In harsh economy, food bank waives fee

I would like to hear from Second Harvest and its partners how the community can best help them in this difficult time. What do they need the most? Do they need more volunteers to help in their warehouses, more food donations, more monetary donations to fund their operations, more publicity?

When I tried to volunteer a few months ago, there were no opportunities to do so via web & volunteer coordination sites.

Also, can businesses make donation bins available year round or at least several times a year instead of just around the holidays? or is there not a problem with the quantity of food donated?

Right now the best way to support our mission of feeding those in need is by donating food or funds. Currently, Second Harvest is running the "Share Your Lunch" campaign which focuses on feeding children during the summer while school is out. For low-income families, the summer months can be especially difficult when free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch are not available.

Go to www.ShareYourLunch.net to make a donation, or to get more information about running your own food drive.

Food Drives can be run at ANY time of the year - please call our Donor Services hotline for more information: 1-866-234-FOOD (3663)

We are thrilled about the number of volunteers that have been turning out to help this year. Although we often reach our capacity at the warehouse, there are opportunities to join food distribution teams that distribute to families and seniors at off-site locations. Please see the following page for opportunities:
Web Link

You can also contact Volunteer Services directly to find out about opportunities not related to warehouse food sorting:
Web Link

We are grateful to the support of our community - we couldn't do it without you!

Learn more about the Food Bank at www.SecondHarvestFood.org

Thank you for the update on this important program.
Second Harvest is one of my favorite local charities.