Second Harvest Food Bank Awarded Green Business of the Year for its Sustainability Leadership
We could not be more honored and pleased. On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Piedmont Environmental Alliance’s (PEA) Annual Party, Second...
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- Sep 20
Bishop shines a light on Providence
Dressed in her crisp white monogrammed chef’s jacket Bishop, 29, is busy in her role as Culinary Lead at Providence Catering, where she...
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- Aug 4
A Servant's Heart
If you want to get in shape; build strength, endurance, and agility, or be inspired to be a better you, spend time with Joey Motsay. He’s...
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- Jun 28
Fueling Children’s Futures…and Our Own
We met Caley during her first visit to the food pantry serving her rural, mountain community, her three children in tow - Samuel, Jr.,...
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- Jun 8
The Clyde W. Fitzgerald Teaching Garden Nourished by Food Lion Feeds is Open!
On June 8, 2023, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina marked the official opening of a three-quarter acre teaching...
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- Apr 25
Farm Bill 101
The Farm Bill is a package of legislation passed roughly once every five years that has a tremendous impact on farming livelihoods, how...
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- Jun 29, 2022
Now that we know we can, will we?
Fallout from the ongoing pandemic, the resulting economic challenges, and world events are being felt by all of us. It doesn’t need to be...
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- Apr 19, 2022
Growing Community One Crop at a Time
A visit to the Betty and Jim Holmes Food Bank Garden finds volunteers stringing trellises for future beans and checking raised beds...
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- Jan 4, 2022
Commemorating 40 Years of Service
From humble beginnings in the early 1980s, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC (originally known as the Food Bank of Northwest NC),...
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- Aug 23, 2021
“Hunger is UNACCEPTABLE”
This story was originally published several years ago; however, Joyce Kohfeldt's passion for feeding children and supporting the work of...
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- Jul 30, 2021
"We look after each other here."
It was before school let out for summer that young Sierra J., Class of 2021, Alexander Central High School (ACHS), felt compelled to send...
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- Jul 22, 2021
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...
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- Jun 28, 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...
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- Jun 21, 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...
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- Jun 14, 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...
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- Apr 4, 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...
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- Feb 16, 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...
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- Dec 14, 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...
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- Nov 11, 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...
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- Aug 20, 2020
Children Need Good Nutrition. Every. Day.
Organizations Working Together For All Children in Guilford County Share Why Pandemic Waivers For School Nutrition Are Crucial for...
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