At Second Helpings we are keenly aware of the important role that Second Helpings plays in our community for 90 other local not-for-profit agencies and for the families who struggle with hunger each day. Food safety and sanitation practices are always at the forefront of our work at Second [...]
Second Helpings volunteer Leo Carnicelli accepts his award for Outstanding Youth Achievement. With more than 20,000 meals prepared and delivered through Monday and Friday each week, a LOT happens every day at Second Helpings. As the year draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment [...]
Once a week the youth served at Outreach have access to community partners who assist with obtaining identification, employment, health insurance, and more accompanied by a hearty Second Helpings meal. Since the partnership with Outreach began in 2016, Second Helpings has provided the youth served with [...]
Yesterday, Second Helpings staff and volunteers had the opportunity to rescue food from the annual Caito Foods Show at Marriott Indianapolis East. Each year, Caito Foods invites its customers to check out the latest and greatest products the Central Indiana produce distributor has to offer. The company installs a [...]
Campers at Jameson Camp share a laugh over a meal provided by Second Helpings. Do you remember long summer days with friends? Maybe at a camp or in a park? Lemonade? Watermelon? Special foods are always a part of summer. Like you, youth who receive Second Helpings [...]
On Friday, June 14th, we invite the Crossroads of America, Boy Scouts to join us for Kroger Symphony on the Prairie for a celebration of the music of Queen performed by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. For the past several summers, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts in uniform who brought a 16 oz. package [...]
Before we kickoff another year fighting hunger and poverty in Central Indiana, we wanted to take a look back at some of the stories that defined 2018. Celebrating 20 years of service In May, we celebrated 20 years of service. To date, Second Helpings donors, volunteers, and supporters have [...]
What did play mean to you as a child? Was it basketball in the driveway? Hide and seek with your friends? Digging in the dirt, or just being by yourself with a good book? For a child who lives in safety and security, those moments can form some of [...]
There seems to be an upswing on the food recalls in the last year. (See: 5.1 million pounds of beef linked to Indiana illnesses recalled due to Salmonella, or FDA warns people to avoid eating romaine lettuce due to E. coli outbreak) With safety as our number one priority [...]
ServSafe Registration Training Dates Second Helpings offers ServSafe Certification training and testing throughout the year. The ServSafe exam schedule of 2019 is: Friday, January 11, 2019 Friday, February 8, 2019 Friday, March 8, 2019 Friday, April 5, 2019 Friday, May 3, 2019 Friday, May 31, 2019 Friday, June 28, [...]