The federal TEFAP program helps Second Harvest move food from farms to families... and creates a great group volunteer activity!

Every day, Second Harvest’s Nutrition Services team heads out across the 18 counties that we serve, teaching cooking classes, nutrition classes, and sharing recipes. We know that hunger is a serious health issue in the communities we serve not just because of a lack of calories, but because of inconsistent access to healthy, nutritious and adequate food. Sometimes, we are able to track down our nutritionists and get them to share some recipes with you! Here are a healthy, low

[ Thank you to all of the anti-hunger advocates who fought for a 2018 Farm Bill that protects SNAP, strengthens TEFAP, and protects Americans facing hunger. Over the last year, we have called on YOU—our partners and supporters – many times to advocate for a strong Farm Bill. We are so pleased to say the our collaborative efforts to learn, educate, and inform each other about the importance of this legislation has paid off. In the 2018 Farm Bill that has now been passed, Congr

This morning, a large semi pulled up to the docks at our centrally located warehouses in Winston-Salem. This, alone, is not necessarily eventful. Every day, trucks large and small are coming and going from Second Harvest Food Bank, moving food rescued from grocery stores and manufacturers, saving it from becoming waste. In fact, Second Harvest has our own fleet of trucks–perhaps you have seen them as they travel out on the roads of our 18-county service area gathering and di

Currently, Congress is considering the future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) as they look to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill. The decisions they make during this process will directly impact how the 1 in 7 people in Northwest North Carolina, including seniors, veterans, and children who experience hunger, will be able to put food on the table. No piece of legislation is more im

Late last week, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee released its version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which presents an opportunity for the Senate to strengthen the national commitment to reducing hunger and support agriculture. Second Harvest Food Bank applauds Committee leaders for working together to develop a bipartisan Farm Bill and avoid dramatic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—a program that our food bank and network of partner programs has art

“What comes to mind is thankful and appreciative.” Rebecca Brooks leans forward in her chair to make sure to look you in the eye; she looks at you in a gentle way that makes you know that she is trying to connect with you, hear you and be heard. She is a volunteer here at Pastor’s Pantry in Lexington, North Carolina. Volunteering, she says, gives her exercise and helps “keep my mind sharp.” And, like so many volunteers at Second Harvest partner programs such as this one, Rebe

This year, you are going to hear food bankers talking about the Farm Bill… a lot. At first blush, you might wonder what the Farm Bill has to do with our work. It’s not just that we love farmers (we really, really do), but it’s also because the Farm Bill covers some of the most important programs that address food insecurity, and help people in our communities navigate through difficult times. The Farm Bill is up for re-authorization in 2018, and therefore all parts of it are

Winter in the South can be cold and muddy. So when the snow falls, blanketing the ground and blessing the tree limbs with fresh white, all our hearts skip a beat. It is simply beautiful. But for many North Carolinian children, snow days mean hungry days. Across the 18 Northwest North Carolina counties that Second Harvest Food Bank serves, 1 in 4 children are food insecure–meaning they do not have reliable access to healthy, nutritious food to fuel their growing bodies and min

“Their doors would close.” This is what Susan Cox said would happen to hundreds of food assistance programs if TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) decreased. Cox should know: not only does she serve on the Second Harvest Food Bank Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Second Harvest Agency Advisory Council, but she sees the important impact of TEFAP everyday in her own program, One Step Further in Guilford County. The food provided to Second Harvest Food Bank a

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