![]() ![]() ![]() I often go without so my children don’t have to. It’s hard in the summer when the kids are not in school. ![]() I am looking for a safe place for me and my children to live, but it is hard while working full-time. I am hoping this is just a temporary situation. Our work helps ensure that these meals make it to the dinner tables of thousands of families struggling with hunger in South Louisiana. Every year, Second Harvest secures millions of pounds of food that otherwise would have gone to waste. Through our food distribution programs, community kitchen meal service, nutrition education, and public benefits assistance, we are helping to create pathways out of poverty. Our staff and volunteers distribute the equivalent of more than 32 million meals to 210,000+ people a year. Second Harvest provides food and support to 700+ community partners and programs across 23 parishes. Second Harvest Food Bank leads the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. Parents go without to make sure their children are fed. When bills loom and impossible decisions must be made, grocery lists are often cut first. Many families are asking for help for the first time. Across our state and region, the rising cost of food, housing, and utilities, coupled with high unemployment and low-wage jobs have increased the need for emergency food assistance. One in five households in Louisiana is at risk of hunger. ^ "WATCH: Loblaw helps food waste diversion program launch in B.C.".^ "Second Harvest's New Food Rescue Tool Will Fight Food Waste Responsively". ![]() : CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Accessed January 19, 2010
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