Second Harvest North Florida Programs

Since 1979, Second Harvest North Florida's mission has been to reduce hunger in the community by creating partnerships with nonprofit organizations. Second Harvest distributes food to more than 500 member agencies in north Florida. Member agencies include soup kitchens, food pantries, senior citizens groups, nonprofit daycares, youth programs, residential facilities and many others.

In addition to its food collection and distribution responsibilities, Second Harvest operates the following programs:

Kids Cafe

The Kids Cafe works through donated and purchased foods and supplies. Menus are developed and items are distributed to participating sites. Staff and volunteers assist with homework and other planned activities. Learn more about Kids Cafe program.

Backpack Program

The BackPack™ Program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations.Learn more about Backpack program.

Mobile Pantry

The Second Harvest Mobile Pantry program is designed to effectively distribute donated food directly to families in need in their own neighborhood. Learn more about Mobile Pantry program.

Recovered Food Sharing

More than six and a half million pounds of donated and rescued surplus food is distributed to more than 500 nonprofit agencies; churches and synagogues, youth services, day care and rehabilitation centers that operate food services, soup kitchens or pantries. Learn more about Recovered Food Sharing program.