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Second Helpings Atlanta is a nonprofit food rescue organization whose mission is to end hunger and food waste in the Metro Atlanta area by rescuing healthy, nutritious surplus food and distributing it to those in need.
Second Helpings Atlanta offers a variety of programs and ways individuals and organizations can get involved to support our mission.
If you’re looking for a high-impact volunteer experience with a relatively low impact on your schedule, donate 90 minutes every month by becoming a SHA volunteer.
Second Helpings Atlanta volunteers use their own vehicles to rescue healthy, surplus food from one of our food donors, transport and deliver it to a nearby partner agency and return home in 90 minutes or less. This provides a high impact volunteer experience that makes a meaningful difference in our community while having a low impact on our volunteers’ busy schedules.
Second Helpings Atlanta’s Field to Fork program, in partnership with Retaaza, rescues fresh, surplus produce directly from Georgia farms and redistributes it to communities facing food insecurity.
By purchasing this surplus at a fair price, the program not only prevents food waste but also supports local farmers and strengthens regional food systems.

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🥐🚗🧡 NEW FOOD DONOR ALERT! Please help us welcome Rosetta Bakery in Dunwoody to the Second Helpings Atlanta food rescue family! Yesterday, we rescued 30 pounds of delicious bakery items, including sandwiches, pastries, and more, and delivered them to our nonprofit partner Malachi Storehouse! That's 30 pounds of food that won't go to waste and can instead help feed our neighbors. 🧡 We LOVE welcoming new food donors who understand that surplus food still has a purpose! A BIG thank you to @@rosettabakery for joining our mission and helping us turn food waste into food rescue. We keep food moving. And our community makes it possible! 🚗 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #RosettaBakery #FoodRescue #Dunwoody #FoodWaste #WeKeepFoodMoving

🎉🧡 CAN YOU TELL WE'RE EXCITED?! Just look at these faces! THIS is what gratitude looks like at Second Helpings Atlanta! 🚗🧡 This week, our incredible community helped us raise over $20,000 AND unlock our full $20,000 matching gift! That's more than $40,000 to help keep food moving across metro Atlanta! To everyone who donated, fundraised, shared our posts, cheered us on, or helped spread the word — THANK YOU! We are so grateful for YOU and the community that makes our work possible. The food we rescue today will become someone's meal tomorrow. And because of you, we get to keep doing what we love! From all of us at Second Helpings Atlanta, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! 🧡 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SHADayofGiving #WeKeepFoodMoving #Grateful #FoodRescue

🚗🧡 WOW! YOU DID IT! What an incredible Day of Giving! Thanks to our amazing Second Helpings Atlanta community, we raised over $20,000 AND unlocked our full $20,000 matching gift! 🎉 That's more than $40,000 to keep food moving across metro Atlanta! To everyone who donated, created a fundraising page, shared a post, encouraged a friend to give, or cheered us on — THANK YOU! Your generosity means more food rescued, more volunteer drivers on the road, and more meals reaching our neighbors. The food we rescue today will become someone's meal tomorrow. And YOU make that possible. We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to! 🧡 Every mile. Every meal. Thanks to YOU! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SHADayofGiving #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodRescue #ThankYou

🎸🎤 WHOA-OH, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE! 🚗🧡 Bon Jovi said it best, and we're living on a prayer (and a whole lot of generosity)! 😂 Thanks to YOU, we're halfway to our $45,000 Day of Giving goal! 🎉 But we're not taking our foot off the gas just yet! 💰 Every dollar is MATCHED, up to $20,000! 🚗 Every mile counts. 🥕 Every meal matters. So channel your inner rock star, crank up the Bon Jovi, and help us cross that finish line! 🧡 Keep on giving. Keep food moving! 🌐 www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #DriveOutHunger #BonJovi #WeKeepFoodMoving

Everyday, we move food. Everyday, we feed our neighbors. Help us keep food moving.

🚗🧡 406.5 Miles. One Day. One Mission: Drive Out Hunger! Tomorrow is Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving, and we're inviting YOU to join the drive! Every mile our volunteers travel helps connect rescued food with nonprofit partners feeding our neighbors across metro Atlanta. 🥕 We're challenging our community to give $1 for every mile — just $406.50 to help fuel our mission! But you don't have to give $406.50 to make a difference. Every dollar counts, and every gift helps keep food moving! 🎉 BONUS: Every donation is MATCHED, up to $20,000! 🧡 Join us! Donate today or become a Hunger Champion and start fundraising with friends and family. 🌐 Visit www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org to get involved! Every Mile. Every Dollar. Every Meal. Together, We Keep Food Moving! #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #DriveOutHunger #FoodRescue #EveryMileCounts

🚗🧡 ONE DAY TO GO! But why wait to make a difference? Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving is TOMORROW, November 5, and we're already in the driver's seat! Our donation and fundraising pages are OPEN NOW, and we're inviting YOU to help us get a head start on our $45,000 goal! 🎉 Every dollar donated will be MATCHED, up to $20,000! There are two ways to join the movement: 🧡 DONATE TODAY! Every gift, big or small, helps us rescue surplus food and get it to neighbors across metro Atlanta. 🚗 BECOME A HUNGER CHAMPION! Start your own fundraising page and rally your friends, family, and coworkers. No minimum required — just a passion for making a difference! Why wait until tomorrow when we can start making an impact TODAY? 🌐 Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org to donate or start fundraising! Every Mile. Every Dollar. Every Meal. Together, We Keep Food Moving! 🧡 #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #DriveOutHunger #HungerChampion #FoodRescue #AtlantaGives

🥬🌶️ 21,260 pounds of fresh, locally grown produce. 37 nonprofit partners. One incredible day of impact! A BIG thank you to Kroger for joining Second Helpings Atlanta at our recent Field to Fork distribution! Together, we helped get zucchini, yellow squash, red peppers, and collard greens into the hands of 37 nonprofit partner agencies serving neighbors across metro Atlanta. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #Kroger #FieldToFork #CorporateVolunteering #FoodRescue #FoodSecurity #CommunityImpact

🚗🧡 Are YOU ready to be a Hunger Champion? We're kicking off the week with a mission: Drive Out Hunger! Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving is this Thursday, November 5, but we're starting early because we have a BIG goal to reach! 🎯 Our goal: $45,000 🎉 Every dollar MATCHED up to $20,000! And we need YOU in the driver's seat! 🧡 Donate: Make a gift of any size and double your impact. 🚗 Fundraise: Create your own fundraising page and invite friends, family, and coworkers to join you. Whether you raise $25, $250, or $1,000, every dollar gets us closer to our goal! Every mile driven, every pound rescued, and every meal delivered is possible because people like YOU step up. 🌐 Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org to donate or start fundraising TODAY! Let's build momentum before Thursday and make this our biggest Day of Giving yet! Together, we keep food moving. 🧡 #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #HungerChampion #DriveOutHunger #FoodRescue #AtlantaGives

🧡 Every Dollar Counts. Every Gift Makes a Difference. What does your donation to Second Helpings Atlanta really do? 🚗 It helps keep our volunteer drivers on the road. 🥒 It helps rescue fresh produce and surplus food. 🧡 It helps get that food to nonprofit partners feeding our neighbors across metro Atlanta. And right now, your generosity can go TWICE as far! Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar donated to our November 5 Day of Giving will be MATCHED, up to $20,000! 💰 $25 becomes $50. 💰 $100 becomes $200. 💰 $250 becomes $500. No gift is too small to make a difference. 🌐 Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org to give today or start your own fundraising page! We keep food moving. And you help make it possible. 🧡 #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #EveryDollarCounts #FoodRescue #AtlantaGives

👻🎃 NO TRICKS, JUST FOOD RESCUES! 🚗🥕 This Halloween, we're keeping something out of the graveyard… perfectly edible food! 🕸️ Thanks to our incredible volunteer drivers, surplus food is rescued from local businesses and delivered to nonprofit partner agencies across metro Atlanta, helping feed our neighbors instead of landfills! 🧡 And the treats don't stop today! We're just 5 days away from Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving on November 5! Every mile counts. Every dollar counts. And thanks to a generous donor, every gift will be MATCHED up to $20,000! 🎃 Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org to get involved and help us keep food moving! Happy Halloween from all of us at Second Helpings Atlanta! 👻 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SHADayofGiving #FoodRescue #Halloween #WeKeepFoodMoving #EndHunger

🚗🧡 The countdown is on! Are you ready to join the drive? Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving is November 5, but you don't have to wait until then to make a difference! 🎉 Fundraising pages are OPEN NOW! Start your own fundraising page, invite friends and family to support our mission, or make a donation today. Every gift helps us rescue surplus food and deliver it to nonprofit partner agencies feeding our neighbors across metro Atlanta. 💰 And here's the exciting part: Every dollar donated will be MATCHED, up to $20,000! Whether you raise $25, $250, or $1,000, you're helping us reach our $25,000 goal. Every dollar counts, and every gift makes a difference! 🧡 Ready to join the drive? Visit secondhelpingsatlanta.org to start fundraising or make your gift today! We keep food moving. Together. #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #JoinTheDrive #FoodRescue #AtlantaGives #WeKeepFoodMoving

🧡 SAVE THE DATE! November 5, 2026! 🧡 We're just ONE WEEK away from Second Helpings Atlanta's Day of Giving! 🚗🥕 One day. One community. One mission: Keep food moving and feed our neighbors! And here's something worth celebrating — thanks to a generous donor, every dollar donated will be MATCHED, up to $20,000! 🎉 But you don't have to wait until November 5 to make a difference! You can start fundraising TODAY and help us build momentum toward our $25,000 goal. Whether you give, fundraise, or share our mission with friends and family, YOU can help make this day a success! 🌐 Visit www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org to learn more, start fundraising, and get involved! 📅 Mark your calendar for November 5! 🧡 Together, we keep food moving. #SHADayofGiving #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SaveTheDate #FoodRescue #EndHunger #AtlantaGives

🍊🚛 We LOVE Warehouse Wednesdays! 🧡 From Georgia farms to communities across metro Atlanta, Wednesdays are all about keeping fresh, locally grown produce moving! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FieldToFork #WarehouseWednesdays #FoodRescue #AtlantaNonprofits #EndHunger #FoodWaste

🚗🧡 We Keep Food Moving. And YOU Make It Possible! Every day across metro Atlanta, our volunteer drivers fill their vehicles with perfectly good food that might otherwise go to waste. From grocery stores and restaurants to our nonprofit partners serving neighbors in need, every rescue route makes a difference. 🚗 Our volunteers give their time and vehicles. 🥕 Our food donors share their surplus food. 🧡 Our nonprofit partners get that food into the hands of neighbors who need it. 💚 YOU help make it all possible through your generosity and support! It's a community effort, and every route, every pound, and every person plays a part. Want to be part of the movement? Volunteer, donate, or help spread the word! 🔗 www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org Together, We Keep Food Moving! 🚚🧡 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodNotWaste #Atlanta

👻 Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? Not this time! 🚚🧡 When you've got surplus food, Second Helpings Atlanta is the team to call! Last week, we welcomed THREE truckloads of food from US Foods as part of an exciting NEW partnership! And look what we accomplished together: 🚚 3 truckloads of rescued food 🥕 41,000 pounds of food saved from going to waste 🧡 11 nonprofit organizations received food to help feed our neighbors across metro Atlanta! That's a whole lot of food moving in the right direction! A HUGE thank you to US Foods for partnering with us and to our incredible team and nonprofit partners who helped get all that food where it needed to go. We're excited about this new relationship and hope it's the beginning of many more truckloads to come! Good food belongs on plates, not in landfills. And we know just who to call! 👻🚚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #USFoods #FoodRescue #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodNotWaste #Atlanta #CommunityPartnerships

🎃🚗 Hunger Haunts Us... But You Can Help Scare It Away! 👻 This Halloween season, the scariest thing isn't ghosts or goblins. It's knowing that our neighbors are facing hunger while perfectly good food goes to waste. But here's the treat: YOU can help change that! 🧡 Join our food rescue crew! In just 90 minutes or less, you can pick up surplus food from a local grocery store, restaurant, or food donor and deliver it to a nonprofit partner helping feed our neighbors. 🦇 No tricks, just treats for our community! 🚗 Use your own vehicle. ⏰ Give an hour or two of your time. 🧡 Make a difference right here in Atlanta. Don't let hunger haunt our neighbors. Sign up for a food rescue route this week! 🔗 www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #HungerHauntsUs #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #HalloweenForGood #WeKeepFoodMoving

🍲🧡 Weekend Tip: Make It a Leftover Night! Before you head to the grocery store this weekend, take a peek inside your fridge! 👀 Those leftover veggies, half a container of rice, or last night's dinner might be the start of something delicious. 🥕 Get creative with what you already have. 🍝 Turn leftovers into a whole new meal. ❄️ Can't eat it this week? Freeze it for another day! Reducing food waste doesn't have to be complicated. Small changes in our kitchens can make a big difference for our wallets and the environment. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe good food belongs on plates, not in landfills. And that starts in our own kitchens, too! 🧡 What's your favorite way to reinvent leftovers? Share your ideas in the comments! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WeekendTip #WasteLess #FoodRescue #ReduceFoodWaste #LeftoverNight #Sustainability

🚗🧡 Got room in your car? We've got food to rescue! This is what a successful food rescue looks like! A vehicle packed with perfectly good food that might otherwise go to waste, now on its way to help feed our neighbors. You don't need a truck or a special vehicle to make a difference. Just a little time, some room in your car, and a willingness to help! Our volunteer drivers pick up surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, and other food donors and deliver it directly to nonprofit partners serving our community. 🥕 Your car. Your time. A whole lot of impact. Ready to fill your vehicle with purpose? Join our food rescue team! 🔗 secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #WeKeepFoodMoving #FoodNotWaste

🎃 Waste-Less Wednesday: Don't Let Your Halloween Candy Go to Waste! 🍬👻 Too much Halloween candy? Before you toss those extra treats, give them a second life! ❄️ Freeze it! Chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, and many hard candies freeze well. Just store them in an airtight container or freezer bag. 🍪 Bake it! Chop up leftover candy and mix it into cookies, brownies, or your favorite baked treats. 🍿 Mix it! Add candy pieces to popcorn or homemade trail mix for a sweet-and-salty snack. 🍨 Top it! Save those chocolate treats for ice cream sundaes! 💡 Waste-Less Tip: Not all candy freezes equally! Gummies, jelly beans, and candies with soft fillings may change texture in the freezer. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food belongs on plates, not in landfills. Even small choices at home can help reduce food waste. 🧡 This Halloween, save the treats and skip the waste! #WasteLessWednesday #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodWaste #HalloweenTips #WasteLess #FoodRescue

👻 Scary Stat Tuesday 🎃 1 in 7 of our neighbors in metro Atlanta faces food insecurity. That's someone in your classroom, your break room, or a home right down the street. The scariest part? Hunger doesn't wear a costume. It's often hiding in plain sight. 🧡 At Second Helpings Atlanta, we're working to change that by rescuing surplus food and getting it to the nonprofit partners feeding our neighbors. This Halloween season, let's make hunger a little less scary. 🚗 Volunteer. 🧡 Donate. 📣 Spread the word. #ScaryStatTuesday #HungerAwareness #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #EndHunger #Atlanta

👻 Got a case of the Mondays? We’ve got something scarier: OPEN ROUTES. 🎃 Monday is the day we need our food rescue heroes the most. Grab your keys, claim a route, and help rescue surplus food before it disappears into the wrong place. 🚗🥕🧡 Most routes take 90 minutes or less, and you’ll help move food from a local donor directly to a nonprofit partner serving our neighbors. Don’t ghost us this Monday. 👻 Claim a route! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #RouteMonday #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #KeepFoodMoving #Halloween

🧡 What if a couple of hours of your week could help keep food moving to neighbors across Atlanta? That’s what our volunteers do. They pick up surplus food. They fill their cars. They load boxes. They move fresh produce. And they deliver it to nonprofit partners that make sure it reaches people who can use it. No special skills required. Just a little time and a willingness to help. As you look at the week ahead, make room for a rescue route. 🚗🥕📦 Volunteer. Move food. Feed your neighbors. Download the Second Helpings Atlanta App today! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #KeepFoodMoving #AtlantaVolunteers #SundayInspiration

🍝 Happy World Pasta Day! Tonight’s dinner might already be hiding in your fridge. Pasta is one of our favorite ways to give leftovers a second life. That handful of spinach? Toss it in. Roasted veggies from last night? Perfect. Half an onion, a few tomatoes, leftover herbs? You’ve got dinner. 🙌 A little pasta + a little creativity = less food wasted and one more meal enjoyed. This World Pasta Day, take a peek in your fridge before heading to the grocery store. What can you turn into pasta? 🍅🥦🧄 Use what you have. Waste less. Eat pasta. 🍝🧡 #WorldPastaDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WasteLess #FoodWaste #UseWhatYouHave #FoodRescue

🌎 World Food Day There is enough food in the world. The challenge is making sure it reaches the people who need it. That’s something we think about every day at Second Helpings Atlanta. Across our community, surplus food is available at grocery stores, restaurants, farms, businesses, and events. At the same time, our neighbors are facing hunger. Food rescue helps connect the two. Our volunteers, food donors, nonprofit partners, and supporters form a network that keeps food moving instead of letting it go to waste. This World Food Day, we’re reminded that addressing hunger isn’t only about producing more food. It’s also about valuing the food we already have and making sure more of it reaches a plate. 🌱🥕🧡 Less food wasted. More neighbors fed. #WorldFoodDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FoodSecurity #FoodWaste #KeepFoodMoving #AtlantaNonprofit

👻 Waste-Less Wednesday: Don’t Let the Date Spook You! That “Best By” date lurking in your pantry? It might not be as scary as it looks. 🎃 Many date labels are about peak quality, not food safety, which means perfectly usable food can get tossed simply because of confusion over the date. Before you send something to its final resting place in the trash, take a closer look. Check the label, use your senses, and use good judgment. 🕸️ Don’t let a date scare perfectly good food out of your pantry. Less fear. Less waste. More food put to good use. 🧡 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WasteLessWednesday #FoodWaste #Halloween #WasteLess #FoodRescue

👻 Hunger is haunting communities around the world. The numbers are scary: hundreds of millions of people experience hunger, and billions cannot afford a healthy diet. But hunger isn’t just a global issue. It’s happening in our own communities, too. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food that can feed people shouldn’t go to waste. Every day, we rescue surplus food and keep it moving to nonprofit partners serving neighbors across metro Atlanta. 🧡 This Halloween, help us make hunger the thing that disappears. 🚗 Drive a rescue route. 🥕 Connect us with a food donor. 🧡 Make a gift. 📣 Share our mission. Together, we can drive out hunger — one rescue at a time. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #HungerIsHaunting #FoodRescue #KeepFoodMoving #Halloween #AtlantaNonprofit

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Atlanta Pride Weekend! 🏳️‍⚧️ At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe everyone deserves to feel welcomed, valued, and supported — at our warehouse, on a rescue route, at our partner agencies, and throughout our community. This weekend, we’re proud to celebrate Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community and all of the volunteers, donors, partners, and neighbors who make our city stronger, more colorful, and more connected. 🧡🌈 There’s room for everyone in our food rescue community. Happy Pride, Atlanta! 🏳️‍🌈 #AtlantaPride #PrideAtlanta #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #AtlantaNonprofit #PrideWeekend #LoveIsLove

🥬 Weekend Tip: A little past its prime doesn’t mean it’s past its purpose! Before tossing produce that’s starting to look a little tired, think about where it could go next. 🍌 Overripe fruit → smoothies or baked goods 🍅 Soft veggies → soups, sauces or roasting 🥬 Wilting greens → soups, sautés or pesto Using what you already have is one of the simplest ways to reduce food waste at home — and those small choices add up. 🧡 Rescue it before you toss it! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WeekendTip #WasteLess #FoodWaste #FoodRescue #UseWhatYouHave

🚗 This Route Needs a Driver! Looking for a simple way to make food rescue part of your weekly routine? We’re looking for a volunteer to adopt this Tuesday route and help us keep food moving every week: 📍 Pick up: Aldi Buckhead 🧡 Deliver to: Suthers Center for Christian Outreach 📅 Every Tuesday ⏰ 9:30 AM pickup One regular route. One dependable volunteer. And week after week, surplus food gets where it’s needed instead of going to waste. Can you make this your Tuesday route? Claim it in the Second Helpings Atlanta app! 🚗🧡 Not available Tuesdays? Share this post — your share might help us find the perfect driver and look for other routes that may fit your schedule. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #KeepFoodMoving #AtlantaVolunteers #Buckhead

What can 140+ volunteers accomplish in one day? A LOT. 🧡 Last week, more than 140 Thought Logic employees filled the Second Helpings Atlanta warehouse for an incredible day of service. Together, they prepared 1,104 volunteer postcards, packed 500 meal kits, assembled approximately 900 snack kits and 1,000 steam kits, washed 4 SHA trucks, and participated in a Think Tank with our team to help build strategy for SHA’s future. What I especially loved about this day was the variety. Their team wasn’t supporting just one project — they were investing their time and talent across our organization, from hands-on service to strategic thinking. Corporate partnerships can be so much more than financial support. When companies give their employees opportunities to engage directly with a mission, they become part of the work. Thank you, Thought Logic, for showing up with your hands, your ideas, and your energy. We’re grateful to have you helping us keep food moving across metro Atlanta! 🧡 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #CorporateVolunteering #EmployeeEngagement #CorporatePartnerships #FoodRescue #AtlantaNonprofit

Halfway through a fall recipe and realize you're missing an ingredient? Before making another grocery run, check what you already have! 🥧 Try pumpkin purée in place of some of the oil in baked goods. 🍎 Use unsweetened apple butter to replace some of the sugar in certain recipes. 🌿 Swap in another fresh herb you have on hand when the flavor works. A little creativity in the kitchen can save money, reduce food waste, and help you use what's already in your pantry. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we're all about keeping food out of landfills and putting it to use! 🧡 Waste less. Use what you have. Make every ingredient count! What's your favorite kitchen swap? #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WasteLessWednesday #FoodWaste #FoodRescue #Sustainability #UseWhatYouHave

140+ volunteers. One incredible day of service. 🧡 Our warehouse was BUZZING when more than 140 Thought Logic volunteers joined us for a day of impact! Together, they prepared 1,104 volunteer postcards, packed 500 meal kits, assembled approximately 900 snack kits and 1,000 steam kits, washed 4 SHA trucks, and even joined us for a Think Tank to help build strategy for SHA’s future. 💪 That’s a LOT of impact in one day! Corporate volunteer days like this support so many pieces of our mission and help us keep food moving throughout metro Atlanta. Thank you, Thought Logic, for bringing the energy and showing up in a BIG way! 🧡🚚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #ThoughtLogic #CorporateVolunteering #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #AtlantaNonprofit #KeepFoodMoving

👻 Hunger can be scary. But YOU can help drive it away! 🎃 This Halloween season, there’s no trick here — just an easy way to make a real difference for our neighbors. Grab your keys, claim a food rescue route, and spend a little time moving surplus food from a local food donor to a nonprofit partner serving our community. 🚗🧡 A rescue route can take just 60–90 minutes, but the impact goes much further. 🎃 No tricks. Just treats for our community. Claim a route today! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #HungerCanBeScary #Halloween #AtlantaVolunteers

👻 Hunger can be haunting — but together, we can do something about it. 🎃 Every day, our volunteers rescue surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, events, and other food donors and deliver it to nonprofit partners serving our neighbors across metro Atlanta. This Halloween season, help us make sure food that can feed people finds its way to a plate instead of going to waste. 🧡 🚗 Claim a rescue route 🥕 Help us rescue more food 🧡 Support Second Helpings Atlanta Because the scariest thing about hunger is how many of our neighbors experience it. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #HungerIsScary #Halloween #AtlantaNonprofit #VolunteerAtlanta

🎃 Weekend Tip: Store smarter, waste less! 🍎 Fall produce can last longer than you might think with a few simple storage changes. Keep winter squash and pumpkins in a cool, dry spot, and give those apples a little space from your other produce. Small habits at home can add up to less food in the trash — and that’s something we can all feel good about. 🧡 What’s your favorite trick for making fresh food last longer? #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodWaste #WasteLess #FoodRescue #WeekendTip #Sustainability #AtlantaNonprofit

Feature Friday 🍁 October is National Farm to School Month — and a great reminder of the value of fresh, locally grown food. This fall, seasonal produce like squash, apples, and greens can find a second destination instead of going to waste. Through our food rescue network and Field to Fork, surplus food moves from farms, grocery partners, and other food donors to nonprofit organizations serving neighbors across metro Atlanta. 🥬 Less food wasted. 🚚 More food moving. 🧡 More fresh produce reaching our neighbors. That’s food rescue in action. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FieldToFork #NationalFarmToSchoolMonth #FoodWaste #AtlantaNonprofit

Thank you, IHG, for helping us keep food moving! Then end with: 38,000 lbs of produce → 49 nonprofit partners #FieldToFork

Hunger is closer than you think. 🧡 Behind these numbers are children, families, seniors, and neighbors trying to make ends meet — including people right here in metro Atlanta. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food that can feed people shouldn’t go to waste. Every day, our volunteers rescue surplus food and deliver it to nonprofit partners serving our community. You can be part of the solution. 🚗 Claim a route. Rescue food. Feed neighbors. #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #HungerAction #VolunteerAtlanta

Today is Hunger Action Day. 🧡 Hunger is a big challenge, but taking action doesn’t have to be. At Second Helpings Atlanta, action happens every day when a volunteer gets behind the wheel, a business donates surplus food, a partner agency gets food into the hands of our neighbors, or someone makes a gift to keep our food rescue network moving. Today, choose your action: 🚗 Drive a rescue route 💚 Make a donation 🥕 Connect us with a food donor 📣 Share our mission with someone new One action becomes another. And together, those actions mean more food rescued and more neighbors fed. How will you take action today? #HungerActionDay #HungerActionMonth #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger

1 in 7 people in metro Atlanta faces food insecurity. At the same time, food that could feed our neighbors goes to waste every day. That’s where food rescue comes in. 🚗🥕 Second Helpings Atlanta connects surplus food with nonprofit partners serving communities across metro Atlanta — and together, we’ve rescued and delivered more than 40 million pounds. But the need continues. Every rescued pound represents an opportunity: keep food out of the waste stream and get it to someone who can use it. This Hunger Action Month, help us keep the wheels turning. Volunteer. Donate. Connect us with food donors. Share our mission. 🧡 #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodInsecurity #Atlanta #VolunteerAtlanta

The countdown is on. 🧡 Tuesday is Hunger Action Day, and we’re asking one simple question: How will YOU take action? 🚗 Claim a food rescue route 🥕 Keep good food from going to waste 🤝 Connect us with a potential food donor 💚 Make a donation 📣 Tell someone about Second Helpings Atlanta Big or small, every action matters. And when thousands of individual actions come together, we can rescue more food, feed more neighbors, and waste less. September 29 is Hunger Action Day. Let’s show up, Atlanta. 💪 #HungerActionDay #HungerActionMonth #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger

Before you make another grocery run, shop your fridge first! Pick one night a week to make Leftover Night — finish what’s already there, get creative with odds and ends, and keep perfectly good food from going to waste. Can’t finish it this week? Freeze it for another day. ❄️ Food rescue can start right in your own kitchen. One simple habit can save money, reduce food waste, and make a real impact. 💚 What’s waiting in your fridge to be rescued this weekend? #HungerActionMonth #FoodWaste #LeftoverNight #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #SaveFood

There’s no single way to take action against hunger — the important thing is to take action. 🚗 Drive a rescue route 🥕 Eat the food already in your fridge 🤝 Connect us to a potential food donor 💚 Make a donation 📣 Tell a friend about Second Helpings Atlanta Whatever fits you, this weekend is a great time to check something off the list before September 29. Because every action connects to the next — more food rescued, less food wasted, and more of our neighbors fed. What will you check off? ✅ #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger

Thankful Thursday 🧡 Today, we’re grateful for the people who make food rescue possible — our volunteers. Every route you claim. Every box you load. Every mile you drive. It all adds up to good food reaching our neighbors instead of going to waste. And with just 5 days until Hunger Action Day, we have one more goal we’d love your help reaching: ZERO open routes on September 29. 🚗 To every volunteer who has driven a route this month: THANK YOU. You are the reason the food gets where it’s needed. Haven’t driven yet? There’s still time to help us close the gap. Open the Food Rescue Hero app and grab a route. 💚 Let’s get to ZERO together! #ThankfulThursday #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta

Hunger Action Month is about turning awareness into action. 🧡 Behind these numbers are our neighbors — families, children, seniors and individuals who deserve reliable access to nutritious food. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe good food should feed people, not landfills. Every day, our volunteers rescue surplus food and deliver it to nonprofit partners serving communities across metro Atlanta. And there are so many ways to be part of it: 🚗 Drive a food rescue route 🥕 Volunteer at a Field to Fork distribution 🤝 Connect us with a potential food donor 💚 Make a donation to fuel our work However you choose to help, your action matters. This Hunger Action Month, help us rescue more food and feed more neighbors. #HungerActionMonth #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger #AtlantaNonprofits

🍆 18,000 pounds of eggplant. 🥒 20,000 pounds of cucumbers. 🚚 49 nonprofit agencies served. That’s what a Field to Fork morning looks like at Second Helpings Atlanta! A huge thank you to our friends at IHG for jumping in, doing the heavy lifting, and helping us get 38,000 pounds of fresh Georgia produce out into our community. 💚 From the farm → to our volunteers → to 49 partner agencies → to tables across metro Atlanta. This is food rescue in action. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FieldToFork #FoodRescue #IHG #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescueInAction #AtlantaNonprofits

Hunger Action Day is September 29, and we have one big goal: ZERO open routes. 🚗💚 Every route filled between now and then means good food gets rescued and delivered to our neighbors instead of going to waste. If you can give just 90 minutes or less this week, this is the week to do it. Already a Food Rescue Hero? Open the app and claim a route. New to Second Helpings Atlanta? Sign up to become a volunteer driver and join us on the road to zero! Let’s fill those routes, Atlanta. 💪 #RouteMonday #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #ZeroOpenRoutes

Sunday Reflection 🧡 Sometimes making a difference starts with one small decision. One food rescue route. One donation. One introduction. One shared post that helps someone new discover our mission. With just 10 days until Hunger Action Day, there’s still plenty of time to turn awareness into action. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we see every day what happens when individual actions come together: good food is rescued, nonprofit partners have more resources, and more of our neighbors have food on the table. You don’t have to do everything. Just do something. What will your something be? 🧡🚗 #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionDay #SundayReflection #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #TakeAction #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Weekend Waste-Less Tip ❄️🥬 Did you know where you put food in your fridge can help it last longer? 🥩 Keep raw meat, poultry and seafood on the bottom shelf, sealed to prevent leaks. 🥛 Keep milk and other dairy on an inside shelf, where temperatures are more consistent. 🥫 Save the fridge door — one of the warmest spots — for condiments, sauces and other items that can handle temperature changes. 🥬 Use those crisper drawers! The right humidity can help fruits and vegetables stay fresh longer. A little fridge organization can mean more time to eat the food you bought, less money wasted and less food headed to the landfill. This weekend, give your fridge a five-minute reset! 🧡 #WasteLess #HungerActionMonth #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

You don’t have to do everything to make a difference. Maybe you have 90 minutes to drive a food rescue route. Maybe your company has surplus food to donate. Maybe you can make a gift, introduce us to a potential partner, start a fundraiser, or simply share our mission with someone who doesn’t know about food rescue yet. There’s a place for everyone in the fight against hunger and food waste. This Hunger Action Month, choose the action that fits your time, your resources and your life. Small actions, multiplied across our community, can make a BIG difference. What will yours be? 🧡 #HungerActionMonth #FeatureFriday #TakeAction #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Thankful Thursday 🧡🚗 Look at these Food Rescue Heroes! 🧡 Halfway through Hunger Action Month, we’re feeling especially grateful for the people who make food rescue happen every single day. Our volunteers give their time, their miles and a little room in their cars to make sure good food gets from our food donors to nonprofit partners serving our neighbors across metro Atlanta. Every pickup matters. Every delivery matters. Every volunteer matters. And September isn’t over yet! Grab a route, share our mission, or make a gift as we keep the momentum going toward Hunger Action Day on September 29. To everyone helping us Drive Out Hunger, One Mile at a Time — thank you. 🧡 #ThankfulThursday #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescueHero #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Waste-Less Wednesday 🤝🧡 Have food in your pantry you know you’re not going to use? Pass it along before you toss it! Share it with a neighbor or coworker, add it to a community pantry, or donate unopened, shelf-stable food to Second Helpings Atlanta. A can you bought for a recipe you never made. Pasta that’s been sitting in the pantry. An extra jar you know you won’t use. It can all find a home instead of becoming food waste. One person’s “I won’t use it” could be part of someone else’s dinner. 🥫🍝🧡 #WasteLessWednesday #HungerActionMonth #FoodWaste #ShareFood #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Stat Tuesday 📊🧡 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in a food-insecure household. That’s more than 14 million children. Behind that statistic are kids in classrooms, on playgrounds, riding school buses and sitting down at dinner tables in communities across the country. Hunger Action Month is about turning awareness into action. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we do that by rescuing healthy, surplus food and getting it to nonprofit partners serving our neighbors. Because good food should feed people, not landfills. 🧡 #HungerActionMonth #ChildHunger #FoodInsecurity #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Please join us in welcoming Terrill D. McFarland to Second Helpings Atlanta! 🧡 We’re excited to officially welcome Terrill as SHA’s new Executive Director! Terrill brings more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience across food security, healthcare, government, and military veteran service organizations. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Corporate & Strategic Partnerships at The Warrior Alliance, and her previous leadership includes roles with Share Our Strength, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Terrill brings a deep commitment to community, service, and creating meaningful impact — and we’re thrilled to have her leading SHA into our next chapter. Welcome to the Second Helpings Atlanta family, Terrill! We can’t wait to see where we go together as we continue Driving Out Hunger, One Mile at a Time. 🚗🥕🧡 Drop a 🧡 in the comments to help us give Terrill a warm SHA welcome! #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WelcomeTerrill #FoodRescue #AtlantaNonprofit #NonprofitLeadership #DrivingOutHunger

Route Check-In 🚗🧡 We’re halfway through Hunger Action Month, and we have one big goal for the rest of September: ZERO open routes. 🎯 Every route filled connects surplus food from a local food donor with one of our nonprofit partner agencies — and it usually takes about 90 minutes to make that connection happen. If you’ve been thinking about trying a food rescue, this is your sign! Training is provided, routes are flexible, and you choose what works for your schedule. Already a Food Rescue Hero? Check the app and grab an open route. New to SHA? Sign up and we’ll help you get started. Help us finish September with zero open routes! 🚗🥕🧡 #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescueHero #VolunteerAtlanta #FoodRescue #ZeroOpenRoutes #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Sunday Shoutout 🧡 | Solidarity Sandy Springs Food rescue doesn’t end when the food is picked up — it ends when that food reaches our neighbors. This week, we’re giving a shoutout to our friends at Solidarity Sandy Springs, one of the incredible partner agencies helping turn rescued food into meals, groceries and support for families in our community. SHA may help rescue the food, but our agency partners are the ones making sure it gets into the hands of people who need it. We couldn’t do this work without them. Thank you, Solidarity Sandy Springs, for being part of the food rescue journey! 🧡🚗🥕 #SundayShoutout #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescue #CommunityPartners #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Weekend Waste-Less Tip 🥕🥔🥬 A little wilted? A little wrinkled? Don’t count it out! Produce that’s past its picture-perfect prime can still become something delicious. Toss it into a soup, smoothie, stir-fry, casserole or whatever-you-have-in-the-fridge creation. This weekend, take a look through your produce drawer before you shop and challenge yourself to turn what you already have into your next meal. Saving food doesn’t always require something big. Sometimes it just requires a little creativity. 🧡♻️ #HungerActionMonth #WasteLess #FoodWaste #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Hunger doesn’t solve itself — it takes all of us. Across our community, too many of our neighbors are struggling to put enough food on the table. At the same time, perfectly good food is still going to waste. That’s where we can make a difference. This Hunger Action Month, take action with Second Helpings Atlanta: 🍎 Connect us with a business that has surplus food 🚗 Volunteer to drive a food rescue route 🧡 Make a gift to help keep food moving to our neighbors There isn’t just one way to fight hunger. Find the way that works for you and take action. #HungerActionMonth #TakeAction #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #FightHunger #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Waste-Less Wednesday 🧑‍🍳♻️ Missing an ingredient? Before you ditch the recipe—or make a special trip to the store—check your kitchen for an easy swap! 🍎 Applesauce for butter in baking 🥛 Yogurt for sour cream 🍁 Maple syrup for honey Using what you already have saves money, saves a trip, and helps keep perfectly good food out of the landfill. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we know small choices can add up to BIG impact. What’s your favorite ingredient swap? #WasteLessWednesday #HungerActionMonth #FoodWaste #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #WasteLessFeedMore

📊 Stat Tuesday: 1 in 7. 1 in 7 people in metro Atlanta is food insecure. That’s not just a statistic. That’s a neighbor. A coworker. A child sitting in a classroom nearby. Someone you pass at the grocery store. Hunger Action Month is about making numbers like this impossible to ignore — and turning awareness into action. 🧡 Rescue food. 🧡 Drive a route. 🧡 Make a gift. 🧡 Share our mission. However you choose to show up, your action matters. #HungerActionMonth #HungerActionMonthATL #FoodRescue #FightHunger #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

🧡 Food rescue takes work. And today, we’re celebrating the people who make it happen. Every pound of food we rescue has people behind it, food donors who set it aside, volunteers who load their cars and drive the miles, partner agencies who unload and distribute it, and the team working behind the scenes to connect it all. This Labor Day, as we kick off Hunger Action Month, we’re especially grateful for the many hands that keep good food moving through our community and onto the tables of our neighbors. Because fighting hunger takes all of us. Happy Labor Day from Second Helpings Atlanta. 🧡 #LaborDay #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescue #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FightHunger

🧡 Hunger Action Month is about more than awareness. It’s about action. Every day, good food is available that can nourish our neighbors instead of going to waste. And every day, our community helps us make that connection. Whether you introduce us to a business with surplus food, get behind the wheel for a food rescue route, or make a gift to keep our vans moving — you have a role in rescuing food and fighting hunger in Atlanta. There’s no one way to take action. Find yours. 🧡 #HungerActionMonth #TakeAction #FoodRescue #FightHunger #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #Atlanta

🧡 Hunger Action Month Tip: Know Your Dates! “Best By” doesn’t mean “bad after.” Most “Best By” and “Sell By” dates are about peak quality — not food safety. Yet confusion around date labels can lead perfectly good food straight to the trash. Before you toss it, take a closer look. 👀 Check the food. Use your senses. Use good judgment. Learning the difference between “best by” and “unsafe” is one small way we can all help keep good food out of landfills — and value the food we already have. This Hunger Action Month, let’s feed people, not landfills. 🧡♻️ #HungerActionMonth #FoodRescue #FoodWaste #FeedPeopleNotLandfills #SecondHelpingsAtlanta

Hunger doesn't look the same everywhere. 🧡 It can look like a child. A parent. An older adult. A neighbor who is working but still struggling to make ends meet. Right now, rural and Southern communities are experiencing some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the country. And as federal nutrition support declines, food banks and community organizations are seeing the need grow. There isn't one face of hunger. There isn't one story. And there isn't one solution.

Thankful Thursday 🧡 Our volunteer drivers who make sure food gets where it needs to go every week. Rescue routes are the backbone of hunger relief in metro Atlanta and right now, we still have open routes that need a driver. Could that be you? Link in bio and on our website to see open routes near you.

🚗🧡 We need YOU this Labor Day weekend! Food rescue doesn’t take a holiday — and we have routes that need volunteer drivers! 🥕 Pick up surplus food 🚗 Drive it to a nonprofit partner 🧡 Help feed our Atlanta neighbors Already a volunteer? Open the Food Rescue Hero app and grab an available route! New to Second Helpings Atlanta? We’d LOVE to have you! Download the app and be sure to follow the instructions in your welcome email to complete the onboarding process before taking your first route. A little time. A few miles. A BIG impact. Help us drive out hunger, one mile at a time. #HungerActionMonth #LaborDayWeekend #FoodRescue #VolunteerAtlanta #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #DriveOutHunger

Waste-Less Wednesday 🥕 Before your next grocery run, do a 5-minute pantry & fridge audit. Building meals around what's about to expire is one of the easiest ways to cut food waste, and it saves you money too. What's one item in your fridge you need to use up this week? Tell us below!

September is Hunger Action Month — and the need has never been greater. 🍽️ According to Feeding America's latest Map the Meal Gap study, 48 million people, including more than 14 million children, experienced food insecurity in 2024, the highest level since 2014. Rural and Southern communities are facing the deepest strain, and as federal nutrition support declines, the need to act keeps growing. Right here in metro Atlanta, 1 in 7 of our neighbors is food insecure. This month we're asking you to do three things: help us fill every open volunteer route, make small changes at home can cut food waste, and spread the word. Follow along all September for ways to take action. 🧡

💙 200 hygiene kits. 200 acts of care. A huge thank you to Cleveland Electric for putting generosity into action and assembling 200 hygiene kits for Second Helpings Atlanta! These kits will be distributed through our partner agencies to help neighbors access everyday essentials with dignity. We’re so grateful for Cleveland Electric and their commitment to caring for our community. Together, we’re doing more than rescuing food—we’re helping build a healthier, stronger Atlanta. 💙 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #CommunityImpact #Volunteer #ClevelandElectric

🌱🎶 What a night! Last Friday, the Second Helpings Atlanta team had the opportunity to table at the Jack Johnson concert — and even got to meet Jack himself! 💚 We’re especially grateful to be part of a concert experience that puts sustainability front and center. Through his All At Once campaign, Jack Johnson has long championed sustainable local food systems, reducing waste and taking action to protect our planet. At Second Helpings Atlanta, we believe food rescue is environmental action, too. Every pound of nutritious food we rescue keeps good food out of landfills while helping feed our neighbors. Thank you, Jack Johnson, for creating space to connect music, community and sustainability — and for having us! We loved sharing the mission of Second Helpings Atlanta with concertgoers. 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FoodWaste #Sustainability #JackJohnson #AllAtOnce #FeedAtlanta

A huge congratulations to Carol, our Volunteer of the Month! Carol reached an incredible milestone by completing her 100th food rescue this past month! That level of dedication represents countless meals delivered to our partner agencies and thousands of pounds of food kept out of landfills. Thank you, Carol, for your commitment to our mission and for being such an amazing member of the Second Helpings Atlanta volunteer family. We appreciate everything you do!

Did you know? 29% of all food in our country goes unsold or uneaten — while so many in our community go hungry. 🍎 At Second Helpings Atlanta, we rescue that food before it's wasted and get it to neighbors in need. Want to help close the gap? Link in bio. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #EndFoodWaste

From game days to grocery aisles, food rescue happens everywhere. 🚐🥕 Our food rescue routes take us to all kinds of places, grocery stores, restaurants, food distributors, farms, event venues, and stadiums, to make sure good food gets where it’s needed most. Here is our van at Mercedes HQ, where Second Helpings Atlanta has been the official food rescue partner since the stadium opened. From Falcons games and Atlanta United matches to concerts and special events, our team helps rescue surplus food year-round and get it to our nonprofit partners across Atlanta. And every rescue is part of something bigger: feeding our neighbors while keeping good food out of landfills. 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FeedAtlanta #MercedesBenzStadium #FoodWaste #RescueFood #NeighborsFeedingNeighbors

Food rescue is more than moving food from one place to another. It’s neighbors feeding neighbors. ❤️ Every day, Second Helpings Atlanta rescues good, nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste and gets it into the hands of our nonprofit partners—where it becomes meals for people across our community. And behind every rescue is a volunteer. 🚗💚 Our volunteer drivers pick up surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and other food donors and deliver it to the organizations that need it most. They’re the connection between food that could be wasted and a neighbor who needs a meal. Food rescue is powered by volunteers. Food rescue feeds Atlanta. Want to help? Volunteer with Second Helpings Atlanta and be part of the journey from surplus to supper. #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FoodRescue #FeedAtlanta #FoodWaste #VolunteerAtlanta #NeighborsFeedingNeighbors

🔥 Grand Tasting Alpharetta is back! And we are the official food rescue partner. Thursday, Aug 27 | The Hotel at Avalon VIP: 6pm | GA: 7pm. Join us for unlimited tastings from 25+ top restaurants, craft cocktails, wine & beer, local chefs, and live music from Bogey and the Viceroy. Tickets sell out every year — grab yours 👉 https://us.list-manage.com/5Q7yN3V1uIf?e=900b5b9083&c2id=8821352fdde45c3c837b9124b309c11c #GrandTastingAlpharetta #TasteOfAtlanta

Meet Our Newest Team Member: Cole Bagley Cole Bagley has built his career around creating meaningful relationships that strengthen communities. Born in rural Southeast Georgia and raised in Atlanta's West Midtown—less than a mile from Second Helpings Atlanta's warehouse—he's excited to be serving the city he calls home. A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis with a degree in English, Cole's career in real estate took him from Dallas to Brooklyn, where he worked alongside organizations focused on fighting hunger and expanding access to homeownership. As our new Food Donor Coordinator, he brings his passion for partnership-building and community engagement to help grow our network of food donors and rescue even more food for our neighbors. Outside of work, you'll find Cole exploring Atlanta's eastside neighborhoods, spending time with college friends in Memphis, or visiting his grandmother in Bacon County, Georgia.

🍎 July 2026 Impact Report 495,649 lbs of surplus food rescued 413,040 meals made possible 903 routes • 107 partners • 204 volunteer drivers YTD: 3.3M lbs rescued = 2.7M meals 🙌 Thank you to everyone who made this happen. Want to help? Drop a comment 👇 #FoodRescue #FightingFoodWaste #CommunityImpact

🎉 40 MILLION POUNDS RESCUED! 🎉 This week, we reached an incredible milestone: 40 million pounds of food rescued since Second Helpings Atlanta was founded! It's only fitting that this landmark rescue came from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and was delivered to our longtime partner, Crossroads Community Ministries—a reminder of what's possible when food donors, volunteers, and nonprofit partners come together to fight hunger and reduce food waste. Forty million pounds represents millions of meals, countless volunteer hours, and an unwavering commitment to ensuring good food nourishes people—not landfills. To every food donor, volunteer, partner agency, supporter, and advocate who has been part of this journey: thank you. This milestone belongs to all of us, and we're just getting started. Here's to the next 40 million pounds! 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #40MillionPounds #FoodRescue #EndHunger #ReduceFoodWaste #CommunityImpact #MercedesBenzStadium #CrossRoadsCommunityMinistries

🥒🫑🍆 Fresh from the farm. Straight to our community. Last week, our Field to Fork distribution delivered 37,194 pounds of fresh cucumbers, eggplant, and bell peppers to 52 partner agencies across Metro Atlanta. Because of the incredible collaboration with @retaazaco, volunteers, and nonprofit partners, thousands of families will have access to fresh, nutritious produce that might have otherwise gone to waste. Every pound rescued is a step toward a healthier community and a more sustainable food system. Thank you to everyone who helped make this distribution possible. Together, we're proving that good food belongs on tables—not in landfills. 💚 #SecondHelpingsAtlanta #FieldToFork #FoodRescue #EndHunger #ReduceFoodWaste #FreshProduce #CommunityImpact Retaaza

Here's the paradox we work to solve every day: 40% of food goes to waste, while 1 in 6 children in our community face food insecurity. 🍎 This summer, that gap hits families even harder — no school lunches means parents are stretching every dollar to keep their kids fed. This is our last push of the Summer Hunger campaign, and every gift before August 1 is DOUBLED (up to $10,000). Help us rescue more food and get it to more families who need it. 👉 Donate now: www.secondhelpingsatlanta.org #SummerHunger #FoodRescue #DoubleTheImpact #DrivingOutHungerOneMileAtATime

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