AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF THE BIG BEND ACQUIRES, STORES AND DISTRIBUTES MORE 21 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND GROCERY ITEMS ANNUALLY TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 135 AGENCIES. THESE PARTNER AGENCIES OPERATE FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND REDISTRIBUTE PREPARED AND PERISHABLE FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. DONATIONS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL GROWERS AND FARMERS ARE ALSO REDISTRIBUTED TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. FINALLY, WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATURE OF AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF HUNGER.
