You can help end hunger in your community
Ready to make a real impact? By teaming up with Feeding America, you can help end hunger in your community and across the country. Your actions today can inspire others and bring us closer to a hunger-free future. With 48 million people facing hunger in the U.S., you can make a difference now.
Middle School Students
You have the power to make your community better right now. It's fun, it's simple, and it starts with you. Here's how you can make a difference:
High School Students
The movement to end hunger needs leaders like you. Your actions today can spark real change—and we'll be with you every step of the way.
College Students
Your skills and energy can change lives by helping neighbors across the country get the food they need. Join a community of passionate individuals who are working together for hunger relief and take action today:
How Others Are Making an Impact
Actress Karen Pittman shares her story of overcoming hunger
Karen Pittman is an Actress and Producer who has recently starred in “The Morning Show” and the “Sex and the City” spinoff, “And Just Like That...” As a single mother, she experienced food insecurity in 2013.
Snow day activities for kids that give back
It’s 5 a.m. on a cold, wintry morning. Snow is blowing outside, and your phone rings.
Actress Adina Porter on volunteering, parenting and bagging potatoes
This summer, actress Adina Porter is getting involved by volunteering at a food bank with her daughter.
'I know what it's like:' Volunteer motivated by past experience with hunger
Every week, Arlene Hansey (at right) volunteers with her wife, Judy, at the Ocean Shores Senior Center in Ocean Shores, Washington. The couple helps pack food and gets it ready to be distributed to the community. In the summer, they prepare boxes of summer snacks for kids.
At 82 years young, this food pantry volunteer isn't slowing down
At the sprightly age of 82, Sohk Yoon, who volunteers at his community’s senior food pantry in Anaheim, California, calls himself the “muscle” of the operation.“I’m still picking up those boxes, no problem,” he proudly exclaims, referring to the 10-pound boxes of food that are provided to residents
Your Guide to Gleaning: Rescuing Food & Fighting Hunger
Food banks work with local farmers to provide fresh, local produce to people facing hunger and rescue food that would otherwise go to waste. Sometimes, food banks go directly to the fields to get these great fruits and veggies before they go bad.
How a Volunteer Bridges the Language Gap at Food Banks
In the Spring of 2020, the COVID pandemic was just taking hold across the country and many of our neighbors were facing a new reality: visiting a food pantry for the first time ever.
How to become a virtual food bank volunteer
While many food banks and food pantries still welcome volunteers with extra safety measures, some of us may prefer to help from the comfort of our home. Becoming a virtual volunteer is a great way to give your time and talent where food banks need it most.
Summer Volunteer Jobs for Teens at Food Banks
For teens, figuring out how to stay busy during the summer can be challenging. Some teens may be too young to get a job but too old for summer camp. And for those who are old enough for a job, transportation might be difficult.
How to volunteer at a food pantry during the holidays
Want to roll up your sleeves during the holiday season and do some volunteering with your family – but you’re not sure what to do or where to start? We’ve got you covered! Volunteering is a great way to make an impact as a family, feel good about doing good, and start a new tradition!
5 Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering as a Family
Are you looking for a way to bring your family together? Hoping to find a hobby that can be shared by both the little ones and adults? Volunteering as a family may be just the thing you need.
BJ's employees go above and beyond to fight hunger
At BJ’s, our commitment to help end hunger in our communities extends to more than just the day to day operations of the BJ’s Feeding Communities program – a program in which we partner with Feeding America to fight hunger.
My Food Bank Volunteer Experience
In December of last year, I had the opportunity to volunteer with my Feeding America team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD). Volunteers jump in to whatever project best serves the food bank, and after a brief introduction and orientation, we learned our assignment: repacking pasta.
Welcome To Revolution Hunger!
Tekiah is the Washington, D.C. New Media Producer for the Revolution Hunger Campaign.My phone, X, and the DC Metro are the three things I can't live without. I throw my hands in the air and panic if they are lost, over capacity, or not running on time.