Feeding America

🏆 MealConnect wins! Our groundbreaking food rescue platform took home the prize in the "Social Innovator" category at this year's Chicago Innovation Awards. Join us in celebrating our great team! MealConnect is Feeding America's no-cost online platform that instantly connects food banks and partner agencies with retailers, restaurants, farmers, and distributors looking to donate surplus food. Learn more: bit.ly/413dxgw

This Thanksgiving, we’re reminded of the power of community and the importance of sharing what we have with those around us. While many of us are fortunate to gather around a table filled with food, millions of families are facing hunger today. Let’s extend the spirit of gratitude and giving by coming together to ensure everyone has access to the meals they need. Whether it’s donating, volunteering, or raising awareness, your actions can make a difference. Together, we can help create a future where no one has to wonder where their next meal is coming from. 🧡 Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with compassion and connection. #Thanksgiving #EndHunger #Gratitude #GiveBack

This Thanksgiving, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, reminds us of the power of community in addressing hunger. In her recent TIME 100 Voices piece, Claire shares how collective action can bring hope to millions experiencing food insecurity. As we gather around our tables, let’s also reflect on how we can stand in solidarity with individuals and families working hard to overcome hunger—whether by donating, volunteering, or simply spreading awareness. Read her inspiring call to action and join the movement to end hunger. Together, we can ensure everyone has access to a nourishing meal. 📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/4g0IGp0 #Thanksgiving #EndHunger #FeedingAmerica #CommunityImpact

We're so grateful to partner with Elevance Health to help amplify and support the connection between nutritious food and better health. Together, we've already made huge strides in improving health outcomes, addressing food insecurity, and fostering a future where everyone has access to nourishing meals—and we’re excited to continue building on this momentum to create an even greater impact in the communities we serve. 

This holiday season, your everyday purchases can help support Feeding America and our mission to end hunger. Check out how these 11 partners are giving back this year to help make the holidays more full: 🎁 Amazon Fresh 🛒: Now through 12/31, Amazon Fresh will donate $0.10 to Feeding America for every purchase of select private-label products in their stores. BMW 🚗: For each new BMW purchased during the month of November, participating dealerships will donate $20 to Feeding America and partner food banks nationwide. Crate and Barrel 🎄: From 11/14-12/24, customers can shop specially marked items or donate online and at the register to support Feeding America through Crate & Barrel, CB2, and Hudson Grace stores. Food Lion 🦁: Through 12/10, Food Lion shoppers can purchase $6 food boxes or donate at the register to help local Feeding America food banks. Fresh Thyme Market 🥗: Round up your total at participating Fresh Thyme stores through November to support local food banks in the Feeding America network. The GIANT Company 🛍️: From 11/11-11/24, customers can join the Million Meals Campaign, receive $5 off their total purchase and generate a $10 donation to benefiting local food banks with a $15 purchase of select products. Maverik - Adventure's First Stop 🛑: Now through 12/4 you can Round Up Your Change at participating Maverik locations to support 38 food banks across the country and help provide meals in your community. Mission Driven Foods 🥩: From 11/27-12/4, $1 from every sale of Mission Driven Foods products through Misfits Market will support Feeding America. Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers 🚗: Now through 12/31, Monro customers can donate at the register, with Monro committing a minimum $150,000 donation to Feeding America. T-Mobile 📱: On Giving Tuesday (12/3), every tap of the offer in the T-Mobile app donates $1 to Feeding America, up to $200,000. JCPenney 📸: On Giving Tuesday (12/3), for every photo session at JCPenney Portraits by Lifetouch JCPenney will help provide at least 50 meals* secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks. 💡 Looking for more ways to give? Visit: bit.ly/3OkEBA3

ABB has been "Turning Hunger Into Hope" with their annual holiday fundraiser! What started as a canned food drive has since blossomed into a U.S. employee online and canned food drive, plus an in-house team competition. 🎉 ABB's values of courage, care, curiosity, and collaboration have flowed into our communities – nurturing the lives of our neighbors facing hunger. Thank you to the employees and ABB leadership team who have been increasingly generous over the last five holiday seasons! #ABBUS #ABBNorthAmerica #ABBintheCommunity 🧡 Create your own holiday campaign at bit.ly/3YybsaC 🧡

The United States is facing its highest levels of food insecurity since the Great Recession. Nearly 50 million Americans, including 14 million children, are struggling with hunger—a crisis we cannot ignore. As our CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, reminds us, “Those lines we saw during the pandemic haven’t disappeared—they’ve just moved indoors.” The challenge remains urgent, but with awareness and action, we can create long-term solutions to reduce the need for food assistance permanently. Here’s how you can make a difference: ✅ Visit FeedingAmerica.org to locate your local food bank. ✅ Donate, advocate, or volunteer to support your community. ✅ Join us in supporting national efforts to reach areas with the greatest need. In the short interview, Claire also shares gratitude for the farmers, growers, and producers who play an essential role in fighting hunger. Together, with unity and determination, we can make an incredible impact. #EndHunger #FoodInsecurity #TakeAction 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/494bH0Y

As we prepare to gather with loved ones, the stress and strain of hunger can dim the sparkle of the holiday season for many of our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Strong federal food assistance programs like The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) help ensure everyone can access the nutritious food we all need to thrive. This holiday season, lawmakers can help families facing hunger across America. 📨 Tell Congress to strengthen TEFAP and SNAP in the next farm bill: https://bit.ly/3UXCKoJ 🧡 Help fuel the movement to end hunger by sharing this post!

Food brings us together, especially during the holidays. This season, we’re partnering with #Starbucks to help families gather around full tables. From now through Jan. 2, each purchase of a protein box at Starbucks will help support people facing hunger in our communities. Let’s make this holiday season one of giving and thriving! Learn more here: bit.ly/4ew62l4

In recent weeks, Feeding America partner food banks across four states met with USDA leaders to discuss disaster response, the ongoing disruptions to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and other critical issues impacting food banks and local communities. Last week, MANNA FoodBank - Asheville NC—whose facility was destroyed during Hurricane Helene—welcomed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to its temporary warehouse. Food bank leaders and Feeding America President and COO Linda Nageotte met with the secretary to discuss current relief operations as well as strategies to uplift local communities as they recover in the coming weeks, months and years. Sec. Vilsack also heard from and expressed gratitude to a group of MANNA volunteers, noting they served as a powerful reminder of the importance of community. Golden Harvest Food Bank in Georgia and Three Square Food Bank in Nevada each met with USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Atlanta Community Food Bank, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and Food Bank of Northern Nevada each met with USDA Deputy Under Secretary Cindy Long. We commend the leaders and staff of these food banks for the effort they put into preparing for these visits. A continued strong partnership between the Feeding America network and USDA is crucial in the movement to end hunger.