Helping Communities Make It

Hunger Relief

We believe we can help eliminate hunger in our communities. As a leading foodservice distributor, US Foods is uniquely positioned to help ensure food gets to the individuals and families who need it most. Throughout the year, we donate cash and product to Feeding America® food banks and other hunger-fighting organizations across the country, who share our mission to nourish those facing food insecurity.

Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN)

In July 2024, we announced an exciting new partnership with the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) with a monetary contribution of $250,000. This is our first national hunger relief partnership supporting military families – a group disproportionately impacted by food insecurity. We selected MFAN based on the nonprofit’s innovative program, the MFANetwork, which connects military families to critical resources through collaborative, impact-driven and authentic community engagements. According to MFAN’s 2023 Military Family Support Programming Survey, more than a quarter of active-duty military families (27.7%) have experienced food insecurity. Our funds directly support MFAN’s Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Pantry Restock Box and Fresh Funds program, which connects military families to food and economic security resources during moves from base to base, a time when they are most vulnerable to food insecurity. In 2025, we announced expanded financial support for MFAN’s ongoing efforts to optimize these programs for Texas military families stationed at Fort Cavazos. Our additional funding will also enable MFAN to expand programming to military families stationed at Fort Bliss. This partnership is expected to reach more than 2,600 military families in 2025.

Feeding America

In September 2024, we announced an expanded national partnership with Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. As part of our expanded partnership, we provided Feeding America with $750,000 to expand their highly innovative Direct to Neighbor locker project into seven additional communities by the end of 2024. The Feeding America Direct to Neighbor locker project is one of the most innovative food access projects in the country, providing more convenient and dignified hunger relief support for community members experiencing food insecurity. In 2025, to build on this exciting work, we announced plans to provide direct support to to Feeding America’s MealConnect®. A mobile app developed by Feeding America, MealConnect helps donors, partner agencies and food banks coordinate efforts by connecting ready-to-donate food with local nonprofits in Feeding America’s network that are in need and able to accept donations. Since its launch in 2015, MealConnect has rescued more than 7 billion pounds of food. With more than 47 million people – including nearly 14 million children – facing food insecurity in the United States, we are honored to support Feeding America on their journey to bring innovative solutions for combating food insecurity to communities across the country.

Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD)

In addition to our national hunger relief partnerships, we are committed to fighting hunger at the local level. That's why in November 2024, we announced an enhanced hometown partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) focused on fighting hunger among the thousands of veterans across Cook County living below the poverty line, and at increased risk of experiencing food insecurity. As a significant contributor to GCFD's Veteran Food Programs and Services, our gift of $250,000 supports critical initiatives providing hope for heroes, including regular veteran food pantries at the Hines VA Hospital and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, as well as bi-annual food distributions at Veteran Standdown events where Chicago-area veterans can receive groceries, housing information, medical care, clothing and other vital resources.

Rethink Food

To further expand our hunger-relief efforts, in 2025 we announced a new partnership with Rethink Food, a nonprofit organization that bridges the gap between restaurants with excess food and communities facing food insecurity. Rethink Food partners with local restaurants to purchase dignified meals made with surplus ingredients from the restaurant, that are then delivered to surrounding food-insecure communities. Since its launch in 2017, Rethink Food has directed more than $138 million in purchased meals to local restaurants, converted more than 2.7 million pounds of excess food into meals, and distributed more than 30 million meals to food insecure communities across its Miami and New York networks. US Foods’ monetary contribution will make it the exclusive flagship partner to bring Rethink Foods’ innovative meal-making program to the Chicago area, home of
US Foods’ headquarters.

Disaster Relief

We believe we can enable communities to recover faster. As an Annual Disaster Responder Program partner, US Foods aids in the sheltering and feeding of those left vulnerable in times of emergency and disaster, by helping to ensure that the American Red Cross has the resources they need year-round to quickly mobilize before disaster strikes.

New in 2025 is the US Foods “You Matter Fund”, a company-funded associate assistance fund. The “You Matter Fund” provides individual grants to qualified US Foods associates to enable faster recovery from consequential financial hardships and emergencies.