by fhfh | Dec 20, 2021 | News
We give special thanks to three of our National Partners – The American Hunting Lease Association, Base Camp Country Real Estate and Base Camp Leasing – that have renewed their support for our hunger relief mission with a combined $10,000 contribution!...
by fhfh | Dec 13, 2021 | News
Photo to the left: Muskingum County FHFH chapter coordinator Bob Daniels with the venison donated by his chapter Muskingum County, Ohio FHFH blessed Christ’s Table in Zanesville, Ohio with a donation of venison. Christ’s Table is a nonprofit hot meal site...
by fhfh | Dec 6, 2021 | News
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry welcomes Rick Ferdig as chapter coordinator for Northeast Ohio FHFH (OH-33). You can find Rick and the rest of our local Chapter Coordinators by CLICKING HERE. We encourage you to reach out and support...
by fhfh | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Listen to a recent episode of the New Hunters Guide podcast, as FHFH Executive Director Josh Wilson shares his story with host George Konetes, and talks about ways that hunters can help feed those in need without spending a penny. CLICK HERE to listen to the interview...
by fhfh | Nov 15, 2021 | News
The Mid-Shore Community Foundation has awarded $10,000 in grant funding to FHFH for chapters serving Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties in Maryland.This funding will assist FHFH in providing approximately 20,000 meal servings of nutritious meat to...
by fhfh | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Our Delaware County chapter in Ohio chapter donated over 2,700 meat servings for the needy of Delaware County. The meat was processed by Oiler Meat Processing! We thank the hunters who donated, Oiler Meat Processing and Delaware County FHFH chapter coordinator Justin...
by fhfh | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Dave McMullen, chapter coordinator for Anne Arundel County FHFH in Maryland, donated his buck to FHFH in November. Dave also donated a doe he harvested later.Thank you Dave for being chapter coordinator and donating your buck and doe to feed the hungry in your...
by fhfh | Nov 1, 2021 | News
Halle “Daisy” Lucas in Ohio donated her first deer of the season to FHFH to help people in need and she shared these comments with us… One of the quickest hunts I’ve ever had. It was a great shot made at 10 yards or less. I look forward to donating...
by fhfh | Nov 1, 2021 | News
The Community Foundation of Frederick County has awarded $1,000 in grant funding to the Frederick County, Maryland Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry. This funding will assist FHFH in providing approximately 2,100 servings of nutritious meat to the...
by fhfh | Oct 21, 2021 | News
The Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund has awarded a grant to the national Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) venison donation ministry. This funding will help FHFH pay meat processing bills to transform donated deer into nutritious meat for local...
by fhfh | Oct 11, 2021 | News
NRA Hunters for the Hungry has provided a generous subsidy grant in support of our hunger relief mission to help hunters feed the needy of their communities. We are grateful for their partnership and their compassion for those in need!NRA Hunters for the Hungry is an...
by fhfh | Oct 11, 2021 | News
Grand Junction FHFH in Colorado is off to a great start this hunting season! They have donated over 466 pounds of meat so far with more to come. A big thank you to Brandon and Logan for donating their harvest to feed the hungry in their community!The Grand Junction...
by fhfh | Oct 7, 2021 | News
The Ausherman Family Foundation recently awarded Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry a $5,000 general grant for Frederick County FHFH in Maryland. The funding will help our ministry provide approximately 10,560 servings of meat to food banks and feeding ministries...
by fhfh | Sep 30, 2021 | News
FHFH is excited to announce that Walmart store #481, 101 Dettro Dr., Mattoon, IL awarded Eastern Illinois FHFH (IL-06) a $500 local community grant. The funding will help provide meat to those in need in Coles County, Illinois. Walmart’s Community Grant Program...
by fhfh | Sep 9, 2021 | News
Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) is pleased to announce the distribution of over 79 tons of meat – enough for over 635,000 meal servings – to local food banks and ministries this past year! This brings the total for the ministry to over 21.5 million...
by fhfh | Sep 2, 2021 | News
FHFH recently had the privilege to pay the meat processing costs for a steer donated to The Caring Place in Indiana. The Caring Place, Inc. provides inclusive service, shelter, and ongoing support for people experiencing domestic violence. Through advocacy,...
by fhfh | Aug 26, 2021 | News
Organizations such as the Frederick Community Action Agency rely on donations of food to help people in need. FHFH recently received this note of thanks for the donation of meat to their organization: The Frederick Community Action Agency would like to express our...
by fhfh | Aug 19, 2021 | News
FHFH welcomes Tom Norman who joins the FHFH team as our newest Chapter Coordinator. Tom is the Chapter Coordinator for Wayne County FHFH in Ohio.You can find Tom and the rest of our local Chapter Coordinators by CLICKING HERE. We encourage you to reach out and...
by fhfh | Jul 29, 2021 | News
On July 21, 2021 Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot virtually presented the 2020 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award to recipients in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties.Rick Wilson, founder of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, was...
by fhfh | Jun 24, 2021 | News
FHFH distributes meat to children and families struggling with hunger in Wicomico County, Maryland through a partnership with a local school food bank. We received the following letter from a parent whose family benefitted from the meat provided by hunters this past...
by fhfh | Jun 3, 2021 | News
We’ve all felt hungry at times due to eating late or missing a meal now and then. For people who face hunger on a daily basis it’s very different. They may skip a meal or two or may go an entire day without eating. People struggling with hunger often turn to food...
by fhfh | May 27, 2021 | News
The Mid-Shore Community Foundation has awarded $5,000 in grant funding to FHFH for chapters serving Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties in Maryland. This funding will assist FHFH in providing nutritious meat to the food banks and feeding ministries...
by fhfh | Apr 22, 2021 | News
Josiah, a fifth grade student in Michigan, wrote this persuasive paper about FHFH and ending hunger in America… Goodbye Hunger Did you know that one deer can make 200 meals? Every day people go hungry. According to Feeding America, “1 in 9 Americans struggles...
by fhfh | Apr 8, 2021 | News
The North Georgia Foothills FHFH chapter (GA-08) serving Forsyth, Dawson and Hall counties of Georgia celebrated its 2nd year affiliation with The Jericho House through FHFH’s meat processor, Southers Deer Processors of Murrayville, GA. Joe Schuster, FHFH...
by fhfh | Mar 29, 2021 | News
Over 5.6 million dollars! That’s the cost for processing over 100,000 donated deer and livestock into 21 million meat servings for the needy over the past 24 years. The Lord has made this possible through the faithful support of generous people like you!Our...
by fhfh | Feb 22, 2021 | News
Bloomfield Food Pantry is a community wide service in Indiana administered by the Bloomfield Baptist Church to provide food to those in need. The food pantry covers 600 square feet of space in the CLC and utilizes multiple freezers and refrigerators. They are staffed...
by fhfh | Feb 22, 2021 | News
In 2019, Andrew in Indiana shot and donated a button buck to FHFH for the local food pantry. He also harvested a nice 13 point that he kept for a mount. With his donation Andrew was entered into a contest for a gift card which he won! The gift card was used to...
by fhfh | Feb 18, 2021 | News
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has awarded $1,500 funding to the Wicomico County, Maryland Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry! This funding will provide 3,000 servings of nutritious meat to the food banks and feeding programs that feed...
by fhfh | Feb 10, 2021 | News
Valentine’s Day will be here soon. February 14th is a day that celebrates love. Showing love for someone isn’t just for Valentine’s Day. At FHFH, we see love being shown all year by our compassionate and dedicated volunteers, partnering meat processors, hunters...
by fhfh | Jan 28, 2021 | News
Lowcountry FHFH in South Carolina donated 3,000 pounds of venison to Tri-county Family Ministries.Thank you to all the hunters and financial donors who support our cause each year. This year you provided over 3,000 pounds of venison to our local community. Your...
by fhfh | Jan 21, 2021 | News
A COVID-19 emergency response grant was awarded to FHFH by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore for hunger relief in Maryland and assisted FHFH in providing nutritious meat to food banks, food pantries and feeding programs. The grant funding provided 3, 720...
by fhfh | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Laura White Assistant Director / Store Manager of Helping Hand Food Pantry with the venison donated by FHFH Texas Hill Country FHFH donated 983 pounds of nutritious venison to Helping Hand Food Pantry in Bandera, Texas. We thank Danny Bezet, Coordinator for Texas Hill...
by fhfh | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Have you ever experienced a time of hardship and someone helped you? Do you remember how it made you feel? Were you grateful? Did it give you hope? Did you feel like you mattered knowing that someone cared about you? When people are going through hardships and...
by fhfh | Jan 7, 2021 | News
Tim Fisher, Co-coordinator for Southwest Ohio FHFH, recently harvested a nice buck. He donated it to FHFH at Davidson Meat Processing and asked for the meat to go to the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Community Support Center – an agency that had sent him a very moving...
by fhfh | Jan 7, 2021 | News
Thank you to everyone who bid on items during our 2020 FHFH holiday online auction! Our holiday auction netted approximately $3,500 to help feed the hungry! A special thanks to the auction sponsors:Excalibur CrossbowHenry Repeating ArmsMathews ArcheryMission...
by fhfh | Jan 7, 2021 | News
Brandon, Chapter Coordinator for Grand Junction FHFH in Colorado, and his sons Logan and Jacob donated part of their elk to Grand Junction FHFH in Colorado. Thank you Brandon, Logan and Jacob for helping to feed your hungry...
by fhfh | Jan 7, 2021 | News
In WBOC’s Outdoors Delmarva video about helping the hungry, Mid Shore FHFH Coordinator Amy Cawley talks about how FHFH enables hunters to donate much needed meat to food banks and feeding ministries in Maryland. The year 2020 has been a year like no other for the...