Feds Feed Families at Defense Supply Center Columbus
An annual summer event since 2009, Feds Feed Families is a completely voluntary effort that allows the Federal workforce to directly impact the community where they live and work. Locally, the efforts support more than 525,000 individuals through the local food bank.
Feds Feeds Families is an annual government-wide campaign which encourages employees from all federal departments and agencies to give in-kind contributions – food, services, and time – to food banks and pantries. This year’s food drive highlights a summer of giving in June, July, and August along with seasonal reminders to donate throughout the year.
On June 16, 2015 USDA was the designated lead agency for coordinating the federal government’s annual Feds Feed Families food drive. As the Department which supports nutrition assistance for those in need, USDA seeks to connect federal employees across the entire federal government with our mission, and to come together to make a difference.
The Feds Feed Families 2024 Summer Campaign runs from Monday, June 24 through Monday, September 30, 2024.
Goals
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Help food pantries and food banks stay stocked during the summer months when they traditionally see a decrease in donations and an increase in need through donations of food to food pantries and food banks.
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Bring awareness to issues of hunger.
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Balance volunteerism with work.
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Come together as a federal community to realize these goals and have fun while doing it.
Why Feds Feed Families is Important
This year’s campaign highlights the need for giving during summer months, and also encourages federal employees to give year-round. Summer months can be challenging for the nearly 30 million children who receive free and reduced-price meals during the school year. USDA summer meal programs help fill the gap, but the need is great.
Federal employees and their families can help. Since Feds Feed Families launched in 2009, this campaign has collected more than 99 million pounds of food for donation. In 2020 alone, federal employees donated over 7.2 million pounds to food banks and pantries across the country.
All federal employees can help feed people, enhance food security, and help those facing difficult times. However you give, your participation makes a difference. Your contributions help support healthy eating for families and communities in need.
Find a Food Bank or Pantry Near You
Learn About Food Insecurity in Your Community
Participation
All employees of the federal government are invited to participate in Feds Feed Families. Participation is purely voluntary. Monetary or time off awards are not granted in recognition of participation in Feds Feed Families. CFC is the Federal government’s sole charitable cash donation program and is guided by regulation 5 CFR 950.102 (b). This regulation allows federal employees to be solicited for in-kind donations but prohibits cash donation efforts and assigning a monetary value to in-kind donations.
Employees may give their personal time to participate in activities outside the office, such as harvesting or gleaning on farms or gardens, volunteering at a food bank, or serving at a feeding program. Employees may take annual leave, with supervisory approval, to volunteer. Additionally, these activities may be done outside normal work hours with family, friends and other federal employees.
See 2024 results in real time: Recording and Results | Feds Feed Families (usda.gov)
Feds Feed Families local coordinator: Terri Johnson, Email: Terri.Johnson@dla.mil