Veteran Second Helpings Volunteer Dave Eppinger Joins Board of Directors
A five-year volunteer who is passionate about eradicating hunger was recently named to the Board of Directors of Second Helpings. Dave Eppinger of Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island is a retired business executive with experience in the engineering and construction...
St. Andrew’s by the Sea UMC: Hilton Head Soup Kitchen Serves Up Food and Comfort to Local Families
On a recent Friday morning, mothers with small children began arriving at 7:30 am –- three hours early. The moms sat together and enjoyed the air conditioning, rest and conversation in the church’s Celebration Center, while their kids played together nearby. ...
Bluffton Boys & Girls Club: Caring for the Entire Family at the End of Every Day
The Bluffton Boys and Girls Club welcomes 225 children and teens for days full of hands-on learning and physical fitness. Their summer camp theme was “Wild Adventures,” focusing on animals in faraway habitats. “[The Bluffton Boys and Girls Club is] a camp where...
Healing Waters: Expanding to Meet an Ever-Increasing Need
If you visit the Healing Waters Mission & Wellness Center in Hardeeville, the first thing you’ll notice is the old bus that marks the property from the highway. The second is the warm welcome you’ll receive from Dr. Brenda Singleton and her husband, Jeff. As you...
Island House: Preparing Gourmet Meals from Rescued Food
Meal preparation is an important skill for all adults, including those who participate in outpatient services at Island House in Bluffton. The facility is operated by Mental Health America for six to eight Medicaid-eligible clients. Island House was actually started...
Second Helpings Buys Healthy Food for Beaufort Agencies
Big food distribution in Beaufort! Wednesday, July 27, was a great day for Second Helpings when we were able to buy and distribute 5,000 pounds of fresh produce and protein for more than a half-dozen food pantries, soup kitchens, churches and family programs in...
Second Helpings Appeals to Community to Help Fill the Food Gap
Second Helpings, a nonprofit food rescue organization serving Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper counties, reports that the need for food has increased in 2022, as the highest rate of inflation in 40 years has significantly impacted lower-income families. At the same...
Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island: Helping Families After Hours
Each day, more than 250 children walk, skip, or dance through the doors of the beautiful Boys & Girls Club campus on the north end of Hilton Head Island. For over thirty years, the Club has served local children ages 6-18 with outstanding educational and...
New Life Deliverance Temple Addresses Hunger – Everywhere They Find It
Saundra and Michael Smith never saw it coming: the impact they would have on their community. Five years ago, the New Life Deliverance Temple on St. Helena Island decided to start a ministry to distribute food. “We were two naïve little rabbits back then,” Saundra...
Allen Chapel AME Church Food Pantry Keeps It All in the Family
You could say that Jerome Goode joined the family business when he was recruited to start the food pantry at the Allen Chapel AME Church in Beaufort. That’s because his brother, Luther Goode, had already been a Second Helpings food rescue volunteer for a decade by...
