Meals on Wheels America
Drive a route, prepare meals, or call homebound neighbors. Most local programs only need a couple hours a week.
Volunteer near you →Faith at the table
Feed someone this week.
Real food pantries, shelters, and volunteer programs you can show up for — in your neighborhood and across the country.
01 — Find a pantry near you
Pantry locator
Nationwide
Feeding America
Search 200+ regional food bank networks by ZIP.
Open directory →Dial 211211.org
Free helpline for pantries, shelters, and meal programs in your county.
Open directory →Faith-basedCatholic Charities USA
Parish pantries and refugee kitchens in nearly every diocese.
Open directory →02 — Volunteer to cook & serve
Ways to give your hands
The Salvation Army soup kitchens
Help cook, serve, or clean up in community kitchens that feed unhoused neighbors a hot meal every day.
Find a kitchen →Food Rescue US
Use your car for a 30-minute run: pick up surplus food from a restaurant or grocer and deliver it to a shelter that same day.
Become a rescuer →Convoy of Hope
Pack and distribute groceries through churches in your community — one-day events you can sign up for as a family.
Join a serve day →Rise Against Hunger
Group meal-packing events — schools, churches, and offices pack shelf-stable meals shipped to communities in crisis worldwide.
Host or join an event →Blessings in a Backpack
Pack weekend food bags for kids who rely on school meals during the week. One Friday a month makes a difference.
Find a program →Scripture for the cook
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.”
— Matthew 25:35
“If you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry… your light will rise in the darkness.”
— Isaiah 58:10
“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”
— Proverbs 22:9
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers.”
— Hebrews 13:2