Second Harvest Heartland

This month's organization of the month comes as a request of my 7 year old daughter. With her Girl Scout troop, Abby toured Second Harvest Heartland in St Paul. Her favorite 'fact' was that for every $1 that she gives, Second Harvest is able to provide $9 worth of food to someone in need.

Second Harvest is Minnesota’s largest hunger-relief organization with a mission to fight hunger through community partnerships. Their hunger-relief partners include non-profit emergency food providers, like food shelves and shelters, local and national food manufacturers, government agencies and individual, community, corporate and foundational support. They serve thousands of hungry families, seniors and children who need emergency food.

Second Harvest has two current locations - St. Paul is their main building and they have a service center in minneapolis. They rely heavily on volunteers and require over 2000 hours a month of volunteer time. Because of this, they are able to put 96% of every dollar donated directly to their programs. They operate 5 days a week - into the evening hours Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have numerous opportunities to volunteer and are an excellent option for youth groups, small groups, neighborhoods and families.

Second Harvest is committed to education and promote on site visits for individuals and groups. They also have a dedicated area on their web site : https://www.2harvest.org/get_informed/

Please visit https://www.2harvest.org/give_help/give_time/ to learn more about volunteer opportunities.