We believe everyone deserves access to delicious, healthy foods. Fighting food insecurity has long been a priority at Pacific Foods. But in 2012, when we learned that 81% of the students at a local elementary school were too hungry to learn, Pacific set out to help kids and their families access the healthy foods they needed.

We created protein-rich food boxes in a size a child could carry or fit in a backpack. And we got connected, reaching out to other educators and businesses to join us.

Today, Pacific employees volunteer their time to pack food boxes for local schools. In our first year, we donated 20,000 meals during school breaks when need is most acute because there’s no access to free school meals. Last year, we delivered more than 100,000.