Food Security United States Project #7590

Help Us Fight Hunger Across America

by Move For Hunger

Project Report | Feb 10, 2026
2025 Year In Review: Reaching New Heights, Together.

By Adam Lowy | Executive Director/Founder

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Because of you, 2025 became a year of extraordinary impact for Move For Hunger.

As we reflected on our 16th anniversary, we were reminded just how far your support has helped carry this mission. In our very first year, back in 2009, we delivered just under 25,000 pounds of food to eight food banks. It was a small but powerful proof of what was possible. In 2025, thanks to you, more than 17 million pounds of food were delivered to 615 food banks and pantries across the United States and Canada.

Your generosity fuels our ability to mobilize transportation networks and rescue surplus food—turning excess into nourishment for families who need it most. Together, we’re increasing access to nutritious food, fighting hunger, and reducing food waste nationwide.

This year was filled with milestones made possible by supporters like you. We surpassed an incredible benchmark—more than 50 million meals delivered to communities in need. We launched our first Music City Drop in Nashville, where 50 brave individuals rappelled 20 stories down the Omni Hotel, raising the equivalent of 680,000 meals for families facing hunger. Because of your commitment, our Multifamily Program continued to grow, engaging residents and onsite teams through food drives, hands-on events, and community-based initiatives. And in December, we celebrated a record-breaking year by ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell.

Every achievement this year points back to one simple truth: hunger isn’t political—it’s personal. And your support meets that need with compassion and action, but the work isn’t finished. Families across the country continue to face food insecurity every day. With your continued support, we can provide year-round relief and reach even more communities in 2026.

Thank you for standing with Move For Hunger. Thank you for believing in this mission. Together, let’s keep feeding hope—one family at a time.

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Oct 14, 2025
Help Feed Families In Need This Holiday Season!

By Adam Lowy | Founder & Executive Director

As we enter the 2025 holiday season, we're reminded of the warmth and togetherness that come with gathering around the table. But for too many families, hunger remains an unwelcome guest, threatening to take a seat at their holiday celebrations. This year, you can help ensure that hunger doesn't deserve a seat at any table.

Your support of Move For Hunger has already made an incredible impact, helping deliver over 53 million meals to families in need since 2009. But the need is still urgent. With your help, we can continue to fight hunger year-round and offer vital relief to communities across the country.

With hunger continuing to affect the lives of more than 47 million Americans, our friends, coworkers, and neighbors are faced with difficult choices every day. Food insecurity remains stubbornly high following years of economic challenges, rising costs, and ongoing global instability.

Thanks to supporters like you, we've rescued nearly 1 million pounds of fresh produce just since July alone! 29K pounds of watermelon in Georgia. 42K pounds of onions in Texas. 102K pounds of milk in California. We are currently forecasting that at least another 2 million pounds of fresh food will need recovery and transportation to our food bank and pantry partners before the end of this year.

The impact of addressing hunger extends far beyond a single meal. When food is accessible and supplemental programs are effectively implemented, the benefits to children are unparalleled. When children have access to nutritious food at home, they are healthier, more focused, and more successful in school. Everyone can play a role in fighting hunger.

This holiday season, please consider making a gift to Move For Hunger. Just $50 has the power to help Move For Hunger deliver 200 meals. Your generosity will ensure that hunger is kept far from the table, replaced by hope, nourishment, and comfort for families in need. Help us say yes to more critical transports of both perishable and nonperishable food,

Together, we can make this holiday season brighter for countless families. Thank you for standing with us in the fight against hunger.

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Jun 18, 2025
Celebrating 50 Million Meals Provided So Far

By Adam Lowy | Founder & Executive Director

Since the founding of our organization, Move For Hunger has officially delivered 50 million meals to people experiencing hunger across North America! As a national nonprofit dedicated to fighting food insecurity and reducing food waste, this is not just a number—it’s a goal we’ve been climbing towards faster and faster each year.

This accomplishment underscores our commitment to hunger relief over the last 15 years while highlighting the growing need for food assistance. And while we’re proud of this achievement, it would take 51 billion meals to feed every American facing hunger for a year - a sobering reminder of the work still ahead.

Right now, 47 million Americans, including 1 in 5 children, are living with food insecurity, meaning they can’t always guarantee where their next meal is coming from. Rising living costs, USDA cuts to food banks and school meals, and the threat of reduced funding to programs such as SNAP are only making things worse.

Food banks are stretched thin. Families are faced with impossible choices. Millions of pounds of food are needlessly thrown out every year. And that’s exactly why Move For Hunger exists.

Earlier this year, a giant food company in California called us about 56,000 fruit cups approaching their “Best By” date. We had two options: Recover the food or let them throw it in the trash. Often times, a fruit cup can last more than 6 months past a best by date – even though they can no longer be sold in a grocery store. Fortunately, our team sprang into action and orchestrated the recovery efforts and delivered it to a local food bank.

It cost Move For Hunger $500 to recover this load that would have otherwise been destined for landfills. Tractor trailer loads of food are going to waste each and every day. Because of supporters like you, Move For Hunger is here to stop the waste.

Help us say yes to more food recovery calls like this one by donating today.

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