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Second Harvest Food Bank
What does hunger look like? The image many people hold of what hunger is and who it afflicts does not reflect reality. With changing economic conditions in Florida, as well as the entire country, the face of hunger now reflects the images of our friends and neighbors. It is the mission of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to battle hunger in Central Florida in order to achieve freedom from hunger in the region.
There are several objectives and activities established by Second Harvest in order to work toward achieving a hunger-free Central Florida. One of the most primary activities conducted by the Food Bank is the provision access to grocery items and food to individuals and families in need. Recipients of this service are diverse and do not fit into one mold, whether it be, race, age-group, or perceived social class.
Another main activity of Second Harvest Food Bank is the provision of promotion and support for the program development of partner agencies. This support fosters the ability of these agencies to fulfill their own missions through cooperation and a sense of community connectedness. Second Harvest provides support to the development of other agencies by offering help with the design and implementation of program initiatives...
By illuminating these issues and bringing public awareness to their existence and severity, Second Harvest mobilizes communities and leaders into action to remedy hunger. Also, the problem of hunger within central Florida manifests and presents itself in different ways in different communities and populations. This necessitates program approaches tailored according to the specific needs of the individuals within the community and the adoption of holistic strategies that take several factors into account in the fight against poverty.
The most central activity for Second Harvest in the fight against hunger is food distribution to those in need. This program depends primarily on donations from food manufacturers and distributers of products that do not meet standards set out by the industry. These products generally do not meet standards because of issues such as overruns, mistakes in quality control, discontinuation, and errors in labeling. These donations are then collected, stored and distributed by Second Harvest to partner agencies. This opportunity…
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Living Hungry: Hunger in Central Florida (2010). http://www.foodbankcentralflorida.org/site/DocServer/SHF_048_Hunger_Brochure_FINAL.pdf?docID=961" target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW" style="text-decoration: underline !important;">http://www.foodbankcentralflorida.org/site/DocServer/SHF_048_Hunger_Brochure_FINAL.pdf?docID=961
Second Harvest Foodbank of Central Florida (2012). http://www.foodbankcentralflorida.org.
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