Empowering people to save starving children.

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MILLION meals packaged since 2008 because people like you showed up

More about Meals from the Heartland 

We are a faith-based nonprofit organization that believes in the importance of hope, volunteer service and financial giving to help save starving children. We are made up of volunteers from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and beyond who package meals for delivery to malnourished people in Iowa, across the United States and around the world.

Package Meals
Join us at our Patty Cownie Packaging Center
Meal Packaging: Join us at the Patty Cownie Packaging Center to package meals. Shifts are two hours each, Tuesday through Saturday. First-come, first-served availability. Sign up individually or with others.
Host A Hunger Fight
We can bring the hunger fight to your school, business, or church
We bring the Hunger Fight event to you and provide all ingredients and packaging materials. You provide the volunteers and funding.
Fund Meal Ingredients
Any amount is appreciated in helping to feed a child in need
Each of our awesome volunteers uses about $150 worth of ingredients and materials to pack about 540 meals per shift. Ingredients are not donated to Meals from the Heartland. We will package and share as many meals as our generous donors fund!