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Second Harvest works to end areahunger by 2015story and photos by Caitlin Rulien

Second Harvests warehouse is a

gaping space, stacked with boxes of

food towering over pallets of cans and

bottles of Gatoradeover 20 million

pounds went in and out over the

course of 2011. There is the constant

clatter of items being shifted by

volunteer workers and the thump of

boxes being transferred from lifts to

trucks.

The mission of Second Harvest is to solicit andredistribute surplus food. The food bank, theonly in the region, has its main warehouse onthe Northside of Jacksonville.

Second Harvest North Florida is one of the fiveprograms under Lutheran Social ServicesHowever, the food bank is branded separatelyas it is run predominantly by raised funding. Inorder to emphasize the importance of evensmall donations, Second Harvest hasestablished the $1=Seven Meals plan.

No one stretches a dollar like us. For everydollar donated, we are able to generate sevenmeals, much more than if you purchased at astore, said Bruce Ganger, Second HarvestsExecutive Director.

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More t han 342 t housandresidents in Second Harvestsservice area are categorized asfood insecure. Food insecuritydescribes people who often haveincomes but do not know wheretheir next meal will be comingfrom. These people must chooseto keep a roof over their head orhave supper. They must choose

to have transportation to work orbuy groceries. One in six adultsand one in four children are at riskof hunger in north Florida.

According to Second Harvest thisrepresents 17.5 percent of theareas population and 25.6percent, a quarter, of all thechildren in the area.

While Second Harvest North

Florida is making a dent in the

hunger of these 342 thousand

people, there are still over 172

thousand whose needs are

currently not being served. The

organization utilized the time of

approximately 37 thousand

volunteers last year, accumulating

over 24 thousand hours of work.Second Harvests goal of ending

hunger in north Florida by 2015 is

seemly unattainable now but with

the cont inued, increas ing

advocacy and support of the

community, a very real change

can occur.

Volunteers at Second Harvest North Florida

have a tradition of signing a wall in the

Jessie Street warehouse. In 2011 Second

Harvest had the help of over 37,000

volunteers.

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one in six adults and one

in four children are at risk

of hunger in North Florida

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