Virtual and Individual Opportunities
Change begins with us! There are many ways volunteers, young and old, can contribute to the immediate needs of your community just by discovering what you can offer. Learn more about how you can make a change from home.
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Partners in Food Solutions is a nonprofit organization that works to improve food security in Africa by linking the expertise from General Mills employees with small-and-growing food companies in Africa. Employees remotely provide ~1 hour/week of pro-bono consulting services to help an African food company address some of their biggest challenges.
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51% of all food programs rely entirely on volunteers. Find a volunteer opportunity near you.
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Join the movement to end food insecurity and become a Hunger Volunteer! Hunger Free America needs your help creating the most current database of food resources.
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Food drives are a great way to involve your friends and family in the fight to end hunger. There are two main ways to host a food drive: collecting canned goods and food donations in-person or collecting funds on behalf of a food charity.
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Deliver meals over the lunch hour or sign up for a shift in our kitchen and know you are doing your part to bring nutritious food and a social connection to your neighbors.
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Link Up! Sponsor a family in need with a monthly box of groceries. Choose one of the five options below and help ease the burden of hunger and poverty in one of America's poorest communities.
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Explore hundreds of volunteering opportunities through the Points of Light volunteer database. Nonprofits list their needs and connections, with YOU only a click away! There are volunteering options for everyone, just search for them! *Type in ‘at home’ in the Keywords section and your specific location to narrow your search.
Limited space available.
Friday, October 14th at 9am Central Time
Grab your coworkers and join the PFS Team at the SECOND ANNUAL PFS GAME SHOW! This is a virtual party to mark World Food Day on Friday, October 14th. There will be trivia, special guests, feats of (mental) strength, speed rounds, valuable prizes* (*may not actually be valuable), and a little friendly competition between corporate partner teams! Everyone who joins wins a prize-GUARANTEED!
How often are children impacted by hunger in the US?
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1 in 8 (12.5 percent) households with children could not buy enough food for their families, considerably higher than the rate for households without children (9.4 percent).*
*From the Food Research and Action Center.
Household Food Insecurity Rates (2019-2021)
“A diverse set of options made it easy to volunteer. It was wonderful to have ideas that my family could participate in as well.”
-General Mills Participant
Learn
Volunteering encompasses so much more than just in-person opportunities. Learning is a critically important part of giving back to our community. Check out these resources to broaden and contextualize your volunteer experience.
Volunteer Guides
Access our volunteer guides, which will guide you in creating high-need items for our community. Each link will take you to instruction pages with everything you need to complete these activities including a purchase list, suggested types of nonprofit recipients and why these items are a priority in our communities.
Become an advocate!
Join the movement to end food insecurity and become a Hunger Volunteer!
A Place at the Table
A documentary that investigates hunger in the US, and proposed solutions to the problem.
Facts about Hunger in America
53 million people turn to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table.
Volunteering at General Mills
As leaders, we count on you to take action & stand for good! Use the Playbook below to learn more, get involved, volunteer, promote and lead volunteering wherever you are.