OUR IMPACT
We're a leader in the emergency food chain and one of the nation’s largest food banks. But, our work is about so much more than moving food.
Bringing Hope to the Heartland
Our work is about so much more than moving food. It’s about making families whole again. It’s about helping those in crisis find stability.
It’s about relieving the stress of an empty fridge for parents, making sure kids have the food they need to learn in school, and giving seniors a chance to stretch their dollars every month.
It's about meeting community needs and bringing stability to hungry households.
Our impact goes far beyond a generous box of nutritious groceries.
We’re here to advocate for systematic change, innovate the way we source and distribute food, and empower our community to provide healthy food where it’s needed most.
BY THE NUMBERS
We work with over 1000 partner programs across our 59-county Minnesota and western Wisconsin service area.
-
Distributed across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
-
were supported in our service area.
-
Represent over 40 percent of the people we support.
-
Distributed by our partners into the community comes from our food bank.
-
Of edible but unsold food rescued and shared with food shelves.
-
To help local non-profits improve childhood nutrition.
Food Supports Report
Our Latest Research
Our latest research shows the reach of hunger right here in the heartland, as well as who received food and support from our region’s network of hunger-relief organizations.
To Bring Food Stability To Our Neighbors
Providing a Strong Safety Net
Food stability means living fully as a productive parent, employee or student. It means focusing on quality of life, without worrying about how to feed yourself or your family. It means fewer tough choices with each paycheck, and more peace-of-mind knowing where your next meal comes from. Second Harvest Heartland and our partners help create that strong safety net in the community. Every day, we’re listening to our partners, collaborating on more efficient solutions and working together to strengthen the hunger relief system.
We’re Coming Together to End Hunger
Our impact is broad, but we can’t end hunger on our own. Thousands of volunteers, donors, agency partners, staff and community members support our mission.
Our Donors
Our Volunteers
Our agency partners
Our Staff
Our Advocacy
