​Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry was awarded a $500 grant by the Gulfport Energy Fund at the ​​Foundation for Appalachian Ohio for its “Meating the Need: Venison for the Food Challenge” program serving Guernsey, Harrison, and Noble counties.   

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is a regional community foundation serving Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties with the mission to create opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy.​ 

​Thank you Foundation for Appalachian Ohio for your support of our mission to feed the hungry.​

In February, West Central Ohio FHFH and St. Luke's Lutheran Church made venison chili to serve at a free community meal at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. They served over 300 servings of chili.

Thank you to Mike Armentrout, Chapter Coordinator for OH-40, and St. Luke's Lutheran Church for feeding those in need.

FHFH welcomes People's Meat Market in Stevens Point, WI as a new meat processor.
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CLICK HERE for a list of all participating meat processors.

Southwest Ohio FHFH provided three hundred plus pounds of venison to the Hope House and Breiel Church pantry in Middletown, Ohio. 

A huge thank you to Wayne Topper and the staff at The Chop Shop in Cleves for their great work processing deer for Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and to all of the hunters that donated deer to make this possible!

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ...."    Matthew 25:35   

Having a Heart for the Hungry
 
What do you do when you get hungry? Do you go out to eat? Do you check your refrigerator or cabinet for something to eat? Do you go to the grocery store to get more food if food is getting low?  Unfortunately, not all the people in your community can do that.
 
In 2016 there were 41,204,000 people in America who were not getting enough to eat. Too many people are unable to purchase an adequate amount of food and are having to choose between buying food and paying utilities, transportation, medical care or housing. Some people struggling with hunger stretch their food budget by purchasing less expensive unhealthy food, watering down food or drinks or selling personal property. No one should have to live like that!  And they don't have to!

Sincerely,





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​Josh Wilson
Executive Director
Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry

We always appreciate thank you notes from the food banks and ministries that receive nutritious meat from our FHFH chapters.  Ann Szasz, Pantry Captain at the Middlefield Food Pantry wrote: “Thanks for your continued support of the Middlefield First United Methodist Church Food Pantry and the families we serve.  Your generous donation of venison was used to provide nutritious meals to area families in need.  We served 1,329 families (3,516 people) in 2018.  Of those 1,004 were children under 18 years old and 572 were senior citizens.  Thanks again for your donation.  We remain committed to fight against hunger in our communities, and we are thankful for compassionate partners like you."

Thank you First United Methodist of Middlefield, OH for your letter.  Thank you to Jason Traggiai for serving as chapter coordinator for Great Lakes FHFH (OH-35), the hunters who donated deer and all those who support the Great Lakes FHFH chapter.