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Director of Hunger Relief will showcase Venezuelan heritage at Welcoming Table
Second Helpings’ Director of Hunger Relief, Chef Liz Giménez will showcase her Venezuelan heritage alongside 15 other foreign-born, Indy chefs at a new event called Welcoming Table at Ivy Tech Community College between 1-5pm on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Born in the Andes and raised near the Caribbean coast, [...]
Preview: Tonic Ball 15
We hope by now you’ve heard the news: in celebration of 15 years of fighting hunger through live music, Tonic Ball will employ a “Greatest Hits” format on November 18 in Fountain Square. After some polling via social media and several knock-down, drag-out discussions among Tonic committee members, we’re [...]
10 Millionth Meal
On July 8, Second Helpings delivered its 10th millionth meal to Dayspring Center, a shelter which houses, feeds, and clothes homeless families in the Indianapolis area. The meal was a special summer picnic – hamburgers, fries, coleslaw, and applesauce – and was enjoyed by 30 young individuals, who gather [...]
August 31: Omni Farm-to-Fork Dinner
The Omni Severin hotel will host a special dinner, and a portion of each ticket sold will benefit Second Helpings. The menu will be posted on the Omni Severin’s event calendar when available HERE
A Mini-Marathon That Feeds Indy
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 [...]
Where Every Meal is a Lesson
Every moment of the day is a learning opportunity for students at the School for Community Learning. The small school is on the city’s northwest side, and more than two-thirds of students live at or below poverty level. The small kitchen on the school grounds lacks capacity to create [...]
A Food Donor Makes Room for Second Helpings
Sysco Food Service Indianapolis is one of the largest distributors of food to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities and hotels in Indiana. The warehouses on Indianapolis’ northwest side are always humming as orders are pulled and trucks are loaded for deliveries, but there is a special spot reserved in one [...]
Hot Meals & Caring Support at Westminster
Monday afternoons are busy at Westminster Family & Adult Services on Indianapolis’ near eastside. That is when the community center opens its doors, offering access to its food pantry and hot meals provided by Second Helpings. Staff and volunteers bustle to ensure fresh fruits and salads are ready along [...]
Souper Bowls Event Information
Souper Bowls 2016: A Community Event to Benefit Second Helpings It’s a benefit like no other in the city — a chance to sample soups from some of the city’s well-known chefs and an opportunity to buy handmade ceramic bowls from local artists. It’s Souper Bowls, fundraiser for Second [...]
News About Culinary Job Training
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 [...]