Happy Opening Day! Chef and co-founder Kristen Cordoza Kienker watches Mayor Stephen Goldsmith stir the food Yesterday marked the 19th anniversary of the official opening of Second Helpings in 1998. However, three years of work had already transpired by the time Second Helpings opened its doors. It [...]

In honor of Volunteer Appreciation Week, we’re honoring the people who have spent the most time volunteering at Second Helpings! We couldn’t do it without these volunteers, and countless others who donate their time to feeding Indy. Leo Scott (7,030 hours) (retired) – Leo Scott was a volunteer even [...]

By now, we hope you have heard of Indy Food Drop, a new initiative aimed at curbing food waste in the trucking industry that we launched in partnership with Indy Hunger Network earlier this spring. This week, Second Helpings CEO Jennifer Vigran joined Indy Hunger Network Managing Director Kate [...]

After a 12-year hiatus, Taste of Broad Ripple returns on June 17th! Presented by Broad Ripple Village Association, Do317 and The Vogue, Taste of Broad Ripple will bring together some of the city’s best chefs, local craft beer and music on the streets of Broad Ripple on June 17, [...]

For many years, Second Helpings has had a special relationship with Heritage Place. Read on to find more about this unique partnership and one agency focusing on the needs of seniors. “Eating together is a social activity – providing food acts as a supplement for the whole community,” explained [...]

Didn’t get a chance to read the Winter 2017 edition of Peas and Carrots newsletter? Check out this story about an important partner agency doing incredible work. Pathway to Recovery helps homeless individuals who struggle with addiction and mental health issues. Pathway changes lives, but a year ago, it was struggling to [...]

For his first 40 years, Marlon Sims had a good life. “I grew up in a good family in Gary, Indiana. I had a wife and three kids and everything was going well. After 40 years of this though, I turned to a life of crime.” Once in jail, Sims [...]

Reis-Nichols, a family-owned and operated jeweler, believes strongly in giving back to the Indianapolis community. Over the past 10 years, they have been involved with Second Helpings as one way to do just that. According to Cindy Nichols, Vice President of Reis-Nichols Jewelers, Second Helpings is clearly one of [...]

Ever wonder where Second Helpings food comes from? All of the food is generously donated by wholesale distributors, grocery stores, restaurants, hotels, schools, catering businesses, and other organizations that want to stop wasting food while feeding the hungry at the same time. This rescued food is the fuel upon [...]

The mission to transform lives through the power of food is only possible due to the collective energy of an incredible group of talented individuals. From the dedicated force of more than 600 active volunteers who prepare and deliver our hunger relief meals to the 85 partner agencies who [...]