There are times when the world around us changes at a blistering speed. Thursday, March 12th was one of those days. Thursday, 5 p.m. The announcement of school closures Thursday evening was immediately followed by afterschool and other program cancellations. Thousands of meals that were prepared and ready to [...]
Second Helpings' December 2019 Volunteer of the Month has a soul full of sunshine that shines so bright. She volunteers across all three parts of our mission at least one day each week and has contributed nearly 400 hours of service in just three short years. Time sure does [...]
Once a week the youth served at Outreach have access to community partners who assist with obtaining identification, employment, health insurance, and more accompanied by a hearty Second Helpings meal. Since the partnership with Outreach began in 2016, Second Helpings has provided the youth served with [...]
Tis the season for giving thanks, and Second Helpings would like to express our sincerest gratitude to one of the best volunteers in all of volunteer land, November 2019 Volunteer of the Month joyful Jane Fuqua. She’s one of those ladies who makes our world just a little bit [...]
Kershaw was introduced to Second Helpings through Wednesday volunteer John Magee. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to encounter October Volunteer of the Month Betsy Kershaw's beautiful, bright spirit are truly the lucky ones. In just six short months, Kershaw has contributed more 300 hours [...]
Yesterday, Second Helpings staff and volunteers had the opportunity to rescue food from the annual Caito Foods Show at Marriott Indianapolis East. Each year, Caito Foods invites its customers to check out the latest and greatest products the Central Indiana produce distributor has to offer. The company installs a [...]
Meet one of the loveliest ladies in all the land— September 2019 volunteer of the month, Ann Sharp. She’s as sharp as a tack when it comes to sorting bread for our partner agencies. Since 2015, Ann has spent over 330 hours of her time towards ensuring that everyone [...]
Volunteer of the Month for August 2019 is the ONE, the ONLY, Nick Taylor! Yes, yes, Nick is quite the neighborly English gent and we are incredibly fortunate that he chose to join forces with the best volunteer family in Indy. Since July 2017, he’s contributed nearly 350 hours [...]
On Mondays, he throws his creativity into the tilt skillet and on Wednesdays he hops behind the wheel to deliver those tasty meals out to the community. Every. Single. Week. The phrase should most definitely be “Tim of all trades.” For years, our volunteers from Allisonville Christian Church have [...]
Second Helpings is honored to serve as the nonprofit beneficiary of the American Dairy Association Indiana’s 30th annual Ice Cream Social event on Monument Circle on Friday, July 19th! For a small $3 donation, you will receive not one, not two, but possibly THREE hearty scoops of Edy’s Vanilla [...]