Summer is a time for vacations, poolside relaxation and feeling a bit more carefree than during the rest of the year. But for many individuals and families, this time of the year is the most difficult. With many children out of school without access to school lunch and breakfast programs, more families make emergency food requests to help stretch their budgets. Unfortunately, food donations traditionally decrease during these months, making donations harder to come by.
The annual Summer Business Food & Fund Drive encourages businesses and community groups of all shapes and sizes to host their own food and fund drives during this critical time of need. Food Drives may be conducted traditionally with a collection barrel or online with our DIY Fundraisers.
Give food
Organize your family, friends or community group to help you collect and donate food on a larger scale. A food drive is an easy way to collect non-perishable food items for Utah Food Bank to distribute to those most in need. We encourage all those with an interest in helping hungry children and families to start a food drive. Any individual or group—be it a school, business, community group or church—can create a successful food drive! Please note: by providing your own collection receptacles and transportation, you significantly increase the impact of your donation.
Give money
Leverage the fundraising power of your community by starting a fundraiser on our behalf. Setting one up takes just a few minutes, and you’ll get a customized fundraising page you can share with your friends, family and coworkers. We offer toolkits to help you along the way, and all donations are processed through us!
Last year, Utah Food Bank distributed 65.5 million pounds of food (that’s 54.6 million meals) via our statewide network of 270 partner agencies, all free of charge. With 12% of Utah’s population, or 415,000 individuals, unsure where their next meal will come from, we have our work cut out for us! Together, we can fight hunger statewide.
UFB distribution centers
Additional dropoff locations
Donate at Harmons locations statewide!
Riverton Chevrolet
Donate at Your Local Pantry
Utah Food Bank covers 82,170 square miles—the entire state of Utah, and we are one of a handful of food banks in the US that supplies food to our partner agencies absolutely free-of-charge. If you’d like to donate directly to one of our hard-working partner agencies in your neighborhood, please click below.