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, [...]
Recently, IndyBOOMER TV stopped by Second Helpings to learn more about our food rescue, hunger relief and Culinary Job Training efforts in Central Indiana. You can watch our segment with host Sheryl Matthys below. IndyBoomer TV airs Sundays at 9am on WFYI. If you missed the episode featuring Second [...]
Runners, walkers and volunteers for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon are offered healthy snacks at the end of the 13.1 mile course. Some participants even respond to the #whyImini social media campaign by answering, “for the free banana at the end of the race.” But some of the nutritious [...]
Second Helpings has named Chef Vincent Kinkade as Director of Culinary Job Training. Chef Vincent Kinkade As the new Director of Culinary Job Training, Chef Kinkade will assume the role of preparing students in the Second Helpings Culinary Job Training program which trains disadvantaged adults for meaningful [...]