Case Study Second Harvest Stoland

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Second Harvest Heartland Mission Statement: “Fight hunger through community Partnerships” Second Harvest Heartland was created by two Second Harvest form Minnesota and St. Paul coming together to form a strong team to fight hunger. Second Harvest Heartland mainly serves counties in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, or I shall say largely serves those two places. Last Year they served more than 74 million meals to counties in Minnesota and western Wisconsin but they did not do it alone that was done through other partnerships they have in those communities. They are also a member of Feeding America which serves more than 200 food banks in the United States. According to Second Harvest Heartland they own 90,000+ feet of food storage including

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