Second Helpings

Second Helpings We rescue more than 4 million pounds of food each year and then make and deliver more than 5600 meals each day for over 200 community partners for free.

We distribute over 3 million lbs of food to our local pantry system each year. Secondhelpings.org

05/30/2026

Meet Maggie, one of our Hunger Relief Chefs — and today she's cooking for 500 of her closest friends. 🍝
Maggie's whipping up a cheesy chicken pasta in one of our giant tilt skillets, and she's walking us through every ingredient. This is real food, made with real care, heading to real neighbors across Central Indiana who need it most.

We love our kitchen crew. And we're pretty sure after watching this, you will too. 💚

Twenty years ago, Kim Kiser walked through our doors as a volunteer.She didn't leave.Over the next two decades, Kim work...
05/29/2026

Twenty years ago, Kim Kiser walked through our doors as a volunteer.
She didn't leave.
Over the next two decades, Kim worked in our Hunger Relief kitchen for eight and a half years — hands on, meals out the door, day after day — before bringing all of that passion and institutional knowledge to our development team, where she works today as our Development Coordinator.

Kim's journey is a beautiful reminder that there are a lot of ways to show up for a mission. Sometimes you start by giving your time. Sometimes that time turns into a career.

Sometimes that career turns into twenty years of changing lives across Central Indiana.
We are so grateful for you, Kim. Here's to twenty more. 💚

$18,000,000.That's how much we saved our more than 200 community partners in food costs last year alone.Because the need...
05/28/2026

$18,000,000.
That's how much we saved our more than 200 community partners in food costs last year alone.
Because the need in Central Indiana is that great. And because we refuse to let it go unmet.
When we bring the food, shelters can shelter. Recovery programs can recover. After-school programs can educate. Senior centers can care.
Every dollar we save our partners is a dollar that goes directly back into the people they serve.
This is what fighting hunger from every angle looks like.

The checkered flag dropped at the Indy 500 Sunday — and our food rescue team was already at work. While the crowds heade...
05/27/2026

The checkered flag dropped at the Indy 500 Sunday — and our food rescue team was already at work.
While the crowds headed home, we were at the track collecting donated food and bringing it back to our hunger relief kitchen. Now our volunteers are turning that food into meals for the people who need them most across Central Indiana.
Race day ends. The mission doesn't!

Ever wonder what it actually looks like to rescue millions and millions of pounds of food, turn it into nutritious meals...
05/27/2026

Ever wonder what it actually looks like to rescue millions and millions of pounds of food, turn it into nutritious meals, and deliver it to 200+ organizations across Central Indiana — all in a single day?
Come see it for yourself.
We open our doors to groups, companies, civic organizations, and community teams for behind-the-scenes tours of our hunger relief kitchen.

It's one thing to hear about the work. It's another to stand in the middle of it. Schedule your group's visit today. 👇
secondhelpings.org/donate/become-a-corporate-partner/tour-second-helpings/

Not every partner has a kitchen that can reheat a hot meal — but everyone deserves a fresh, nutritious one. Today in our...
05/26/2026

Not every partner has a kitchen that can reheat a hot meal — but everyone deserves a fresh, nutritious one. Today in our hunger relief kitchen, we're assembling salads: simple, ready-to-serve meals that go directly to the neighbors who need them most. This is what it looks like when we meet people where they are. 🥗

We’re closed Monday for the holiday but rest assured that we’ve worked with our partners who rely on us to ensure they h...
05/24/2026

We’re closed Monday for the holiday but rest assured that we’ve worked with our partners who rely on us to ensure they have what they need for the neighbors they serve. Thank you for supporting the work we do!

One in seven people in Central Indiana don't have enough to eat. You can help change that.The Gr8 Pasta Push is on — and...
05/22/2026

One in seven people in Central Indiana don't have enough to eat. You can help change that.

The Gr8 Pasta Push is on — and it's easier than you think to make a real difference.
Our kitchen cooks over 1,500 lbs. of pasta every single week to feed our neighbors. Every box you donate goes straight to work.

From June 4–18, we're rallying Central Indiana to fight hunger one box at a time.
Here's how:
🍝 Drop a box at any Marion County Kroger, June 4–18
💰 Make a donation — every dollar is matched up to $10,000 right now
🏆 Hold a pasta drive — top collector AND top fundraiser each win a Golden Colander

Donate now and learn more: secondhelpings.org/pasta

Address

The Eugene & Marilyn Glick Center 1121 Southeastern Avenue
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+13176322664

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