding programs. These programs help at-risk children get the key nutrition they need every day. When schools abruptly closed and thousands of families and seniors suddenly found themselves homebound, our kitchen staff and volunteers... Read More
Our response: Helping thousands thanks to your donations
Since March, the lives of millions in Louisiana have been turned upside down. Countless neighbors are suddenly out of work, thousands of families are at home with their children and without a paycheck, and senior citizens need meals and groceries at a time when they must stay isolated. The Second Harvest response is on a... Read More
Miss Elaine thanks you for your support
Since the emergency lockdown of our communities began in March, hundreds of thousands of our South Louisiana neighbors suddenly found themselves in need of food assistance, often for the very first time. Miss Elaine is 66 and lives in Metairie. We met Miss Elaine at one of the hundreds of emergency food distributions our staff... Read More
Message from Natalie: How the COVID-19 emergency response is unique
On behalf of our staff, Board, volunteers and those we serve, let me personally extend our deepest gratitude. Our team has helped thousands of our neighbors in need thanks to everyone who has donated time, money, food, and resources over the past weeks and months. Second Harvest has responded to dozens of disasters and emergencies... Read More
Our COVID-19 response so far
HOW YOU CAN HELP and GET HELP: Click here for info about all the ways you can help our response, including monetary donations. The Need Thousands of our neighbors are food insecure, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic and extended school and business shutdowns, the need is overwhelming and increasing to levels we have rarely seen before. ... Read More
Thanks to you, we can help people like Miss Pearl
Your generous support for Second Harvest is helping thousands of senior citizens make ends meet. Miss Pearl is just one person who recently shared her story with us. After working her entire life, she said it’s difficult to need help from a food pantry, but she feels fortunate to live in a community where neighbors... Read More
Your gift is saving lives
We met Leon (left) and Joe (right) at the New Orleans Mission on Christmas morning. The Mission is one of the hundreds of shelters, pantries, and soup kitchens across South Louisiana supported by Second Harvest. “I’ve been clean for seven months now,” Leon said. “This food is a blessing. It’s so much easier to stay... Read More
You’re helping kids grow up strong
Feeding hungry children is a cornerstone of our mission at Second Harvest. And our after-school Kids Cafe program is an important way your support helps at-risk children. Every week during the school year, Second Harvest volunteers and drivers prepare, package, and deliver thousands of hot meals and snacks to children across our 23-parish service area.... Read More
Rescue Runner: Helping ensure zero food goes to waste
In South Louisiana, we’re blessed with some of the best food and restaurants in the world. But, one big problem is the meals that go to waste when extra food is left at the end of the business day. That’s where our new Rescue Runner program comes in. Rescue Runner utilizes an online app to... Read More