Pathways

Commit to practices that support neighbors in accessing, choosing, and using healthy foods, with the goal of decreasing nutrition insecurity in Central Florida.

In partnership with Florida Nutrition Ed, Second Harvest offers nutrition education classes to help SNAP-eligible Florida residents incorporate more nutritious foods into their diet, adopt an active lifestyle, prevent chronic disease, manage a healthy weight and improve their quality of life.

School Partnerships implement student-led, stigma-reducing pantries in schools across central florida. Partner Agencies can also support these efforts by launching their own school markets.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

A Mobile Food Distribution is a unique and effective approach to distributing food to communities facing hunger by providing fresh produce and other nutritious food directly to partners in Central Florida.

Benefits Connection is a SNAP outreach program, designed to educate and assist potentially eligible low-income households enroll in the program.

Kids Cafes are afterschool feeding Centers Providing Fresh, Free, Nutritious Meals on Weekdays during the school year. The Summer Food Program Serves kids 18 and under fresh, free, nutritious meals every weekday during summer recess.

Service Insights on MealConnect (SIMC) is a FREE digital tool to safely and efficiently manage the registration process. SIMC also provides standardized, real-time data and replaces paper TEFAP eligibility forms.

Grocery Alliance agencies work with the Food Bank and retail grocery companies to recover perishable products for neighbors facing hunger.