Harvest Pack is a humanitarian hunger-relief organization working to relieve food insecurity on both local and international levels. By offering nutritious meals for those in need, we hope to eliminate hunger for all.

We recognize food insecurity exists far too frequently here in the US. By holding meal packing events in a variety of communities, we help people understand that hunger doesn't always “look" a certain way. Our neighbors, classmates, co-workers, and even family can be affected by hunger. Harvest Pack meal packing events educate and offer community engagement to make a tangible impact on hunger. Ultimately, we want healthy food on every table.

We purposely develop cross-sector relationships between business organizations, educational institutions, faith-based groups, and general community organizations to pack and distribute our meals where they are needed most. We partner with organizations of all sizes to host meal packaging events in local communities. Funds received by these event hosts cover the cost of ingredients, supply, freight, and some organizational overhead expenses. These events also help us to continue to raise awareness and involvement within communities.

At the base of our organization, Harvest Pack's team of nonprofit veterans are passionate about helping others and making healthy meals available to all. Using research from food scientists, we've been able to develop our healthy meals, made from U.S sourced ingredients. They are filled with carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins needed for an underfed body and mind.

We have been able to build partnerships with other organizations to deliver our meals into the hands of those that need them most. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota region, our partnership with the Sheridan Story puts our nutritious oatmeal into the weekend meal bags of food insecure students. Working with Community Emergency Services allows our oatmeal to be delivered to home-bound seniors around the Twin Cities, and VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) receives Harvest Pack oatmeal donations for their food shelf program.

Across the US, our meal packing hosts help identify the best local recipients. For international aid donations, Harvest Pack's partners include International Care Ministries and Children's Lifeline. The Harvest Pack team works tirelessly to continue creating volunteer opportunities through our meal packing events.

Tracking the number of meals we have packed and distributed is the primary way we measure our progress. By looking at how much food we've packed in a given time frame and comparing it to our previously set goals, we can assess how we're doing, what we're doing well, and where we need to improve. We work alongside our partners to stay updated on where our meals are going and if our supply is in line with the demand of the community.

We've had very successful meal packing events within various communities, both in and outside of Minnesota. In 2016, we donated 381,350 local meals (a 423% increase from 2015) and 1,018,650 international meals. In September of 2017, we reached a milestone of 5 million meals distributed in just 5 years. So far, we've created strong partnerships with distribution organizations. Some of them include VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People), The Sheridan Story, International Care Ministries, and Community Emergency Services.

Our meals are definitely getting to places that need them, but we know there are many other places that still need them. This is why we want to continue strengthening our relationships and developing new ones with other organizations. We look to work with more corporations and communities to increase our number of meal packing events.

Long-term goals include building a stronger community of sustaining donors that are as dedicated to our mission as we are. To accomplish this, we launched our new monthly giving program. We are also developing more impactful stories of how Harvest Pack has made a difference in the community.