That’s what was picked from the Nora Community Garden donation garden last night. Volunteers Kim and Patty harvested, washed, and packaged produce to be donated to Northside Food Pantry at Second Presbyterian Church. Okay, maybe we let the zucchini overgrow…

In addition to all the garden plots that are operated by our gardeners from Burma and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Helpings of Hope and their volunteer Master Gardeners continues to grow a sizable donation garden. This is for food…

770 Pawtucket Drive Westfield, IN 46074 Dear Friends of Helpings of Hope,  When I started Helpings of Hope five years ago I never dreamed of the growth we have experienced — even during a pandemic! Initially, I started Helpings of…

This weekend, Kitty Seelig, our Executive Director, had the privilege of attending The People’s Food Summit at Riverside Park. She participated in a strategic planning session with people divided into various topic areas. Subjects covered included: Urban Agriculture, Transportation, Health and…

Helpings of Hope has seen many new and exciting developments in 2016! We believe 2017 is going to be even greater, and we would like to invite you to be a part of our efforts to help address hunger issues…

“I have found the world kinder than I expected, but less just,” Samuel Johnson is said to have remarked. The same might be said of the popular response to poverty and hunger in America. It, too, is kinder but less…

Reducing life to its simplest components can be a relief for many, especially the young, and especially in a world where an overabundance of choices is no longer an emblem of our freedom but more a sign of our slavery.…

On Thursday, October 22nd, Kitty Seelig (Executive Director) and Bruce Garrison (President of the Board) were invited to give a presentation on Hunger and ways that we can close the Food Gap in our society and in our local situation.…

Hunger — the painful sensation that someone feels on a regular basis due to lack of food — is a relatively rare phenomenon in America today, but it nevertheless afflicts a small number of U.S. residents on an intermittent basis.…