Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
In 2023, Second Harvest Heartland provided more than 127 million meals; rescued more than 41.1 million pounds of food from 628 store partners; processed 15,700 SNAP referrals for neighbors seeking food support; and provided 1.2 million prepared meals through our Kitchen Coalition restaurant partnership program. More than 16,000 volunteers helped pack more than 57 million pounds of food for partner food shelves and hunger-relief programs. In 2023, we laid the groundwork for a bold path forward, and in January 2024, we announced Make Hunger History, a shared moonshot effort to cut hunger in half for all Minnesotans by 2030.
Current Goals
1. Build or redesign partnerships to sustainably reach the communities most impacted by hunger. 2. Improve network efficiency through new processes, structure, and technologies. 3. Establish Second Harvest Heartland as a convener and advocate for policy that addresses hunger and its root causes. 4. Connect neighbors to services beyond food through referrals and partnerships. 5. Build staff capacity to test, measure, learn, and act with urgency.
Community or Constituency Served
Second Harvest Heartland serves more than half a million neighbors each year. These neighbors live in every community, and cross every demographic, across our 59-county service area in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. In 2023, we delivered more than 127 million meals in partnership with the community.
Geographic Area Served
The 59 counties in Central Minnesota and Western Wisconsin as defined as our service area by Feeding America
