Second Helpings will be on modified operations today, Wednesday Feb. 17. All kitchen volunteer shifts are cancelled. Programs staff will be onsite to prepare and deliver meals to partner agencies. Continue to stay warm and safe! Keep your eyes on Second Helpings social media, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, for the latest updates. [...]
Due to the snow and Indianapolis' travel advisory, Second Helpings is closed today, Tuesday, February 16. Today's meals have already been delivered to partner agencies. We encourage all volunteers to stay indoors, stay warm and safe. Keep your eyes on Second Helpings social media, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, for the latest updates. [...]
Due to the Winter Storm Warning, today's afternoon volunteer shift is cancelled and Second Helpings will be closing early this afternoon. Meals will still be delivered to partner agencies as scheduled. We encourage all volunteers to stay indoors, stay warm and safe. Keep your eyes on Second Helpings social [...]
Bags of bread and bagels and croissants? Check! Boxes of cookies and cakes and donuts? Check! Showing up like clockwork to sort on a Monday? CHECK! Here's Chris in one of our freezers, sorting food to match up our donated goods to share with partner agencies across central [...]
Volunteer Joan Forthofer is about as humble as they come. A reliable, enthusiastic, two-year veteran who works primarily as a meat chopper twice a week, Joan has little time for accolades, saying, “I'm not doing anything special – I’m just showing up and doing the best that I can.” [...]
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 [...]
A Second Helpings story problem: A hardworking tilt operator can typically produce two tilts per 4-hour shift that yield approximately 600 meals per batch. If he has volunteered for 29 single shifts and 29 double shifts in the Hunger Relief Kitchen, how many tilts has he prepared and how [...]
Driver Kate Shoup has proven to be a calm in the pandemic storm, a wonderful surprise in the middle of chaos, and a dedicated member of the Second Helpings volunteer family. Kate joined our meal delivery team this year and enjoys driving around town to #FeedIndy. As [...]
With a name like that, you know she packs one “powerful” meal prep punch! Her achievement of nearly 1,000 hours of service in 5 short years is one remarkable accomplishment to say the least. Once you learn a little bit more about this wondrous woman, you will understand why [...]
Ok, the word’s finally out. We’re crazy about Carl! We had to take a bit of a hiatus from our Volunteer of the Month nomination and Carl was actually named Volunteer of the Month allllll the way back in early March before everyone’s world was turned upside down. Due [...]