Food for Thought

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

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

Charitable bequests make an enormous difference to an organization like Second Harvest Food Bank. Cecelia Medley was a compassionate member of our New Orleans community. Throughout her life, she was involved with her church, volunteered as a pharmacist with the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy, and was a long-time donor to Second Harvest. She... Read More

A message from Second Harvest President & CEO Natalie Jayroe:  When people think of Second Harvest, many people think of the countless boxes of donated food that we provide to soup kitchens, pantries, schools and shelters across the state. Indeed, in the last year, our staff and volunteers provided 34 million meals to these vital... Read More

Following the government shutdown this year, we received this very special note:  Dear Second Harvest, On behalf of the Coast Guard Spouses’ Club of Greater New Orleans, local Coast Guard service members, and their families, I would like to sincerely thank you for your assistance during the recent government shutdown. Our active duty members and... Read More

Eighty-six year-old Doris Williams receives groceries from Second Harvest’s mobile pantry truck once a month at Little Zion Baptist Church in New Orleans. “It truly is a blessing, and I thank God and everyone who makes this food possible,” she told us. Since Ms. Williams retired from her job as a telephone operator in 1992,... Read More

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