Hearts & Hands Against Hunger of Hastings

Engaging the hearts and hands of area volunteers to package nutritious, life-saving meals for hungry and starving children and their families.

Hearts & Hands Against Hunger of Hastings is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to provide nutritious food to hungry and starving children. Hearts & Hands was launched in October of 2008 and has packaged over 9 million meals. It is a community-wide project with clubs, church groups, school groups, college students, businesses, youth groups, and individuals volunteering to pack meals. The food we package is a rice and soy casserole fortified with 21 essential vitamins and minerals.

Testimonials

Hearts and Hands Against Hunger has found that not only is the food life-changing for those who receive it but for many of our volunteers the experience of helping others is also life-changing. "I didn't know I could make a difference in the lives of others," is a comment we frequently hear from our volunteers. We also receive feedback from the people receiving the food we pack, telling us how happy they are to receive it.