{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","contentId":"00000177-6e33-db3d-af77-7ffb01240000","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/helpforhunger","name":"Help for Hunger","description":"Amazon is driven by the belief that no family should go without basic needs like food and housing. As millions of families struggle to secure food for their families as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has a unique role to play providing a critical service for families in need. ","primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/975eeda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1000+0+63/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F19%2F87%2Fd424a7dc439e9c5ce638bcd21209%2Fabout-amazon-hero-2024-09-06-amazon-food-security-knecht-creative-amber-knecht-side-road-media-103-hires-2.jpg","width":"1200","height":"0"},"text":"![Delivery worker in blue cap loading crates of fresh produce](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/798c187/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F19%2F87%2Fd424a7dc439e9c5ce638bcd21209%2Fabout-amazon-hero-2024-09-06-amazon-food-security-knecht-creative-amber-knecht-side-road-media-103-hires-2.jpg)\n\n- [Helping families access the food they need](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-expands-food-access-delivery)\n\nIn 2024, 13.7% of U.S. households, 18.3 million, experienced food insecurity, meaning they had difficulty providing enough food at some point during the year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From moving truckloads of produce to delivering meals directly to families’ doorsteps, Amazon is using its scale, speed, and logistics expertise to improve access to food in communities.\n\nAmazon built a delivery network that can get almost any item where it needs to go, and fast. Now, we’re applying that same expertise to increase access to food—transporting food from suppliers to food banks, from food banks to families’ doorsteps, and to communities where distance can be a barrier to food assistance. One delivery at a time, we’re helping expand access to food at no charge to food banks or the families they serve.\n\n![Smiling woman in plaid shirt with groceries and produce on table](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ccacf25/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4131x2754+383+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F25%2F08%2Ff330c5a84059869aae5430bebc56%2Ffox-nakai-6913.jpg)\n\n- [Home Delivery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWQcOwiQK4k)\n\n![Amazon freight liner in a country landscape](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9d62b32/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F81%2F72%2F18e230544ddab19bff8cc709cc19%2Fabout-amazon-inline-amz-0231.jpg)\n\n- [Bulk Transportation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CcHOyIloQ4)\n\n![people in orange shirts moving canned food into boxes](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/94da0ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6f%2F4f%2F12d8743c48dd9c0c7585e9aaea9b%2Fabout-amazon-inline-istock-472116265.jpg)\n\n- [Rural & School Delivery](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-summer-meals-kids-rural-delivery)\n\n![Woman smiling in blue shirt holding plastic crates in warehouse](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/22a2613/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1115x743+103+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff0%2F38%2F97f45da64d2f813b2a7a0669ba7e%2Fabout-amazon-promo-feature-hero-about-amazon-feature-istock-483161320.jpg)\n\n- [Delivering change: How home delivery transforms lives](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/71/47/66623f25401c840bd95f8b0c0b39/report-howfooddeliveryprogramstransformlives-pdf.pdf)\n\nInterested in bringing home delivery to your community? We welcome applications from food banks and pantries!\n\n**How home delivery works**: Amazon provides the transportation and supporting technology at no cost—leveraging the same powerful network that serves millions of customers daily. Food banks identify recipients, source food, pack boxes, and schedule deliveries.\n\nTo get started, explore our detailed [program information page](https://amazongca.getbynder.com/m/291d262e9a9e7e3e/original/Amazon-Home-Delivery-Overview.pdf). After reviewing, submit an interest survey and our team will follow up with next steps.\n\n![An image showing a prime delivery](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ba479c4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1689x1126+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F97%2F54%2F651751b440a098b018bbac3e78f9%2Fhero-2000x1126.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon Access: A resource to help customers save](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/introducing-amazon-access-a-new-resource-to-help-customers-save-more)\n\n### More ways we're helping expand access to food\n\n![Amazon employees volunteer at a local food bank in the Puget Sound region of Washington state](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d4dd94e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+204+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F44%2F01%2F463d4cdd4e5abc513f54a059a394%2Ffoodsecurity-inline-amazonnews-ck61426.jpg)\n\n- [Food Donations](https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/communities#food-and-basic-needs)\n\n![Food bank driver in green shirt waves from white refrigerated truck with 'Nourishing Our Neighborhoods Together' slogan and produce graphics](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c7efd76/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2c%2F37%2F2df0f1c54731987a3d302a73c811%2Fabout-amazon-inline-stuff-the-van-whole-foods-market-amazon-news-as-20260716.jpg)\n\n- [Nourishing Our Neighborhoods](https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/newsroom/community-giving)\n\n![A photo of students in a class room reviewing content on tablet devices.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4d86e7b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F82%2F99%2Fb4bcb451436bb376ea394b1911ed%2Fhero-0002-education.jpg)\n\n- [AWS Social Responsibility & Impact](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/our-impact/)\n","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}