Transforming Lives through the Power of Food.
Since 1998, Second Helpings has accepted donated perishable and overstocked food to prepare nutritious meals for thousands of hungry children and adults every day, and distributes them free of charge through local social service agencies in Greater Indianapolis. Second Helpings also trains unemployed and underemployed adults for meaningful careers in the culinary industry.
We’re a community kitchen. We don’t just collect food – we rescue food because we refuse to waste when others have none. We’re not just teaching people to cook – we’re providing an avenue for people to transform their own lives. Today, the need is so much greater than we ever imagined when we began – so we’ll go on undeterred. Will you join us?
BECOME A PARTNER AGENCY
Are you a Central Indiana nonprofit interested in receiving free meals from Second Helpings? Please check out our Become a Partner Agency page to better understand our relationships with partner agencies, and learn more about how we can work together to build a stronger, more healthy community.
BECOME A FOOD DONOR
Join the fight to end food waste, hunger and poverty in Central Indiana by becoming a food donor.
BECOME A STUDENT
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Carve out your career in just seven weeks. Join Second Helpings’ free Culinary Job Training program to master the skills you need to succeed in the food service industry. A new class starts each month!
Hunger Relief
Food Rescue
Culinary Job Training
Hunger Relief
BECOME A PARTNER AGENCY
Are you a Central Indiana nonprofit interested in receiving free meals from Second Helpings? Please check out our Become a Partner Agency page to better understand our relationships with partner agencies, and learn more about how we can work together to build a stronger, more healthy community.
Food Rescue
BECOME A FOOD DONOR
Join the fight to end food waste, hunger and poverty in Central Indiana by becoming a food donor.
Culinary Job Training
BECOME A STUDENT
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Carve out your career in just seven weeks. Join Second Helpings’ free Culinary Job Training program to master the skills you need to succeed in the food service industry. A new class starts each month!
RECENT NEWS
May 2021 Volunteer of the Month: Uma Kuchibhotla
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you our May Volunteer of the Month Uma Kuchibhotla. Uma is amazing! Her service to the mission of Second Helpings shows in everything she does, from chopping vegetables on Monday and Friday, to spreading the work we do at Second [...]
Second Helpings updates mask policy
June 8, 2021 To our Second Helpings Staff and Volunteers, On June 7th, Marion County issued a new public health order about the use of masks and other COVID-19 prevention measures. Much has changed in our community over recent months. Vaccines are now widely available and positivity rates in Marion County are currently 4.1% compared to 16.8% [...]
Now Hiring: Partnerships and Donor Engagement Manager [Full Time]
The Partnerships and Donor Engagement Manager identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards donors at the major gift level. The role is pivotal to the Second Helpings development team, working collaboratively with all staff in initiating and growing philanthropy for general operating funds, key fundraising events, and other priority fundraising initiatives. [...]
