Community fills Feed More Freddie on Hunger Action Day

As part of Hunger Action Day, we teamed up with 12 On Your Side for an all-day food drive to help deliver healthy food for wholesome meals to area kids and teens in need with our mobile kids market, Feed More Freddie – and this community showed up in a big way.

From dropping off much-needed nonperishable goods, to calling in to Call 12 with generous gifts, or simply tuning into 12 On Your Side and helping us spread the word, our incredibly generous community of supporters did what they have always done: helped local families who do not know where their next meal will come from.

Together, supporters donated more than 3,000 pounds of nonperishable goods, and enough funds to help us provide more than 26,000 meals to neighbors across the 29 counties and five cities we serve. The food donations included many of the nonperishable items that are often among the first to run out at our partner food pantries and distribution sites, while the monetary donations will help us continue providing healthy food for wholesome meals to young neighbors throughout our region.

And that support comes at an important time, as more neighbors are turning to pantries across our region for food assistance and the holiday season approaches. Every donation helps us keep pantry shelves stocked and ready to help those who need it most.

So thank you for helping make sure area families have the food they need to thrive. We could not do this without you. And a special thank you to 12 On Your Side, Genworth and Virginia Credit Union for helping make this incredible event possible.