OUR HISTORY
We were initially established as Food Bank of Tallahassee at Temple Baptist Church in 1982, distributing prepared and perishable foods.
In 1986, we joined America’s Second Harvest — the nation’s food bank network — now called Feeding America.
Early 1990's
Second Harvest operated from a 7,000-square-foot warehouse in Market Place.
2000
Our warehouse space doubled to 15,000 square feet.
2001
We distributed a then-record 2.3 million pounds of food!
2010
Second Harvest moved to a 31,000-square-foot facility.
2015
SHBB moved to its current 40,000-square-foot facility.
2016-2020
The food bank increased food distribution by a whopping 149%.
2020
The year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we distributed a record 15.3 million pounds of food.
2022
Second Harvest celebrated its 40th anniversary!