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)

Since 2024, US Foods has partnered with the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) to support its hunger-relief programming for military families – a community disproportionately impacted by food insecurity. We selected MFAN for its innovative and community-driven approach to connecting military families with critical resources through collaborative and impactful engagement. We are honored to support MFAN in expanding its reach across military installations nationwide. Our annual monetary gift and ongoing associate volunteerism with MFAN directly supports MFAN’s Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Pantry Restock Box and Fresh Funds program, which helps connect military families to food and economic security resources during relocations – one of the most vulnerable times for food insecurity. We welcome you to learn more about MFAN at www.mfan.org.

Feeding America

US Foods has had a long-standing partnership with Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States. As part of our partnership, we have provided Feeding America with funding to support the expansion of their highly innovative Direct to Neighbor locker project,  and their MealConnect^®, a mobile app developed by Feeding America that 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. In addition to our annual monetary contributions, we provide Feeding America food banks across the country with ongoing food and supply donations to help meet ongoing hunger relief efforts. 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. Our hometown partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) focuses on fighting hunger among the thousands of veterans across Cook County who are living below the poverty line and are at increased risk of experiencing food insecurity. In addition to annual volunteer events with associates from our headquarters, we are a significant contributor to GCFD's Veteran Food Programs and Services. Our annual monetary support goes to 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 biannual 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 an ongoing 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 $157 million in purchased meals to local restaurants, converted more than 3 million pounds of excess food into meals, and distributed more than 35 million meals to food-insecure communities across its Miami and New York networks. US Foods is also a flagship partner to support the continued expansion of Rethink Foods’ innovative meal-making program across 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. We are honored to have a long-standing partnership with the American Red Cross and value the opportunity to engage our associates in a variety of volunteer opportunities, including annual blood drives and local disaster response support.  

In 2025, US Foods introduced the "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.