Foster Farms donates 4,000 turkeys to West Coast food banks

Foster Farms kicked off the holiday season with a donation of 4,000 turkeys – or 64,000 pounds – to six food banks in California, Oregon and Washington. The holiday donations, an annual tradition for Foster Farms, help address the issue of food insecurity on the West Coast. Each food bank received 640-700 turkeys, or 10,000-11,000 pounds, to help serve a total of more than 66,000 meals. Protein is one of the most needed items at food banks and Foster Farms is working to provide greater access to lean protein.

Through its holiday turkey donation program, Foster Farms aims to draw attention to the millions of West Coast individuals who do not have enough to eat. In both California and Washington, roughly 1 in 7 households – or about 14 percent of all households – did not have enough to eat at some point during 2014. In Oregon, approximately 1 in 6 households are food insecure.¹ These numbers are felt more acutely during the winter months when people rely more heavily on food banks for their next meal.