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The Federation of Virginia Food Banks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit state association of food banks affiliated with Feeding America and is the largest hunger-relief network in the state. Composed of the seven regional Virginia/Washington DC food banks, the Federation supports the food banks in providing food, funding, education, advocacy and awareness services and programs throughout the Commonwealth.

Kansas City Community Gardens helps low‑income households, community groups, and schools in the Kansas City metro grow their own fruits and vegetables by providing low‑cost seeds and plants, technical assistance, garden plots/raised beds, and free educational workshops — with the goal of improving nutrition, reducing food costs, and strengthening community food access.

In Mecklenburg County, families living at or below the federal poverty line will likely remain in poverty their entire lives without intervention. Angels & Sparrows provides programs, connections, and resources so economically vulnerable families can experience a Fresh Start. We empower families to reach their potential by providing access to food security and educational opportunities that lead to a Fresh Start.

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit that promotes sustainable agriculture and improves food access and equity in the Mid-Atlantic region. We operate producer-only farmers markets that provide vital economic opportunities to local farmers and food producers, pioneering food distribution programs that increase food access for low-income families, and innovative food education programs that build healthier communities.

Support+Feed works to reduce food insecurity and fight the climate crisis by scaling access to plant‑based meals and building local plant‑based food economies. They purchase culturally appropriate, plant‑based meals from local restaurants and partner with community organizations to deliver meals, run educational programming, and promote an equitable plant‑based food system.

Feed Northland Kids is dedicated to developing relationships with funders, volunteers, and the community to ensure sustainability of funding to eliminate childhood hunger in the northland. Feed Northland Kids works to feed children via three programs: A BackSnack, via a partnership with Harvesters, currently feeding 1,600 elementary-aged students with this weekend packet of food; Pantries currently inside 15 middle and high schools in four northland school districts and finally with a Community Food Kit developed in the Spring of 2020 to help families facing food insecurity during the pandemic. A niche of 600 identified families continue to receive this support. We specialize in multiple information and fundraising events, to continue to "feed our future".

Harvesters—The Community Food Network has been our region’s solution to hunger for 38 years, serving as the community’s link between an abundant food supply and people in need. Our mission is to feed hungry people today and work to end hunger tomorrow. As the region’s only food bank, Harvesters’ expertise in distributing food and related products through our network of more than 620 nonprofit agencies is essential to communities across northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. In partnership with emergency food pantries, community kitchens, shelters, daycare and senior centers, we offer more than 1,200 programs for food-insecure children, families, and seniors across 26 counties.

The mission of the Connecticut Food Bank is to provide nutritious food to people in need. We do this by supplying food products and resources to our member agencies, as well as through direct food distribution programs and by promoting public awareness about the problem of hunger. We provide food and resources to a network of community-based food programs, such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, residential programs and day programs serving adults and children in six of Connecticut’s eight counties: Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham. The Connecticut Food Bank is the largest centralized source of emergency food in Connecticut and last year distributed enough food to provide more than 19.2 million meals.

AIR was established in 1993 with the mission of implementing environmental education programs, Sustainable Farming methods, building efficient stoves and planting millions of trees with low-income rural families in Central America. The impact of this mission is to prevent lung disease, reduce soil erosion, improve food crops and nutrition, prevent deadly mudslides, while sequestering carbon and protecting the gift of the Earth.

Inter‑Faith Food Shuttle works to end hunger in the local community by recovering and distributing nutritious food, teaching people skills for self‑sufficiency (like culinary job training and nutrition education), and growing healthy food through farm and garden programs. In short, they feed neighbors in need while building skills and local food systems to reduce future food insecurity.

Feeding the Foothills (Placer Food Bank) works to reduce hunger in El Dorado, Nevada, and Placer counties by securing and distributing food through a network of partner agencies, running community distribution programs, and educating and advocating on hunger-related issues. The organization focuses on sustaining communities by providing nutritious food, assisting people with benefit enrollment (e.g., CalFresh), and responding to emergency food needs.

Chicago Lights builds brighter futures for Chicago’s youth and adults through supportive relationships and life-changing programs. We provide creative youth development and adult social services that help people build the skills they need to transcend systemic barriers and lead fulfilling lives. We partner with Chicago’s youth and adults in mentoring, supportive services, academic enrichment, career development, and arts education.