Meals from the Heartland

and around the world. Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Sign up online: www.mealsfromtheheartland.org/calendar

Meals from the Heartland is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization composed of volunteers who package meals for delivery to food insecure children and families in Iowa, across the U.S. We are made up of volunteers from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and beyond who package meals for delivery to food insecure children and families in Iowa, across the U.S. We have onsite packaging every Tuesday-Saturday at our West Des Moines Packaging Center!

Photos from Meals from the Heartland's post 07/25/2024

Thank you for volunteering with us! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

Genesis Youth Foundation

07/18/2024

Thank you, Oakridge Summer School, for volunteering with us to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and around the world. This fun team packaged a grand total of 12,000 meals, which will feed 46 children for an entire year!!

Edmunds Elementary School and Oakridge Summer School is in the house! Ready to volunteer for Meals of the Heartland!

Cedar Rapids Local | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News 06/10/2024

Thank you to everyone who made the 7th Annual Cedar Rapids so successful last week! 520 volunteers packaged 225,072 meals to be distributed through HACAP to help feed hungry children & families throughout Iowa. https://bit.ly/3KCGYMQ

Cedar Rapids Local | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News KGAN CBS 2 and KFXA Fox 28 provide local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Cedar Rapids and nearby towns and communities in the Corridor and throughout eastern Iowa, including Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque, Nort...

05/31/2024

If you'll be in the Cedar Rapids area next week, join us for our 7th Annual Hunger Fight! https://bit.ly/2Esickb

05/30/2024

The 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Interstate Batteries and Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance, will take place on Thursday, June 20 at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Grimes!

Join us for a 10:00 am shotgun start and enjoy a great day benefitting hungry children and families. https://bit.ly/3UfpZG4

05/29/2024

Our Annual Cedar Rapids Hunger Fight gives us another opportunity to donate thousands of meals around the state of Iowa. Our mission to feed starving children isn't only focused on international countries. It starts right here in Iowa. https://bit.ly/3KnQK5i

05/28/2024

Today is World Hunger Day. Would you consider volunteering or making a donation to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe? https://mealsfromtheheartland.org/

Photos from The Iowa Clinic's post 05/23/2024

Thank you The Iowa Clinic for your generous donation to help us feed hungry children and families!

Photos from Meals from the Heartland's post 05/22/2024

If you've volunteered with us recently, the meals your packaged have arrived in LaVictoire, Haiti! (please note: these photos have NOT been edited)

Photos from Allison Barnes, Comparion Insurance Agent's post 05/17/2024

Thank you Allison Barnes, Comparion Insurance Agent and team for choosing to volunteer with us to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe.

Photos from P3+Uplift's post 05/13/2024

Thank you P3+Uplift for choosing to volunteer with us to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe.

05/13/2024

If you volunteer with us this week, we'll be hitting the 7 MILLION meal mark! Thank you for helping feed hungry children and families right here in Iowa and around the world.

05/10/2024

Thank you Hunger Fighters at New Hope Assembly of God for volunteering to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’™

05/01/2024

Registration is open for the 7th Annual Cedar Rapids Hunger Fight! https://bit.ly/4a3slwv

Photos from Iowa Bankers Association's post 04/30/2024

Great work Iowa Bankers Association! Thank you for choosing to volunteer with us again to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and around the world.

04/25/2024

The 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Interstate Batteries and Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance, will take place on Thursday, June 20 at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Grimes!

Join us for a 10:00 am shotgun start and enjoy a great day benefitting hungry children and families. Register here: https://bit.ly/3UfpZG4

Photos from Studio MELEE's post 04/24/2024

Studio MELEE you are truly ROCKIN THE HAIRNETS! Thank you for supporting our mission and volunteering your time to package life-saving meals for children and families.

Photos from Noon Optimist Club of Western Des Moines's post 04/24/2024

Thank you Hunger Fighters at Noon Optimist Club of Western Des Moines for choosing to volunteer with us to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe!

04/22/2024

Happy National Volunteer week to all of our AMAZING volunteers who give tirelessly to support our mission. We couldn't have packaged over 230 MILLION meals since 2008 without YOU!

04/18/2024

Thank you Iowa FFA Association for helping to package OVER 200,000 MEALS during the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference this week! These meals will be distributed throughout Iowa, the U.S. and around the world to help feed hungry children and families.

Around 100 Chapters are ready to fight hunger with the help of Meals from the Heartland. 200,000 meals will be packaged in just two days during State Convention! Just 13 more days until the big event.

04/17/2024

Our rock star volunteers from Cargill during the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. Thank you for all your hard work!

04/17/2024

Thank you to Cargill for supporting our mission in so many ways, and especially this week during the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames. Your sponsorship, soy donation and volunteers help us make this an impactful day for thousands of FFA members!

04/12/2024

The 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament registration is now open! https://bit.ly/3UfpZG4 Get signed up today and help us feed 650 children for an entire year during this fun day!

04/12/2024

Thank you to the Montezuma community for hosting a fun and successful hunger fight on Saturday! Thank you Roger Allen for The Record article.

Photos from Principal Financial Group's post 04/11/2024

Thank you Principal Financial Group for your continued support of our mission!

2024 Sinclair Day of Service KDSM at Meals from the Heartland 04/11/2024

Thank you KDSM FOX 17 for volunteering with us to help feed hungry children and families in Iowa and across the globe.

2024 Sinclair Day of Service KDSM at Meals from the Heartland April 09, 2024, was Sinclair Broadcast Group's Day of Service. For our part, the KDSM FOX 17 team volunteered at Meals from the Heartland. We packaged Hearty Pa

04/08/2024

Thank you Grant Ragan Elementary School students, staff and volunteers for rockin' out while packaging over 20,000 meals last week! Give us a call to schedule a packaging event with your school!

04/05/2024

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