Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, for 25 years, Rise Against Hunger works in countries worldwide to fight hunger, targeting communities facing high rates of food insecurity. Our impact starts with a meal — and it leads to resilience, self-sufficiency, education, empowerment and bright futures in communities worldwide. 

Through a global network based in the U.S. and with six international offices, we provide volunteer-packaged meals and other assistance, often through school feeding programs, to support nutrition, education and health for children and families facing hunger right now. Rise Against Hunger has facilitated volunteer packaging of more than 600 million meals to be distributed to countries around the world.

Driving Rise Against Hunger’s work is the recognition that ending global hunger is more than just feeding people. In addition to providing immediate nourishment, we also partner with local leaders to implement sustainable agriculture and income-generating projects that support long-term solutions to food security and empower communities to become self-reliant and thrive.