Bringing Healthy Foods to Children for Improved Nutrition
Introducing Healthy Food to Children for Improved Nutrition! Our Children’s Program is trying to visit each head start classroom in all eight counties we serve Our Goal: Visit 40-80 children a week from January through June, averaging 4 pounds of fresh produce per child per visit We set up child-sized farmers markers in their school […]
NEIGHBOR STORIES
Brittany and Clint Salt Lake City, Utah “My son was so excited and kept saying, ‘I love turkey!’ There was something so magical about being able to sit at the dinner table with my family and enjoy that holiday meal.” “As a mom, it makes me feel bad when I can’t provide my sons with […]
Your Story: Gaby
My husband Josh and I have three children. John is seven, Gavin is two and Marietta is one. When we first got married our lives were pretty stable. We had a place to live and both of us worked full time. We could pay the bills; we could buy our children the things they needed. […]
COVID-19 Impact on Our Neighbors
Since the pandemic started in the Spring of 2020, we have seen a tremendous increase in the number of families seeking help from Second Harvest. Second Harvest has responded by having mobile food distributions where, with the help of the USDA, TEMA, and the CEFAP programs, we are able to give up to 100 pounds […]
News and Updates May 2020
SNAP UPDATED INFO: Phase Two This email provides an update on USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) response to COVID-19 regarding the implementation of phase two SNAP Emergency Allotments to States and Territories across the US. USDA is granting the following blanket approval for SNAP Emergency Allotments under authority granted in the Families First […]
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Food on the Move Helps Remote Families in Need
If it weren’t for the support of friends like you who make it possible for our Mobile Food Pantry to reach families in need, people in remote areas would not have access to the healthy food they need to get by. Second Harvest’s first priority is helping our clients eat right, and if they can’t […]
