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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 food banks and feeding ministries while helping people across the nation see and understand the incredible value of the various “hunters for the hungry” programs.

Their generosity and support of our mission,” said FHFH Executive Director Josh Wilson. “This grant will help us process additional deer donations to meet the need for nutritious protein in underfunded areas and communities.”

Guided by the visionary leadership of Bass Pro founder Johnny Morris, the Outdoor Fund empowers Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s 200 million annual customers to support conservation efforts by rounding up their purchases. Rallying passionate customers alongside dedicated team members, industry partners and leading conservation organizations, Bass Pro is creating North America’s largest conservation movement to collectively shape the future of the outdoors and all who love it for generations to come.

About FHFH – People across America who struggle with food insecurity are often desperate for meat and protein items. FHFH gives nutritious meat to food banks, food pantries and feeding ministries that help those in need by paying inspected and approved local butcher shops to process deer and livestock that are donated by farmers and hunters. Meat for over 22 million meals has been donated, processed and distributed by FHFH since 1997. The organization welcomes new supporters and volunteers to join the cause. To learn more, please visit https://feedingthehungry.org/, call toll-free 866-438-3434, or email staff@fhfh.org.

We welcome Adams Farm Processing located in Luckey, Ohio (Lucas and Wood County) as a new FHFH participating meat processor. This location will be processing donated deer only.

Thank you Al Adams Deer Processing for joining us in the fight against hunger!

Walmart store #481 located in Mattoon, Illinois awarded Eastern Illinois FHFH (IL-06) a $500 community grant. The funding will help provide meat to those in need in Coles County who are struggling with hunger.

Walmart’s Community Grant Program is proud to support the needs of their communities by providing grants to local organizations.  They believe in giving back locally – creating a positive impact in the neighborhoods where they live and work.

We thank the Walmart Foundation, Walmart Community Grants Program and Walmart store #481 for their generous support of our mission of feeding the hungry!

We welcome Custom Deer Meats, LLC located in Middlefield, Ohio (Geauga County) as a new participating meat processor.

Thank you Custom Deer Meats, LLC for joining us in the fight against hunger!

Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) distributed 57 tons of meat to hunger relief programs this past year. This equates to nearly half a million meal servings, and increases the overall total for FHFH to 22 million servings for hungry individuals, children and families since 1997!

“We are thankful for the opportunity to help hunters and farmers donate so much nutritious meat to those in need,” said FHFH Executive Director Josh Wilson. “The Lord has provided so many faithful volunteers and generous supporters who enable us to continue blessing the hungry of local communities each year.”

A hunter named Daisy who donated her first deer of the season said, “I look forward to donating to such a great cause every season! This will become an annual tradition.”

Deer, elk, and livestock were donated to participating local butcher shops across 13 states. Financial contributions from various sources enabled FHFH to pay all of the meat processing bills for these donations, and the meat was distributed free of charge to local food banks and feeding programs.

An FFA chapter president named Chloe sent a donation from their group along with a note saying, “Our chapter members see the immense value in your organization. Past and present FFA members have contributed deer to be processed and donated to the local hunger network, and we have had members on the receiving end of the organization’s generosity in times of need.”

A pastor named David who has a food bank at his church said, “We had just run completely out of meat when FHFH came through for us in a way that was almost miraculous. Now ALL of our church freezers are full of meat to feed the hungry. What a blessing!”

FHFH is ready to meet this challenge with a goal of providing an increased amount of healthy meat to feed the needy of local communities over the coming year!

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Texas Hill Country FHFH venison donation ministry. This funding will help FHFH pay meat processing bills to transform donated deer into nutritious meat for local food banks and feeding ministries located in Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall and Kerr County.

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is the region’s philanthropic endowment, created to support charitable and civic efforts now and for the long term. The Community Foundation works with donors, makes grants to nonprofit organizations, and awards academic scholarships to students in 10 Central Texas counties.

About FHFH – People across America who struggle with food insecurity are often desperate for meat and protein items. FHFH gives nutritious meat to local food banks, food pantries and feeding ministries that help those in need by paying inspected and approved local butcher shops to process deer and livestock that are donated by farmers and hunters. Meat for over 22 million meals has been donated, processed and distributed nationally by FHFH since 1997.  FHFH welcomes new supporters and volunteers to join the cause.

Seth Estep, volunteer coordinator for Central Indiana Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, presented much needed ground beef to the Lapel Community Food Pantry. The beef was purchased locally by FHFH outside of hunting season due to running out of meat.