Tag: Harvesters

WRITTEN BY LAUREN FRECHIN In happens all the time at schools near you — children desperate from hunger are found on Monday mornings hiding food in their pockets. Teachers in...

WRITTEN AND PHOTOS BY MELISSA COON Throughout the year, my [previous] employer participates in a variety of philanthropic events. On Fridays, our staff were allowed to “dress down” and wear jeans if they donated to...

WRITTEN AND PHOTOS BY MELISSA COON Research shows that access to nutritious food is key to a healthy community. Unfortunately, 374,660 people are food insecure and missing an estimated 65.6 million meals...

A quiet chill blanketed the block of 6565 State Ave on the morning of Nov. 15, 2014. However, by midday that quickly changed — and for good reason. We sent...

One can, two cans, red cans, blue cans. The food donations came in all shapes, shades and sizes at the 2014 Kansas City Renaissance Festival. On Saturday, Sept. 13, we...

And the bread just keeps coming. It was just one week ago thatHarvesters had a huge bread donation and desperately needed help to preserve the food in time. Well, thanks to...