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FEEDING HOPE: ANNABELLE’S STORY

“I had to drag myself out of bed this morning to get here,” said Annabelle, as she stood in line at a Mobile Market. She had worked a 15-hour shift the day before at her job with a mental health agency. A single mom, Annabelle has two growing sons to feed, and she knew the Mobile Market would help her do that. That’s why she drove from her home in Spokane, still drained from the day before, to a distribution in Deer Park.

Annabelle is saving up to go back to school for a graduate degree in social work. But that’s meant an even tighter budget than usual. “I make just too much to qualify (for government assistance) but it’s not like I have a lot of extra money,” said Annabelle.

“I had to drag myself out of bed this morning to get here,”

“It’s difficult to decide between necessities. Do I pay my power bill, or do I buy produce?” she said. “This gives us the ability to have food between now and when school starts, and it gives us the ability to buy school supplies in lieu of food.”

In addition to going to grad school, Annabelle plans to give back to organizations like Second Harvest in the future—so that she can help others when they need a hand, just like they helped her.

From The Kitchen: Cooking with dried beans, lentils and peas – March 8

From The Kitchen: Cooking with dried beans, lentils and peas – March 8

Have you ever received dried goods, such as beans, lentils or split peas, and felt stumped on how to use them? Cooking with dried goods can seem daunting, especially if you’re used to using canned varieties. However, dried beans, lentils and split peas are affordable and often found in food pantries, so cooking with them is a great skill to gain confidence in. Continue reading for some tips and tricks on how to prepare dried ingredients and gain some cooking inspiration from Second Harvest recipes that utilize them.

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National Agriculture Month: Celebrating Ag Partners and Friends – March 1

National Agriculture Month: Celebrating Ag Partners and Friends – March 1

We take immense pleasure throughout the year in celebrating our agriculture partners and friends. But during National Agriculture Month, we take extra measures to recognize their continued support, contributions and commitment to Second Harvest’s mission of serving people facing hunger.
Our ag partners range from small, local farms to large industry farms, livestock operations, and the processing and manufacturing plants that support them.

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Why I support Second Harvest: A donor’s story – February 23

Why I support Second Harvest: A donor’s story – February 23

Nothing is more important than having food on the table. To state the obvious, food—like shelter—is something without which we cannot survive. Second Harvest thus quite literally provides a lifeline for those whom my wife and I cannot feed directly. And it has done so for the nearly 40 years that we have supported Second Harvest. During this period we have seen not even a hint that their mission is diminishing in importance. On the contrary, the organization seems to be throwing out more and more lifelines to those in our midst who are in danger of sinking.

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