Food for Thought

Five years ago, True Vine Ministries became a partner of Second Harvest, distributing food and help to the community of Scott, just west of Lafayette. “I saw how the need was for low-income families, and especially for the elderly,” said church pantry Director Judy Francis. By partnering with Second Harvest, Judy and her team created... Read More

Our Daily Bread in Hammond is a community food pantry and soup kitchen supported by your donations to Second Harvest. Amanda started coming here about a year ago following a breakup with her husband. One of the pantry’s staff told us, “She at first was sad and discouraged. She said she was so depressed at... Read More

For the first time ever, Second Harvest will be distributing food directly to the public from facility. This distribution will happen this Saturday, August 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 700 Edwards Avenue in the Elmwood-area facility. Individuals and families are asked to pre-qualify on Thursday August 1 and Friday August 2 from... Read More

Thanks to your support, Second Harvest provides food to hundreds of local community partners like food pantries, soup kitchens, schools, and shelters across South Louisiana. But for the many communities that don’t have access to a traditional food pantry, and often not even a grocery store, making ends meet can be a challenge. That’s where... Read More

Every summer, Second Harvest Food Bank’s Community Kitchen provides thousands of nutritious meals to local children across our 23-parish service area. This vital program is only possible thanks to the our outstanding volunteers! Now, we’re asking for your help to volunteer with us this summer to help provide these vital summer meals. Many of these... Read More

Summer Food Service Program / “Summer Feeding” The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded program that provides free, nutritious meals to children age 18 or younger living in low-income areas, or pockets of poverty during the summer months when school is not in session. The SFSP can be sponsored by public or private... Read More

Ms. Geraldine Bickham is no stranger to hard work. “I worked my whole life, from the Southdown Sugar Mill, to working in restaurants, and cleaning houses on my hands and knees,” the 79-year-old Houma resident told us. Now, after a lifetime of work, she relies on a limited income from Social Security to get by... Read More