Second Harvest Food Bank
On this page you will find important information about Second Harvest Food Bank based in Valdosta, GA, like the address, contact person and details, as well as the email address and home page.
1411 Harbin Circle, Valdosta, GA 31601, United States
For questions regarding Second Harvest Food Bank contact us directly at Franklin J Richards Ii, President of Second Harvest Food Bank on the following numbers, or find the appropriate contact on the homepage of Second Harvest Food Bank via www . valdostafoodbank.org.
Food Bank Will Build New Hq
File Photo: Eliza McCall | Submitted PhotoVolunteer efforts by South Georgia Medical Center and Lowndes County resulted in 1,330 senior pantry boxes being packed at the Second Harvest of South Georgia during Friday’s Day of Caring. Approximately $18 million has been earmarked to build a new facility for Second Harvest.
File Photo: Wes Sewell | Submitted Photo Frank Richards is the chief executive officer of Second Harvest of South Georgia. ‘We will be able to grow programs that have been constricted by our current capacity and establish new programs to reach those who are slipping through the cracks,’ Richards said of the grant earmarked for a new food bank facility.
VALDOSTA South Georgia is getting a new food bank headquarters.
The Lowndes County Commission and Second Harvest of South Georgia were awarded $18 million in grants to expand the capacity of the regional food bank through a new facility, county officials and Second Harvest representatives said in a joint statement.
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs provided the grants under the federal CARES Act for the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus program.
“This once-in-a-lifetime investment in rural Georgia will enable the food bank to increase its reach and better serve those in need in Lowndes County and surrounding areas,” county officials said.
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Lowndes County Second Harvest Awarded $18 Million To Build New Food Bank Hq
LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. The Lowndes County Board of County Commissioners and Second Harvest of South Georgia were awarded $18 million in grants Tuesday to expand the capacity of the regional food bank through a new facility.
The grant money comes from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs under the federal CARES Act for the Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus program, according to a release.
The impact of an investment like this is a game-changer, and we are blessed to have leadership in Lowndes County that embraces our future vision, said Second Harvest CEO Frank Richards. We will be able to grow programs that have been constricted by our current capacity and establish new programs to reach those who are slipping through the cracks of the safety.
The current location, built in 1996, is not sized for or equipped to handle the scope of the hunger and disaster relief work that the organization is now being called upon to provide, Second Harvest of South Georgia wrote.
The project is also receiving a $500,000 grant from the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority that will go toward site infrastructure.
The project is in the design phase, and construction is expected to begin this fall. Second Harvest of South Georgia will be announcing a capital campaign soon to raise the remainder of the funding needed to complete this project.
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Second Harvest Schedules Food Distribution
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VALDOSTA Second Harvest of South Georgia has scheduled a food distribution event starting 7 a.m., June 25, while food supplies last, at 4590 Inner Perimeter Road, food bank representatives said in a statement.
For more information, call 453-4143.
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Second Harvest Of South Georgia Inc
In 1982, a small group of volunteers representing several Valdosta churches formed the Unity Food Bank with the goal of giving community non-profits with easy, affordable access to the foods and services necessary to carry out their charitable work. The group operated in a borrowed basement, distributing loads of food donated from another community food bank. Over the last 31 years, the organization has grown and transformed changing names and leadership, becoming independent and nationally-accredited, and expanding geographically and operationally.
Today, Second Harvest of South Georgia is the leading hunger-relief organization in the region and the second largest food bank in the state. We serve a 12,675 square mile region made up of 30 counties.
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Second Harvest Of South Ga Adopts Hungry At Home Program
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia food bank is stepping in to help another local food program struggling during the pandemic.
Second Harvest of South Georgia is taking in the Hungry at Home program, which Second Harvest plans to expand on.
Hungry at Home was founded in 2011 by Teresa Parkerson. She was a teacher at an elementary school in Lake Park.
After noticing kids coming to class on Mondays hungry, Pakerson and another teacher investigated.
They decided to begin a program that would help feed students on the weekends.
Through fundraisers and donations, the program was born.
Meals were sent home for the weekend with students. The program, which started with 63 students, has now grown to over 650 students in eight school districts across six counties.
Since the pandemic hit, the volunteer-based program has suffered.
So, I knew it was time to make a change. I called Second Harvest and they were so wonderful and accepting and just ready to help us out. This transition has been easy and Im just so grateful to them that they are ready to take Hungry at Home on and take it to the next level, which I know theyll do, said Parkerson.
Meals are sent home with students in backpacks on Thursdays and Fridays. Inside, theres easy to prepare food that can last the entire weekend.
Second Harvest plans to expand to more schools and counties.
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Loaves And Fishes Food Pantry
Prayers Answered!
We have partnered with Second Harvest of South Georgia and have begun our food pantry ministry.
Hours of Operation
The food pantry will be open the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 11:00 to 3:00.
We need your help!
You can purchase any of the listed food items and leave them in the box in the narthex, or you can donate money toward food. If you bring items on Sunday mornings or Thursday mornings, someone will unload them for you. You can also call the church office if arrangements are needed.
Food list
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