Marking a Year

CEO Jennifer Vigran speaks to Second Helpings staff and volunteers on March 18, the one-year anniversary of our grab-and-go meals, a symbol of our COVID response. When schools in Marion County closed in March last year, the impact on Second Helpings was dramatic and instantaneous. While the [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:56:27-04:00March 19th, 2021|

Looking back on 2020 at Second Helpings

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 [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:10:41-04:00December 15th, 2020|

Second Helpings delivers 15 millionth meal

Earlier this month, Second Helpings delivered the 15,000,000th meal of our 22-year mission to #FeedIndy. Based on previous years’ operations and initial predictions for 2020, Second Helpings reached this milestone nearly a year earlier than originally expected. This quickened pace to produce more meals is in response to the [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:13:24-04:00October 22nd, 2020|

A Satellite Kitchen to Serve the Community

For two decades, the Sahm family and their restaurants have supported Second Helpings.  Yesterday, opened a new chapter in that relationship. It started with an email from Eddie Sahm at 2:07 Sunday morning.  By Friday, Sahm’s Cafeteria in the OneAmerica tower had become Second Helpings’ first satellite kitchen, delivering [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:28:10-04:00March 21st, 2020|