Donations spotlight: Support Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger-relief nonprofit

Note from the CREDO Mobile team: This July, Feeding America is among three amazing nonprofits that will receive a share of our monthly grant. Funding from the CREDO Mobile community will support the group in its work to build a hunger-free America, where all have enough food to eat.

 Read this important message from Feeding America, then visit CREDO Donations and cast your vote to help send vital grant money to the group to assist its efforts—and the efforts of our other outstanding July grantees.

Throughout the nation, local food banks and their community partners work tirelessly to make sure no one goes to bed hungry. Yet, right now, the number of people facing hunger exceeds pandemic-era rates.

On average, 1 in 5 children are experiencing hunger but, in some counties, nearly 50% of children are food insecure. Historically, hunger has been exacerbated by summer breaks, when students are no longer receiving school lunches. Now, with the high cost of groceries and ongoing cuts to federal funding, we anticipate that the number of families and children facing hunger will increase in severity.

Feeding America is poised to meet the need—wherever and whenever it arises. We do this as a nationwide network of 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs. Collectively, we serve tens of millions of people facing food insecurity every year, in every zip code of the U.S. Last year alone, Feeding America provided 5.9 billion meals. That’s enough to give everyone in the U.S. 173 meals each.

We’re committed to providing healthy food and a dignified charitable food experience to anyone who seeks our services.

And we don’t stop there

Feeding America is dedicated to tackling the root causes that lead to hunger and poverty. As a national organization with hyper-local ties, we’re uniquely situated to implement programs recommended by experts on hunger—people with lived experience. We leverage insight from neighbors with lived experience and then invest in innovative solutions to increase equitable access to nutritious food, advocate for legislation that improves food security and work to address factors that impact food security, such as health, cost of living and employment.

In addition to food sourcing and distribution, some other areas of our work that you may not be aware of include but are not limited to the following:

• Disaster response. When disaster strikes, people experiencing food insecurity are often hit the hardest. As one of the nation’s largest disaster relief organizations, we’re there before, during and after a disaster to help communities get food and emergency assistance.
• Food as medicine. We address health conditions caused or exacerbated by inadequate diets. Working through partnerships with members of the Feeding America network, we train healthcare providers to spot the signs of food insecurity, screen patients during healthcare visits and connect them to food-assistance resources as needed.
• Workforce development. Across the Feeding America network, food banks are engaging in workforce development. As trusted community anchors, they’re uniquely positioned to collaborate with local workforce providers, employers, educational institutions and service organizations. While food banks lead these efforts locally, Feeding America helps to equip them with tools to help bridge service gaps, expand opportunities and ensure that employment pathways are accessible and sustainable. At the end of the day, our work is about so much more than just food. It is about ensuring that everyone has both the resources—and the hope—they need to thrive.
• Advocacy. Advocacy is the act of supporting or promoting policies that lead to positive change. At Feeding America, advocacy means working alongside neighbors and our nationwide network to champion public policies that reduce hunger and improve food and nutrition security. We amplify the voices of those most affected by hunger and engage them in shaping policies at all levels of government. Our advocacy efforts focus on ensuring access to nutritious food, building resilient local food systems and addressing the root causes of hunger.

We’re working to save SNAP

The topic of advocacy is a timely one, as we find ourselves in a historic moment for the charitable food system. On May 14, 2025, the House Agriculture Committee approved budget reconciliation legislation that would cut $300 billion over 10 years in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—our nation’s most effective federal food program. If enacted, these proposed cuts would take vital support away from millions of our neighbors, including children, seniors and veterans.

Now is the time to join together, spread the word and support the movement. Every gift, every voice, every action matters more than ever, as cuts to federal funding will mean that fewer people facing hunger will be able to access the food and healthcare that we all need to thrive. By protecting and improving programs like SNAP and Medicaid, we can ensure that every individual has the chance to live a healthy life and prioritize wellbeing.

Thank you to our friends at CREDO Mobile for providing us with this opportunity to highlight our mission and share more about our work.

You can join our movement here. You can learn more about hunger in America here. You can find your local food bank here.