Keller Williams Realty of Yuma volunteers at food bank for Red Day

Keller Williams Realty of Yuma traded open houses for grocery bags Thursday, helping pack food at the Yuma Community Food Bank, a local pantry that says it now serves more than 20,000 people each month across Yuma and La Paz counties.

The volunteer shift came during RED Day, Keller Williams’ annual Renew, Energize, and Donate effort held on the second Thursday of May. The company says the program began in 2009, and this year marked its 18th annual RED Day, turning a routine company tradition into hands-on work at one of Yuma’s busiest anti-hunger operations.

That need is easy to measure. The Yuma Community Food Bank says it distributes 55,000 meals a day, five days a week, and has provided 10 million pounds of food while serving Southwestern Arizona for 48 years. Its scale makes clear why a few hours of labor from a local realty office matters: every bag packed is one less task for staff and one more family reached faster.

The food bank, located at 2404 E. 24th St., says it relies heavily on volunteers. Last year, more than 10,000 volunteers contributed 160,231 hours, a sign that the nonprofit’s work depends on community labor as much as donations. The organization also offers emergency food assistance and senior food support, two services that speak directly to the pressure many households face as everyday costs stay high.

Keller Williams’ local presence has become familiar in that effort. A prior local report said more than 100 Keller Williams employees volunteered at the Yuma Food Bank for RED Day in 2024, showing the event has become a recurring part of the company’s community footprint, not just a one-day photo opportunity.

The food bank’s Arizona qualifying charitable organization code is 20536, and contributions for the 2025 tax year could be made through April 15, 2026. But on Thursday, the main currency was time: employees from a business known for selling homes spent the day helping fill a basic need that reaches deep into Yuma County households.