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UnitedHealthcare Donates $500,000 to Nonprofits in North Carolina - Including Second Harvest
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is awarding $500,000 in Empowering Health grants to four community-based...
Jul 22, 2021


Enjoy Eating Bugs!
INGREDIENTS: Vegetable Bugs • 2-3 Celery stalks, cut into various lengths for different bugs • 1-2 mini cucumbers, halved lengthwise with...
Jun 28, 2021


Children Are Depending on Us
By Dr. Kimberly Montez While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives, it has been particularly challenging for low-income...
Jun 21, 2021


Celebrating and Acknowledging Freedom Day
As we work to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, we recognize and celebrate the...
Jun 18, 2021


Summer Days Can Be Hungry Days
Kids deserve a summer free from worry. But the truth is, for far too many kids, summer means missing meals that they would normally get...
Jun 14, 2021


Addressing Food Insecurity Through Public | Private Partnership
Congresswoman Kathy Manning Visits Second Harvest Working to ensure that all citizens can access the healthy food they to live their best...
May 7, 2021


Feeding America COVID-19 Recovery Priorities
Feeding America, the nation's network of more than 200 regional food banks providing food and support services for more than 60,000...
May 7, 2021


Partnership and Produce
On the road again... Robert Branch is wearing his Second Harvest Food Bank cap and driving his truck east on I-40, classic rock playing...
Apr 20, 2021


Second Harvest Opens First Satellite
Second Harvest Food Bank’s Greensboro Distribution and Nutrition Education Center to Bring Greater Access to Healthy Foods to Area...
Apr 18, 2021


Food is a Starting Point
"Our work is centered on the needs of community members, as defined and prioritized by those community members," explains Marty Roberts,...
Apr 11, 2021


Food for 15,000? No problem.
"Food for 15,000? No problem!" That’s what students from Providence Culinary Training will be saying after they have successfully...
Apr 6, 2021


Walmart, Sam’s Club & Feeding America® Food Banks Partner to Help Fight Hunger
As the heightened need for food assistance brought on by the pandemic continues, Second Harvest Food Bank and our dedicated on-the-ground...
Apr 4, 2021


4 Reasons Why We Love The Emergency Food Assistance Program
By Mya Price, Manager, Commodity & Federal Nutrition Programs, Feeding America Behind the ability of Feeding America’s network of 200...
Feb 16, 2021


Much More Remains to be Done
On this day (January 18) set aside to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we know that there is much work yet to be done....
Jan 18, 2021


Family. Food. Fellowship
These are the words Providence Culinary Training (PCT) graduate Shereen Gomaa lives by and what guides the work of the non-profit she...
Dec 22, 2020


A $50,000 Holiday Surprise
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC got an unexpected boost to help meet the growing need for food in the Piedmont – a $50,000 Wells...
Dec 19, 2020


All Across the Nation, And Right Here, Too
It was still dark and very cold when Food Bankers arrived before sunrise to set up for the day's food distribution. It would be hours...
Dec 14, 2020


WHY I GIVE with Barbara Walker
“One of the main reasons I give to Second Harvest is because the money goes directly to the community and children,” explained Barbara...
Nov 11, 2020


Offering Produce and Hope During Time of Need
Written by: Kayleigh Hudson, Student at Appalachian State University, this is the second installment of a three-part series...
Nov 11, 2020


They Protected Our Nation. We Must Protect Them...from Hunger.
When COVID-19 first hit communities across the U.S., food banks faced unprecedented, significant increases in requests for food...
Nov 11, 2020
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