Across the country, food banks and community-based organizations have scaled up efforts with a call to action to help those in need of critical nutritional assistance.
From food banks to food rescues and community fridges, here are ways to help.
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Click here to support the organization's efforts to improve the well-being of children, families and individuals in the greater Atlanta area.
MANNA FoodBank
Click here to support the organization's mission to "involve, educate and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina."
Facing Hunger Food Bank
Click here to make a donation to the Huntington, West Virginia organization and its food resource efforts.
May Dugan Center
Click here to donate directly and contribute to the organization's efforts to provide food and resources to residents of the Cleveland area.
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Click here to donate to the Cleveland-based member of the Feeding America network of food banks.
Regional Food Bank, Hudson Valley
Click here to donate directly and contribute to the organization's efforts to provide food to people in need throughout 23 counties of northeastern New York.
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
Click here to donate to the Northwest Arkansas-based member of the Feeding America network of food banks.
Solidarity Sandy Springs
Click here to donate directly and contribute to the organization's pantry in Sandy Springs, Georgia, that helps feed hundreds of food-insecure families weekly.
Capital Area Food Bank
Click here to donate to the regional Washington D.C. and Virginia-based member of the Feeding America network of food banks.
Meals on Wheels
Click here to donate directly and contribute to helping provide food to older Americans who may be impacted by SNAP cuts.
Mercy Chefs' Feed the Force
Click here to donate directly and contribute to helping feed military families who may be affected by SNAP cuts.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Click here to donate to the Central Florida area food bank network.
Feeding South Florida
Click here to donate directly to the nonprofit member of Feeding America.
Feeding America
To support families during the shutdown, click here to donate to Feeding America's Community Response Campaign.
California Association of Food Banks
With the federal government is shut down, the organization that represents 42 food banks throughout the state said it will continue to operate and offer food and support to families in need. Click here to donate.
City Harvest
Click here to donate to the New York-based nonprofit food rescue.
Food Recovery Network
For anyone who owns a food business -- or may have extra resources -- donation distribution channels like the Food Recovery Network will help redirect surplus food to those in need.
For restaurants, schools, caterers, grocers and other small-scale donors, click here to learn how to create an account and donate food.
For large-scale industry suppliers like food manufacturers or farmers, click here to set up a donation inquiry.
From community stocked fridges to restaurant-backed food rescue sites, here are a handful of places dedicated to helping at-risk Americans stay fed.
City Harvest
Click here for a city-wide map to locate free distribution sites that include soup kitchens, community fridges and food pantries around the New York area.
Feeding America
Click here to find a local food bank from the vast Feeding America network of local partners.
FoodFinder
The nationwide free-to-use resource and nonprofit helps connect people in need to nearby food pantries across the U.S. Click here to find a location near you.
Freedge
For those worried about getting food on the table, this nonprofit sharing resource points to a network of community refrigerators stocked and cared for by communities that are available 24/7 to anyone.
Click here to locate a community fridge or share the map with Americans who may be in need of finding food assistance.
Editor's note: This report was first published on Oct. 30, 2025.
