Giving back and helping others is woven into the fabric of our company. By prioritizing people over profits, we’re able to divert more support to non-profit organizations that help communities in need while working to create systemic change. And we offer everyday discounts of up to 60% off products for veterans, individuals on long term disability, and those living below the poverty line.
We believe access to healthy, affordable food is a basic human right. And yet, in the richest country on the planet, 18 million households were food insecure in 2023. That means, according to the USDA, these households were “uncertain of having or unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members because they had insufficient money or other resources for food.” In total, 47.4 million people – including 7.2 million children – didn’t have reliable access to food or the money needed to pay for food at times.
During this Season of Giving, we want to help get that number closer to zero. In addition to helping our neighbors by our home offices, we’re also helping in an area recently impacted by hurricanes due to climate change.
The holidays should be a time of great joy and abundance, and it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and forget about the struggles others might be experiencing. But we want to pause and remember that not everyone has consistent access to food. Food insecurity is directly connected to health – and not just physical health. It’s considered to be a “psychosocial stressor that negatively impacts mental health,” leading to issues like stress, shame, anxiety, and depression. At the same time, every disability a person lives with increases their odds of experiencing food insecurity by 19%. Additionally, extreme weather events like those experienced across the Southeast are a driver of world hunger.
Donating to Help Ensure Food for All
This holiday season, we’re pledging $10,000 to these groups:
- Ballard Food Bank in Seattle, WA. Their “mission is to bring food and hope to our neighbors...because there can be enough for everyone.”
- Oregon Food Bank in Portland, OR. They’re working to build “resilient communities throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington that never go hungry.”
- Manna FoodBank in Asheville, NC, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene. They suffered a complete loss of their distribution center and headquarters at the same time the communities they serve experienced an exponential increase in need, which they’ve been working tirelessly to meet.
Beyond these donations, we want to help end the stigma of reaching out and asking for help. If you are food insecure, everything else in life becomes harder. We’re all in this world together, and we all need help sometimes. Human beings thrive in communities!
To learn more about resources near you or ways to help, click here to find a food bank in your area.