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In addition to your financial gifts, our BackPack Program is made possible by caring volunteers.  Individuals and groups help us pack weekend bags of food with ready-to-eat meals, fruits and vegetables, cereal, and other hearty items for distribution to our region’s schools.  

Rob is a compassionate volunteer who delivers the packed bags to local schools.  “Access to good food is an important thing for kids,” shares Rob. “If kids don’t have access to food when they are hungry, how can they have quality time with their family on the weekends if their stomach is growling? How can they stay focused in school?”

More than 1,600 children a week receive weekend food from our BackPack Program, thanks to Rob and other committed volunteers. You too can have an impact on families, children, and seniors facing hunger throughout the Northland.  “Second Harvest is always my priority for volunteering,” he shares. “Come on out and join the crowd!” 

Partner Spotlight

Target

For over two decades, Target has been a vital supporter of our mission, donating surplus food from four regional stores including Duluth, Grand Rapids, Baxter, and Virginia. In this past year alone, Target has donated nearly 319,000 pounds of food–ensuring over 265,000 meals for Northland families, children, and seniors in need.

Emily Hansen, Executive Team Leader of Human Resources at Target in Virginia, MN, is grateful for our partnership. Through her own volunteer experience with us, she’s seen firsthand how we support neighbors across our region.  “We are grateful that Target as a company is able to give back,” shares Emily. “Right now, prices are going up. We love being able to give to you. It makes our community better when we know people can feed their families, their kids, and themselves with nutritious food.”

Through your support and partners like Target, we’re ensuring more families in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin have access to the food they need, every day.