Second Harvest Foodbank Welcomes Policymakers for First Policymaker Tour Focused on Local Hunger
As part of Feeding Wisconsin’s Policymaker Tour, an effort to raise awareness of hunger-related issues throughout the state, Second Harvest Foodbank...
Second Harvest Invests $600,000 to Help Local Food Pantries Rescue More Fresh Food
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is investing $600,000 to help 12 partner food pantries and programs across southwestern Wisconsin expand...
Our President & Executive Director Interviewed on Live It Up!
Recently, our President & Executive Director, Michelle Orge, sat down for an interview on the Live it Up! with Lee Acker...
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin Sends 63,000 Pounds of Food to Support Wisconsin Families Recovering from Tornado
MADISON, Wis. — In response to the recent tornado that devastated communities in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin...
Tanya Andersen Buckingham Named Vice President of Advancement
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is pleased to announce the appointment of Tanya Andersen Buckingham as its new Vice President...
UW Football Team Joins Second Harvest to Provide Over 3,600 Cans for Local Families Facing Hunger
Madison, WI, July 7, 2026 – To support the 147,000 people facing hunger in southwestern Wisconsin, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, a...
Food Resources to Reduce the Summer Slide
For thousands of families across south central Wisconsin, the end of the school year doesn’t feel like a celebration—it feels like...
Ruby’s Pantry Closure
Madison, WI — Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is aware of the recent closure of Ruby’s Pantry locations in Wisconsin,...
Fuel vs food: These Americans are cutting back to afford higher gas prices
By Tami Luhby, CNN For Sarah Lawhun, the soaring price of gas means she’s eating one less meal a day. A...
Opinion | Immigration enforcement fears are hampering access to food
By Michelle Orge | The Cap Times Guest Column As the leader of southwestern Wisconsin’s largest hunger-relief organization, my job is...
Hunger doesn’t begin or end with a government shutdown
The following op-ed, written by Second Harvest’s president and executive director, Michelle Orge, ran in The Cap Times on Saturday, November...
‘We have to make sure that we’re partners instead of observers’: Gov. Tony Evers continues his fight against food insecurity in Wisconsin
News story by Anthony DaBruzzi, Spectrum News – Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — The federal government shutdown is over, but food insecurity in...