INDIANA — Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry would like to remind all hunters and landowners about the deer donation program. After you’ve filled your freezer, please help feed those in need within your community by donating to the Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry’s “meat” the need program.  Just take your deer into your local meat processor/butcher shop and tell them you would like to donate it to the Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry program. There is no charge to you. The organization will pay the processing fees and give this nutritious meat to local hunger relief agencies.

This is especially important with the holiday season approaching. Approximately one out of every five households within Indiana (that have children) report an inability to be able to afford enough food to feed their family. Those affected by food insecurity are often at high-risk for obesity and diet-related diseases due to the lack of quality in the foods that they can afford and protein, one of the most important nutrients for brain and body development in children and young adults, is also the hardest commodity for food banks to obtain. Even as the economy is improving, many hardworking Hoosiers are still living paycheck to paycheck.

Indiana residents who have to regularly choose between paying bills and buying groceries, continue to struggle to stay afloat but become even more in debt. Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry works to assist in meeting basic needs within each county we serve. By assisting individuals and families that are struggling with this situation, we are giving them the ability to avoid hunger and not have to choose between bills and groceries – allowing those aging and vulnerable populations to get back on track to hunger-free, independent living. So please help us to make someone’s holiday hunger-free – donate a deer today.