Pandemic Increases Food Need; Second Helpings Adapts to Provide
It was a spring unlike any in the 28-year history of Second Helpings. Thousands out of work, some volunteers unable to assist, and grocery stores with low food supplies combined to make this the season of adaptation for the area’s only authorized food rescue agency....
Kudos to Long Cove Charitable Fund Advisory Committee for an AMAZING video to support September Hunger Action Month
When local supporters of Second Helpings were invited to submit videos on their charitable giving, Long Cove Charitable Advisory Committee knocked it out of the park! This creative and clever video showcases the heart and soul of the Long Cove community. Thank you...
Special Thank You to Breedlove, a local supporter
We at Second Helpings extend a big thank you to the Breedlove Foundation for their recent and continued support. This foundation is located in Bluffton where Second Helpings provided rescued food to over five agencies. "The Breedlove's loved this community and were a...
Long Cove Community Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards Healthy Food Grant to Second Helpings
With all the attention going to COVID-19, Second Helpings Healthy Food Initiative got a shot in the arm with a recent grant award from the Long Cove Community Charitable Fund. These funds will help our volunteers supplement the volume of healthy fresh produce being...
Meeting the Challenge for Increased Food Needs: Second Helping Responds
The prolonged challenges of COVID-19 are straining the ability of food pantries and soup kitchens to meet the needs of families, the elderly, and the working poor. These 55 agencies are turning to Second Helpings for support. We estimate that the number of people...
Second Helpings Provides View into Pandemic’s Local Impact
The number of people needing food in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties increased by 30 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is an estimate of the pandemic’s impact developed by Second Helpings, based on discussions with many of the local food...
Second Helpings Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
Second Helpings has received $3,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation just in time to help feed local neighbors. Second Helpings will use the funds to purchase fresh food for some of its agencies that are most impacted by the increased need for food...
New Staff Announcement
New Coordinators Will Guide Local Volunteer Efforts to Help the Hungry Second Helpings is powered by 350 volunteers who staff the eight refrigerated trucks that rescue food for soup kitchens and food pantries in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton counties. It takes a great...
Help Feed the Hungry by shopping at Evelyn & Arthur
When you live far from a grocery store, getting food to feed your family can be a challenge. To meet that need, our friends at Evelyn & Arthur are up to good things to benefit Second Helpings' efforts to feed these families! Donate non-perishable food items at...
Kudos to Port Royal Neighbors on Hilton Head Island
Residents Turn Out to Feed the Hungry Giving to help the hungry was foremost on the minds of Hilton Head's Port Royal residents June 18-19. Peanut butter, canned vegetables, pasta/sauce, cereal, and other nonperishable foods were donated at a food drive to benefit...
