Second Harvest hosts annual Holiday Express

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Second Harvest provided food to the community for the Holidays through its annual Holiday Express program Thursday morning.

The food provided chicken, squash, onions, eggs, potatoes and pork loin, and will serve approximately 400 people through the program.

Samantha Davis, a St. Joseph School District college and career readiness and family services coordinator, said the event is a great opportunity to give back to the community.

“So all families ensure that they have proper nutrition and all their services over break,” Davis said.

Davis said there’s a lot of uncertainty with families now about where their next meal will come from.

“Just a lot of people needing that extra assistance, especially during the holidays with lots of things going on,” she said. “It just feels really good that we could partner with Second Harvest to kinda help some of those people who are just uncertain where their next meal will come from.”

Davis said she looks forward to this event every year.

“Just an opportunity to give back to St. Joseph and just help those families who are maybe having those food insecurities, and to help them provide a happy holiday,” she said. "I’m just so thankful for Second Harvest, their continued partnership with the community.”