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Current Press Releases
New Orleans and Lafayette - November 9, 2007 - The Senate is preparing to cast a vote on a Farm Bill that could move the nation a step closer to a hunger-free America. The House of Representatives and the Senate Agriculture Committee have put forth tremendous efforts toward securing a strong nutrition title in the Farm Bill. It is now time to bring a Farm Bill home to every community in the country to ensure that hungry Americans have access to emergency food assistance.
NEW ORLEANS – August 29, 2007 – Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana (GNOA) was recently granted $2.4 million in state funds to help fight hunger in south Louisiana thanks to passage of HB 765 by the State Legislature. A check was presented to GNOA by members of the Louisiana Legislature on Tuesday, August 28 at the main office of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, 1201 Sams Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70123.
Press Release ArchivesNEW ORLEANS – June 7, 2007 – Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana and Xavier University have partnered to open a new Kids Cafe site, sponsored by Emeril Lagasse Foundation, which will provide educational programming, mentoring, and a meal to at-risk youth in Orleans Parish.
New Orleans– April 9, 2007 – Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana will be this year’s host of the America’s Second Harvest Central Region Conference. The conference, which is being held Tuesday, April 10th through Friday, April 13th, will take place at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel (621 St. Louis Street). New Orleans - February 22, 2007 - Bush Administration Eliminates Funding For Critical Food Program and Threatens to Force Thousands into Food Insecure Situations. more> New Orleans - January 22, 2007 – Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana was recently awarded a $135,000 grant to help restructure its Mobile Pantry Program and launch the Mobile Market Program with collaborative partners. A check will be presented to Second Harvest by Steve Holdiman, Director of Customer Development and Industry Relations for Kraft Foods, Inc. on Wednesday, January 24, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, 1201 Sams Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70123. Joining Steve Holdiman will be Kraft customer Jay Campbell, President and CEO of Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge. Both Kraft and Associated Grocers donated resources during the Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts and share a tradition of charitable giving as they both seek to lend consumers in local communities a helping hand.
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New Orleans - April 18, 2007 - Faced with an ongoing critical shortage of nutritious food, the five America’s Second Harvest food banks in Louisiana that constitute the Louisiana Food Bank Association (LFBA) are asking the state for $15 million to purchase nutritious food from Louisiana farmers, fisherman, and vendors to serve hungry Louisianians. Contact your local politician to let them know that you support the Louisiana Food Bank Association. 
