Catholic Charities Gives $20,000 to Food Drive
Second Harvest Northland received a $20,000 donation from Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior to fund a donation matching campaign.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Second Harvest Northland has secured a $20,000 donation from Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior for a donation matching campaign. The campaign runs through November 19.
Why it matters
Demand at the region's food shelves typically rises around the holidays, and the matching campaign is intended to help meet that need in Duluth and the surrounding area. Last year's campaign provided more than $700,000 in meals to neighbors in need.
The $20,000 gift from Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior is the seed funding for the matching drive, following a prior campaign that provided more than $700,000 in meals through 77 regional food shelves. The source does not say what total this year's campaign aims to raise.
The players
Second Harvest Northland
A Duluth-based food bank network that distributes food through regional food shelves across northern Minnesota.
Catholic Charities Bureau of Superior
A charitable social services organization based in Superior, Wisconsin, that provided the $20,000 donation.
The details
Second Harvest Northland is running a donation matching campaign that accepts gifts through its website, SecondHarvestNorthland.org. The campaign runs through November 19, which is also Minnesota's Day of Giving.
Timeline
Last year: the previous donation matching campaign provided more than $700,000 in meals.
November 19, 2026: Minnesota's Day of Giving; the donation matching campaign ends.
Market Landscape
The matching campaign is timed to close on Minnesota's Day of Giving, placing Second Harvest Northland's drive inside the statewide November giving window. The source does not describe how this campaign compares to other regional food bank drives.
Donors in Duluth can have gifts matched through the campaign by visiting SecondHarvestNorthland.org before November 19. Holiday demand at local food shelves is expected to rise, so the drive directly affects households relying on those shelves.
The takeaway
Gifts made before November 19 can be doubled through the matching campaign, so timing a donation before Minnesota's Day of Giving closes helps stretch its impact. Households in need around the holidays depend on food shelves like those supported here.
What happens next
The donation matching campaign closes on November 19, 2026, the date of Minnesota's Day of Giving.
Further reading
Explore more Philanthropy coverage tied to giving drives across the region.
More information
Donations to the matching campaign can be made through the Second Harvest Northland donation page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Fox21Online.
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