Feeding families is No. 1 for food bank
In conjunction with the St. Charles Community Health Center, the Second Harvest Food Bank helped qualifying St. Charles Parish families receive food and other necessary items at a recent food drive.
By September 2005, Second Harvest became the largest food bank in the world’s history, with the help of America’s Second Harvest and skilled food bank volunteers from all over the country.
Currently, Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is leading the fight against hunger in south Louisiana by working with other nonprofits and government agencies to meet the extraordinary needs of a region in recovery. It is evaluating its programs and strengthening those that will achieve a lasting impact on hunger for all the residents of the parishes it serves. In 2007, it co-chaired the Food Policy Advisory Committee of the Greater New Orleans City Council, bringing together government, social service and for profit sectors to recommend policy ensuring that all citizens would have access to nutritious food. It brought the other four food banks of Louisiana together to form the Louisiana Food Bank Association, which successfully advocated for a $5 million state food purchase program.
As Second Harvest faces its future, it is once again called upon to expand its services to the 23 parishes it serves. On December 5, 2007, the board of directors approved five year strategic goals that include building a state-of-the-art facility that will serve the community for decades to come.
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