News/Updates

More than 400 volunteers helped multiply the meals during the month of July! Teams from YouthWorks, UPS, Beargrass Christian Church Youth, University of Louisville Women’s Basketball, Burnett Avenue Baptist Church, and Trace Creek Baptist Church helped create 83,442 Nutri-Plenty® servings. 100 cartons of fortified meals were donated to Orphan Grain Train-Indiana for distribution in rural eastern Kentucky. Meals packaged during the “Summer of Service” will also be included in a shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, a school feeding program in Kenya, and a mission outreach in Cuba.

In response to devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, local nonprofit WaterStep is coordinating a shipment of humanitarian aid in partnership with Love the Hungry and Normalyte. The shipment will include water purification equipment, disinfectant, handwashing stations, 65,000+ Nutri-Plenty® meals, and rehydration supplies to equip local responders in caring for the most vulnerable. To learn more, click here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/venearthquake2026

Cars, trucks and motorcycles are invited to cruise in to the Double D Farm on Saturday, June 6th for the 8th annual fundraiser benefiting Love the Hungry. Enjoy live music, silent and live auctions, a food truck, bourbon raffle and more. Admission is free, and all fundraising proceeds help Love the Hungry further the mission of providing nutrient-rich meals to children and families most vulnerable to hunger.

DATE: Saturday, June 6th 11 AM – 3 PM

LOCATION: Double D Farm 4900 Waddy Rd – Waddy, KY 40076

Click here for additional event and bourbon raffle details! (CHARITABLE EXEMPTION EXE0002776)

https://lovethehungry.harnessgiving.org/events/3772

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica’s central and western parishes, including significant damage to crops and infrastructure – limiting reliable access to food. Many rural areas remain isolated from assistance, and families are struggling to meet the most basic needs. Love the Hungry is donating 130,000 fortified Nutri-Plenty® meals to help stabilize communities. Partnering with ON MISSION NETWORK and MEDCORE, meals will be directed to areas where food insecurity is highest and access is most difficult. Local churches will play a critical role in identifying needs and serving as distribution points. Our thanks to Transport Ministries for delivering 600 cartons of nutritious meals to a Florida warehouse facility where they will be expedited to Jamaica.

More and more families are experiencing food insecurity throughout our communities. In response to significantly increased demand at local food pantries, Love the Hungry donated more than 30,000 fortified Nutri-Plenty® meals to Dare to Care Food Bank and other local outreach programs. It is estimated that 1 in 7 Kentuckians live in households struggling with hunger, and in the poorest counties, 1 in 4 households experience food insecurity. Nutri-Plenty® meals are easy to prepare, and provide the nutrients essential for good health, with a flavorful blend of rice, soy protein, dehydrated vegetables, and M+ Micronutrients.

While the primary focus of Love the Hungry is delivering life-changing nutrition to the world’s most vulnerable children, we are also committed to helping our neighbors in need. In 2025, distribution to Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and the U.S. has more than doubled.

In addition to celebrating 10,000,000 total meals packaged, the month of September was filled with many highlights:

— 727 volunteers of all ages produced 72,918 Nutri-Plenty servings! Participants included St. Peter’s Lutheran School (Columbus, IN), ELSB SOUL Day of Service (University of Louisville), St. John Paul II Parish, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and Mt. Tabor Church.

— More than 70,000 fortified meals were donated to Operation Ukraine/Rotary International. Many of the meals will be used to help care for children displaced by the war in Ukraine. YTD, more than 535,000 meals have been provided to partnering organizations in six different countries – including the U.S.

— Donors responded generously on September 18th during Give for Good Louisville day, resulting in $9,250 of support for the mission of Love the Hungry. Every dollar has a direct impact on multiplying the meals.

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More than 50 volunteers gathered on Saturday, September 6th to help Love the Hungry surpass a major milestone – 10,000,000 total meals packaged! “Today we celebrate the work of more than 54,000 volunteers of all ages”, remarked Dale Oelker, Executive Director. “But today is also a reminder that despite our best efforts, far too many children throughout the world are suffering. Whether it be war or political conflict, natural disasters, or other circumstances, we must never forget that we are called and equipped to demonstrate care and compassion for the hungry through the nutritious meals that each of you are creating.” With the support and cooperation of many partnerships, Love the Hungry has impacted children and families in more than 40 countries worldwide – including the U.S.

Since 2012, Love the Hungry has been dedicated to ending hunger by providing nutrient-rich meals that are proven to reverse the effects of malnutrition – especially in young children. Thanks to your support, we’re reaching an extraordinary milestone: 10 million total meals packaged! It’s a moment worth celebrating, and we want YOU there with us. Join us Saturday, September 6th at 10 AM, and be part of the group that produces the 10,000,000th meal.

For more details, including volunteer registration, click here: https://lovethehungry.harnessgiving.org/events/3195