What We Do

At Second Helpings, we fight hunger and empower people. We rescue prepared and perishable food, re-prepare it into nutritious meals, and distribute those meals to over 50 social services organizations that feed hungry people. We also use rescued food to train disadvantaged adults for careers in the culinary field, helping to eliminate hunger at its source.

Since 1998, we have collected eleven million pounds of food and provided nearly 4.5 million meals to recipient agencies. More than 350 adults have graduated from our Culinary Job Training Program.

To keep this work going, we need people like you - people who donate their time, food, and money to fight poverty and hunger. So please take a look at the site and find out what you can do help us end food waste, poverty, and hunger in Central Indiana. We need your time, your talent, and your support - today more than ever.