Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry - Hunt Down Hunger! - News and Events

Existing Coordinator Serving an Additional Area in Texas

3/3/2022

Our existing coordinator in Texas, Danny Bezet, has expanded his vision to serve an additional area in the state!

Danny, coordinator for Texas Hill County FHFH (TX-09), is now also the coordinator for South Texas FHFH (TX-10).

You can find Danny and the rest of our local coordinators by
CLICKING HERE. We encourage you to reach out and support them!

Battling Hunger in America for 25 years

3/3/2022

The story of FHFH began with one woman, desperate to load a battered buck she found alongside the road into her car to help feed her hungry family. Where most of us would see road kill, she saw meat for her children. That deer was a blessing she couldn’t afford to waste.

Seeing her car stopped on the shoulder, Rick Wilson - my Dad - pulled over to offer assistance. At her request, he helped load the deer into the trunk of her car and she drove away. Both heartbreaking and inspiring, her determination to feed her kids made a lasting impact on him.

Dad believed that no one should have to use deer killed by cars on the road to feed their children. He remembered that Jesus once said, "I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!" (Matthew 25:40). And he knew the Lord was calling him - a father and lifelong hunter - to help hunters and farmers feed hungry children and families.

Dad began his new ministry through our local church in 1997 with the help and faithful support of Pastor Ray Shriver. That fall they raised enough money to pay for the processing of 26,200 servings of meat from deer donated by local hunters to feed the hungry of our county.

Now 25 years later, Dad’s vision of bringing farmers and hunters together to fight hunger has grown across America. We have local volunteer coordinators and participating butcher shops in 20 different states dedicated to ending hunger. Since those humble beginnings in 1997 God has used FHFH to provide more than 21.5 million servings of meat to the needy!

We are so grateful for the countless individual hunters, supporters, volunteers, meat processors, businesses, churches, other organizations, and food banks who partner with us to provide meat and hope to those who are hungry. Without this support the ministry of FHFH would not be possible.

When you support Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry with a gift of any amount, you are building a bridge between a healthy, renewable food resource, and desperate families in need.

$10 = meat for 30 meals
$25 = meat for 75 meals
$50 = meat for 150 meals

You can make a big difference for hungry families in local community. Please give generously.

Please make a tax-deductible donation today and help us continue to provide nutritious meat to families in need!

DONATE

Hunters and farmers you can help your hungry neighbors by donating deer or livestock to a participating FHFH meat processor.

CLICK HERE for to find our meat processors.

VOLUNTEER

Volunteer to make a positive impact in the lives of those in need. Becoming a part of the FHFH ministry will change your life as well!

CLICK HERE to learn more about volunteering.

On behalf of all those in our country suffering from hunger, we THANK YOU for your generosity!

Sincerely,

Josh Wilson
Executive Director

FHFH Board Member Helps Provide Fish for the Hungry

3/3/2022

John Davidson, FHFH Board President

Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry board president
John Davidson is employed as a Research Scientist for the Freshwater Institute in Shepherdstown, WV, which is part of
an organization called The Conservation Fund. Recently the Freshwater Institute and Mountaineer Food Bank worked together to provide more than 4,000 meals of locally raised salmon filets to the food bank’s network of food pantries and programs that help West Virginians in need.

In West Virginia, 250,600 people are struggling with hunger
and of them 73,770 are children. Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway, WV provides food and other household items to their emergency food network in 48 counties including programs such as food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, backpack programs, senior programs and mobile pantries.

John has worked for the Freshwater Institute for more than 20 years, publishing numerous research and industry articles focused on fish production in recirculating aquaculture systems. The Conservation Fund, working with public, private and nonprofit partners, protects America’s legacy of land and water resources through land acquisition, sustainable community and economic development, and leadership training, emphasizing the integration of economic and environmental goals.

A local news story about this salmon donation project published by The Journal (Martinsburg, WV) can be found by CLICKING HERE.

FFA Chapter Helps the Hungry of Ohio

2/28/2022

Muskingum County FHFH (OH-18) was recently blessed with a donation of $250 from the West Muskingum FFA in Ohio. Chapter President Chloe Armstrong wrote us a letter about the immense value of FHFH in their community.

“We are writing to notify your organization that the members of the West Muskingum FFA Chapter have elected to donate, in the amount of $250, to the Muskingum County chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc.

Our chapter members see the immense value in your organization and appreciates the individuals who continue to contribute to and manage the organization.

Not only have we had past and present FFA members contribute deer to FHFH to be processed and donated to the local hunger network, but we have also had members who have been on the receiving end of the organization’s generosity when in times of need.

As a chapter, we appreciate all that your organization does and hope that our donation will help with your continued mission of supporting our local community.”

Sincerely,
Chloe Armstrong, Chapter President
West Muskingum FFA Chapter

The purpose of the West Muskingum FFA is to develop the students potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Agricultural Education prepares students for successful careers and lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems.

Ohio Food Pantry Blessed With Venison

2/28/2022

Wayne County FHFH (OH-28) recently donated 120 pounds of much needed meat to help people in need in Medina County Ohio!

We received this thank you note from Feeding Medina County in response to the donation of the venison.

“Thank you so much for connecting me with Tom Norman in Wooster. I was able to pick up 120 pounds of venison two weeks ago that we gave right back out to the families that attended our food distribution in Medina last week.

Feeding Medina County feeds over 3,000 people each month and we are so blessed to have connected with FHFH.

Thank you for all that you do, for including us, and for finding a way for our earth’s natural resources to get to those most in need.”

God bless,
Katy Fuerst, Executive Director
Feeding Medina County

The vision of Feeding Medina County is to be the resource to fight hunger and food insecurity across Medina County. They believe no one should ever be hungry due to their circumstances.

New Meat Processor Joins Our Team

2/28/2022

We welcome Back 40 Butchery to our team as a new participating meat processor in Hodges, South Carolina.

We thank Back 40 Butchery for joining us in the fight against hunger.

CLICK HERE for a list of all participating meat processors.

Children's Home Receives Donated Meat

2/28/2022

Our newest FHFH coordinator Rainer Del Valle (Upstate South Carolina FHFH, SC-08), recently received a donation of 180 pounds of venison burgers, sausages and roasts from Back 40 Butchery to FHFH! The meat was given to the Connie Maxwell Children's Home in Greenwood, SC.

We thank Back 40 Butchery for this donation to help kick off Rainer's FHFH ministry in Upstate South Carolina!

FHFH Welcomes New Volunteers

2/10/2022

Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry welcomes new volunteer local coordinators in South Carolina.

Joshua Candler is coordinator for Lexington County FHFH (SC-07).

Rainer Del Valle is coordinator for Upstate South Carolina FHFH (SC-08).

You can find Joshua, Rainer and the rest of our local coordinators by CLICKING HERE. We encourage you to reach out and support them!

Meat Donated to The Jericho House

2/3/2022

Left to right are: Larry McKenna and Jade Crotzer of The Jericho House, and Joe Schuster, Coordinator for North Georgia Foothills FHFH

Joe Schuster, Coordinator for North Georgia Foothills FHFH, coordinated the pickup of 423 pounds of venison donated by FHFH to The Jericho House in Georgia. The meat was processed by Southers Deer Cooler in Murrayville, GA.

The Jericho House is a Christ-centered drug and alcohol recovery program located in the mountains of North Georgia. Their mission is to guide men who are caught in addiction on their recovery journey and help them rewrite their story for a better future.

475 Pounds of Meat Donated to Food Pantry

1/27/2022

Orchard Mesa Baptist Church picked up 475 pounds of big game this week for their food pantry that was donated by Grand Junction FHFH in Colorado.

We thank the hunters, financial supporters and volunteers who made feeding the hungry in their community possible!

Transforming deer, elk and livestock—God-given renewable resources—into food for the hungry!

Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc. | PO Box 323, Williamsport, MD 21795 | Email Us | 866-438-3434
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization | EIN: 52-2151919