Second Harvest Foodbank – Certstaffix Training’s Charitable Partners

Posted on 08/18/2020 by Niko Venev

In its efforts of helping local communities, Certstaffix Training has made contributions to different organizations that make difference. For our seventh “Certstaffix Training’s Charitable Partners” blog post, we would like to introduce you to the “Second Harvest Foodbank.”

What is the mission/goal of your organization?

Second Harvest Foodbank exists to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin.

What audience or population does your organization service or benefit?

As southwestern Wisconsin’s largest hunger-relief charity it meets nearly one million requests for help each year. It helps end hunger in 16 southwestern Wisconsin counties through food distribution to its partner agencies, promotion of outside food assistance programs like FoodShare, and raising awareness of hunger. From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, Second Harvest, together with its partner agencies and programs, provided 14.2 million meals. It is one of 200 members of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity.

What is the history of your organization? How did it start?

Since 1986 Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin has put more than 100 million meals on the tables of the 1 in 10 who are facing hunger in southwestern Wisconsin. A few things to know about us:

• We work together with hundreds of local hunger-relief charities to provide the peace-of-mind people get when they know they have enough food
• We are dedicated to providing healthy and nutritious food to those we serve (see our Healthy Food Policy)
• We are a member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of member food banks and the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization

Despite the millions of meals we’ve been able to provide as a result of our generous donors over the years, there is still a gap between the number of meals we provide and the number of meals needed.

What is a recent project or work that you are excited about? 

We recently hosted our first west coast adoption event in Los Angeles! We are working with some wonderful, well-known companies supportive of animal rescue (like Tarte Cosmetics, Outdoor Voices, Found My Animal) to expand our network in the LA area so we can rescue more dogs and hopefully adopt more out in that area.

How can people help your organization the most? What is your biggest need currently? 

For ways to help please visit the website: www.secondharvestmadison.org. Whether it’s money, food, time or your voice, you can make a difference in someone’s life.

What is your organization’s website or the best way to contact?

www.secondharvestmadison.org