GARRETT, IN – A Northeast Indiana organization is calling on hunters to help feed Hoosiers in need this hunting season through the Meat The Need donation program.

Hunters, farmers, and members of 4-H donate deer and livestock through the Meat The Need Program with Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry. It’s a non-profit organization that partners with community members and organizations to provide meat to hunger-relief agencies that then give the produce to residents who need it.

The system is for anyone who has their hunting license. They can donate to 85 participating meat processors, tell them it’s for the Meat The Need program, then the meat will be given to hunger-relief agencies located in the same community it was donated in.

Organizers with Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry say they are getting more requests from food pantries for help this year due to inflation. It is estimated 47% of Indiana residents that are facing food insecurity make too much to qualify for help through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

There is no charge to hunger-relief agencies or those donating to the Meat The Need program. Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry covers all processing fees. The organization serves all Indiana counties.