Second Harvest Food Bank – Shaking Out the Good Stuff

How rampant is food insecurity in Louisiana? According to statistics about 683,110 people in our state go to bed each night not certain of when they will have their next meal. Of those 683 thousand plus individuals, some 234,120 are children. Those numbers mean that roughly one in every seven people in Louisiana has food insecurity.

This week we are shining the Shaking Out the Good Stuff spotlight from Morton Salt's Week's Island facility on the good work that Second Harvest Food Banks does in South Louisiana. No, they don't just serve Lafayette, they serve a large portion of Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana.

Second Harvest Food Banks are working to make sure that number doesn't grow larger and in fact, grows smaller with every person they serve. Second Harvest Food Bank of Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana serves a 23-parish area. It is estimated that the group provides more than 32 million meals to some 210,000+ people every year.

If you find yourself and your family in need of nutrition, reach out to Second Harvest Food Bank. You can do that by visiting their website, no-hunger.org. You'll be asked a few questions about your geographic location and your current needs. Or you can phone the Lafayette facility by dialing 337-237-7711. The Lafayette facility is located at 215 West Pinhook.

If you'd like to help there are many ways to do that. Monetary and non-perishable food donations are always welcomed. Those can be made via the website or in person. You might also sign up to host a food drive where you work or you could even learn how to donate your backyard produce from your garden to the program.

Volunteers are also needed at Second Harvest and you might assist in the sorting of food donations, the packaging of meals, the preparation of meals, and the distribution of meals for seniors and children. There are plenty of needs that need to be filled.

Spotlighting organizations that make our community better and highlighting opportunities for you to help that organization do even more are the reasons behind Shaking Out the Good Stuff with Morton Salt. The Morton Salt Week's Island division understands how important giving within our community is. That's why they provide this weekly platform to share some of the good news about good people in South Louisiana.

If you're looking for work and are interested in being well compensated with a great benefits package and getting to sleep in your own bed every night, you might want to visit with the folks at Morton Salt at Week's Island, they do have many great paying jobs open and available for hard-working people.