Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina

Two of our amazing community partners - Chick-fil-A ❤and the Charlotte Hornets Hornets Community 💜! They know and understand the needs in our community for those that are food insecure and their partnership means so much to !

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina is so thankful for the opportunity to partner with our friends from Coca-Cola Consolidated ❤to pack meals for our neighbors in need as part of the American 250 celebration 🇱🇷. The 50,000 meals packed at Charlotte Motor Speedway 🏁are helping to feed our neighbors in Cabarrus, Stanly, and Rowan counties!

We can't thank our friend from Coca-Cola Consolidated for their unwavering dedication in helping us end hunger.

That's right! More runs scored this past homestand means more meals donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina thanks to Chick-fil-A and the Charlotte Knights!! ❤⚾️🍗

More runs scored this past homestand means more meals donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina thanks to Chick-fil-A!

Today, we are kicking off our SMART START Breakfast Food / Fund Drive and we need your help! In our 24 county service region, over 153,300 children are on summer break and now don't have nutritious school breakfast to replenish their energy. We want to help fuel a brighter summer for them and you can be a huge part of this.

You can help by doing a Smart Start Breakfast Food Drive with your company, social group, church, etc. It's as easy as 1.2.3. - here's the link to see how you can get started - https://www.secondharvestmetrolina.org/events/calendar-of-events/2026/06/01/smart-start-breakfast-food-drive

Did you know that out of the 30 million Americans living with diabetes, 7 million do not know they have it - nearly 1 in 4. Additionally, 9 out of 10 people with pre diabetes are unaware they are at risk. If you are at risk of type 2 diabetes, small, measurable lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your risk and improve your overall health. That's why we have partnered with our friends at YMCA of Greater Charlotte to share valuable information about their Diabetes Prevention Program and provide YOU with the tools and support needed to make lasting change.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Led by a trained Lifestyle Coach, participants meet for 26 sessions delivered over the course of one year. The mail goals of the program are to:

- Reduce body weight by 7%
- Increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week

This program empowers participants to make healthier food choices and increase physical activity to help reduce their risk for type 2 diabetes.

DO YOU QUALITY TO PARTICIPATE? Individuals must be:

- 18 years or older
- BMI >25
- Diagnosed with pre diabetes via one of three blood tests or a previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes

To find out if you quality or to learn more, please can the QR code below.

Our main and remote branches will be closed this coming Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. On that day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Their courage and selfless dedication will never be forgotten.

SPRING 🌻 is here and we need your help 🙂! We are hosting the FRESH START SPRING FOOD DRIVE now through MAY 22ND and are looking for foods / funds for healthy high-protein foods for our neighbors in need.

To donate, we’ve made it easy for you .... just visit this link to our “You Give Goods” page ➡️ https://ow.ly/lq7y50Z2Pti, select DONATE NOW, and select items for your shopping bag.

You can also share your page with friends, co-workers, etc on social media to add more to your cart and feed more people! For questions, please reach out to our Drive Coordinator Megan Pierce here a at [email protected].

Thank you so much for helping us refresh the shelves of our neighbors in need! ❤️

Each year we host one of our favorite events - 's Partner Appreciation Luncheon! This event provides us an opportunity to showcase many of our partners in the effort to end hunger in our region.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to recognize every partner every year. We have tried to select those individuals, businesses, and agencies that best exemplified "Partner of the Year" during the 2024 calendar year.

We want to share a link to our photo gallery that shares the area that each individual was awarded in. Please be sure to share a big congrats to each of the them in helping us feed our neighbors in need.

Partner Appreciation 2026 Thank you for helping us end hunger!