Now Hiring: Driver [Full Time]

JOB SUMMARY Transfer excess prepared and perishable food from donor food service operators to Second Helpings, Inc. for redistribution to nonprofit social service agencies. For the full job description, click here. To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume to Jon Meinert at jon@secondhelpings.org by the [...]

By |2022-01-13T15:30:52-05:00January 13th, 2022|

Now Hiring: Hub Coordinator [Full Time]

JOB SUMMARY An opportunity to be an integral part of the Second Helpings team. Help facilitate the receipt and distribution of three million pounds of food – meals, bulk food, and other items to nonprofit social service agencies. For the full job description, click here. To apply for this [...]

By |2022-01-06T14:35:45-05:00December 28th, 2021|

Looking back on 2021 at Second Helpings

As we approach the end of the year, we’re looking back on some of our top stories that defined 2021 at Second Helpings. March 18 was declared Second Helpings Day in Indianapolis to commemorate the organization's response to the pandemic. A milestone year of programs On March [...]

By |2021-12-16T11:08:19-05:00December 16th, 2021|

Reflecting on 20 years

Here's Jennifer Vigran helping with a Culinary Job Training line cooking exercise during her time as CEO. My first volunteer shift at Second Helpings was in a small former cafeteria and dining room at the old RCA plant on LaSalle Street. With a handful of staff, 2 [...]

By |2021-09-29T09:21:48-04:00September 24th, 2021|

Second Helpings marks a milestone year

July marks the beginning of a new fiscal year (FY) at Second Helpings, and provides a chance to look back at all that our volunteers, donors, and partners made possible over the last twelve months. While every year is full of inspiring stories and more room to grow, the [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:48:46-04:00July 21st, 2021|

Marking a Year

CEO Jennifer Vigran speaks to Second Helpings staff and volunteers on March 18, the one-year anniversary of our grab-and-go meals, a symbol of our COVID response. When schools in Marion County closed in March last year, the impact on Second Helpings was dramatic and instantaneous. While the [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:56:27-04:00March 19th, 2021|

Second Helpings invites you to eat local

Throughout our organization’s history, the restaurant industry has been critical to Second Helpings’ impact in the community. In fact, that’s where we began. Our three founders were all Chefs, and created Second Helpings to address problems they identified in the industry and community – food waste, hunger, job training, [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:05:22-04:00January 28th, 2021|

Looking back on 2020 at Second Helpings

It goes without saying that this year was unlike any other. The challenges and opportunities presented to Second Helpings in 2020 would have been unimaginable before they came our way. While the COVID-19 pandemic was certainly the story that defined this year for us all, we’d like to take [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:10:41-04:00December 15th, 2020|