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Fighting hunger from all angles.
Second Helpings fights hunger in Central Indiana from every angle. We rescue food that would otherwise be thrown away, prepare it, deliver it to local nonprofits for free, and train people for careers in the culinary industry. We deliver more than a million meals every year—many of them to kids and seniors. If you think that sounds pretty cool and you want to help out, stop by — we’re always looking for people to join the fight against hunger.
Become a Community Partner
Are you a Central Indiana nonprofit interested in receiving free meals from Second Helpings? Please check out our Become a Community Partner page to better understand our relationships with Community Partners, and learn more about how we can work together to build a stronger, more healthy community.
Become a Food Donor
Join the fight to end food waste, hunger and poverty in Central Indiana by becoming a food donor.
Become a Student
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Carve out your career in just seven weeks. Join Second Helpings’ free Culinary Job Training program to master the skills you need to succeed in the food service industry. A new class starts each month!
Hunger Relief
Food Rescue
Culinary Job Training
Hunger Relief
Become a Community Partner
Are you a Central Indiana nonprofit interested in receiving free meals from Second Helpings? Please check out our Become a Community Partner page to better understand our relationships with Community Partners, and learn more about how we can work together to build a stronger, more healthy community.
Food Rescue
Become a Food Donor
Join the fight to end food waste, hunger and poverty in Central Indiana by becoming a food donor.
Culinary Job Training
Become a Culinary Job Training Student
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Carve out your career in just seven weeks. Join Second Helpings’ free Culinary Job Training program to master the skills you need to succeed in the food service industry. A new class starts each month!
Recent News
Five Days. Approximately 30,000 Meals. One Incredible Partner.
What does it look like when a community partner truly shows up? This year, our friends at Humana answered that question in more ways than one. Humana underwrote five full days of meals from our Hunger Relief kitchen. With Second Helpings preparing and distributing about 6,000 meals each day, [...]
Second Helpings Welcomes Monika Mala, Ph.D., as New CEO
We’re excited to welcome a new leader to the Second Helpings table. Monika Mala, Ph.D., has been named Chief Executive Officer of Second Helpings and will officially begin her new role on September 28, 2026. Monika brings more than a decade of nonprofit leadership experience focused on creating [...]
Introducing Camp Second Helpings — This Summer, Earn Your Patches
Introducing Camp Second Helpings — This Summer, Earn Your Patches Volunteering at Second Helpings has always been more than showing up and putting in hours. It's learning where food comes from and where it goes. It's understanding the full arc of a meal, from a rescue pickup [...]