covid-19 Update

WHAT ARE WE DOING

Modified Distribution Methods - Second Harvest is committed to continue our regular distributions and pickups in a modified way to minimize disruptions to our participants. We are working diligently without sites and staff to safely provide food, please continue to check this page daily for updated information. Our plans will include lowering the risks to highly vulnerable participants, and adhering to the social distance practices that have been recommended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

Sharing Best Practices
Second Harvest has over 80 pantry partners and another 70 program locations we are working closely with them to help support their efforts and food distributions. Second Harvest Food Bank is in close communication with with the COVID-19 Task Force at Feeding America, which represents the national network of more than 200 hunger-relief organizations and is actively consulting with FEMA, NVOAD, and USDA. 

Who Needs Our Help?

• 1 in 5 people who face hunger daily in the counties we serve, including the 1 in 4 children
• Seniors, not only are they especially vulnerable to the virus but they also are living on strict fixed incomes.
• Children in areas that will lose access to the meals they receive at school.
• Workers employed in jobs directly impacted by the recommended closures and lack of consumer support.
• Families who were not able to afford to add additional groceries to their already tight budgets prior to the social distancing requests.

If you are interested in donating food, please contact Juan Osuna at josuna@secondharvest.org or Marcus Strickland at mstrickland@secondharvest.org