AAA teams with Feeding America for meal drive and volunteer push

AAA is leaning on local food-bank shifts, not just fundraising, to turn a second-year Feeding America campaign into at least 4.5 million meals. In Oklahoma, associates will volunteer at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City and the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma in Tulsa, putting workers inside the warehouse and distribution systems their support is meant to strengthen.

That on-the-ground approach matters because Feeding America says volunteers help sort, pack and distribute food at local food banks, food pantries and meal programs. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma lists sorting, packing and assembling sacks of nutritious food as core volunteer tasks, while the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma says it serves 24 counties in eastern Oklahoma and partners with more than 600 local food pantries and feeding programs. For employee volunteers, that kind of specificity turns a corporate campaign into a visible shift with a clear start point, clear task and clear result.

The scale behind the effort is large enough to make that local work count. Feeding America says its network includes more than 200 food banks and 60,000 meal programs, and a AAA and Feeding America recap said the nonprofit distributed about 5.9 billion meals in 2024. AAA also pointed back to its 2025 grassroots partnership, when it said $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks. This year’s campaign frames the work as more than a meal, but also comfort, dignity and hope.

The wider hunger numbers show why local capacity still matters. Feeding America says 48 million people face food insecurity in the United States, while FRAC reported that the USDA’s latest food-security report found 47.9 million Americans lived in food-insecure households in 2024, including 14.1 million children. FRAC also said 36.8% of single-parent households headed by women experienced food insecurity last year. In Oklahoma, more than 745,000 residents face hunger, underscoring why a volunteer push built around sorting, packing and pantry-ready logistics can carry more weight than a donation drive alone.