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 The Surplus Food Program is a collaboration between the Second Harvest and food manufacturers, distributors, grocery stores, brokers, and farmers located throughout our 23 parish service area in south Louisiana.
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 The Mobile Pantry is a rolling food supply for those in need in the outlying parishes of the New Orleans area. The Mobile pantry was introduced as a solution to a big problem: remote areas outside of New Orleans face an under representation of services available for individuals in need of food assistance. The Mobile Pantry comes to people in those areas who may lack the means to get to the nearest food pantry, usually many miles away. This roving pantry comes to their community and offers the opportunity for Second Harvest to reach out to populations previously underserved.
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In Savannah, GA in 1989, two young brothers were discovered late one night in the kitchen of their housing project's community center after the older brother broke into the kitchen to feed himself and his younger brother. 
More than 14 million children go hungry each year in the United States. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is dedicated to turning the tables on childhood hunger.
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 Obesity and overweight issues have become increasing alarming in the United States with one in six children in the U.S. found to be “seriously overweight”. In New Orleans alone it is estimated that 60% of the city’s population is overweight while the Centers for Disease Control has found that the medical costs of issues related to obesity in the city is over 1 billion dollars.
9-A-Day the Head Start Way Pilot Program is a response to these overwhelming statistics.
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 Over 60% of Children in Louisiana participate in free and reduced lunch programs during the school week,
But what do they do on the weekends?
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 According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans waste 96 billion pounds (26%) of food each year. This waste is measured only at the retail and food service level. The Second Helpings Program is a food rescue program designed to connect organizations where waste is generated, such as: food stores, food service operations, and caterers to non-profit organizations that feed people in need.
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 This program is a direct service supplying food to individuals and families in temporary crisis. Community food drives generate non-perishable food that is used to fill the boxes. Food is given to agencies to distribute under guidelines of the program.
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