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Brighter Futures Begin Here: Where Learning Meets Community Impact
At West Forsyth High School, a group of exceptional teens with differing abilities is rewriting what’s possible—with the help of Second...
May 19


A Second Chance in the Kitchen
At 62, Daniel Barkley never expected to find himself back in a professional kitchen. More than twenty-five years had passed since he served as a Navy cook, where he fed sailors with precision and care. Even longer had it been since his days working in restaurants. But after leaving the military, life led him in different directions—working as a carpenter and handyman, enduring periods of hardship, and, ultimately, facing homelessness.
Apr 29


From Barcelona to the Ballot Box: Chef Vanessa’s Journey to American Citizenship
Vanessa Lanier—Now, she can add another significant achievement to that list: becoming an American citizen.
Nov 4, 2024


New Beginnings
“I couldn’t imagine getting clean. I always knew I deserved better, but I had no self-esteem. I was afraid of the unknown.” Courtney...
Oct 16, 2023


A father’s love grows GRACE
Careful chopping and cheerful chatter fill the classroom kitchen at Second Harvest Food Bank as participants in GRACE learn knife safety...
Oct 13, 2023


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...
Sep 20, 2023


The Journey... in Five Chapters
Providence students come form all walk of life. Some who enroll want to learn new skills and make new connections after a job loss. Some...
Apr 19, 2023


Embracing What's Next
Chef Cherisha (Cookie) Williams fills her days with food. She caters formal dinners for couples, hosts events for small groups, teaches...
Jan 1, 2023


Sharing Love at Fleming Street
The pandemic and a pineapple upside-down cake pushed Quinta Ellis, an educator, to pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, even though...
Aug 31, 2022


A Healthy Tool
Make the healthy choice the easy choice at food pantries—that’s a key goal for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC's Nutrition...
Aug 18, 2022


Catching Up with Providence
Fratellis – a popular, local steakhouse, is home to a number of Providence graduates, and on one thing they all agree: A key ingredient...
Jul 26, 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),...
Jan 4, 2022


15 Years Later, Providence Still Changing Lives Through Food
Meals that matter Brian DePaulis stared at Wake Correctional Center’s walls in Raleigh and Dianah Bethel eyed another garage door to be...
Nov 15, 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 7, 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


The Journey Home
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Jul 16, 2020


Between Beauty and the Beast, We Walk the Line
Chef Vanessa Lanier of Second Harvest’s Providence shares her experiences as a chef and on the frontlines at HEARD Collaborative Café,...
May 8, 2020


The Student Becomes the Teacher
Meet Terrell Anistead, graduate of Second Harvest's Providence Culinary Training, CC 37-2016, and rising star in Winston-Salem's food scene.
Jan 16, 2020


Through Giving, We Grow: Steven and Steve Jones
If you stop by Second Harvest Food Bank’s Providence Culinary Training, chances are you will see Steven Jones. Steven, 23, is handsome...
Oct 9, 2019
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