September is Hunger Action Month.

Thank you to everyone who took part in Hunger Action Month in September! Whether by holding a food drive or helping to spread the word about food insecurity, your impact helps fight hunger in your community! Find out how you can continue to help fight food insecurity throughout the year.

What is Hunger Action Month?

Hunger Action Month is an annual nationwide campaign spearheaded by Feeding America to help raise awareness about food insecurity and how we can help fight hunger in our communities. Every year Union Station Homeless Services partners with local businesses and organizations to hold food drives, host volunteer opportunities, and to educate about hunger and homelessness.

Flyers and Wish Lists

Donate and Ways to Help

  • Host a food drive within your community or collect essential food items on your own and drop them off at our Adult Center (412 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA). Open every day from 8:00am to 2:30pm.

  • Donate your time and effort by providing an Adopt-a-Meal at our Adult Center or Family Center. Contact volunteer@unionstationhs.org to get started.

  • Provide grocery gift cards to Smart&Final, Vons, Albertson, or Ralphs so that our Kitchen Team can purchase the necessary ingredients to feed our program participants

    • Gift cards can be dropped off at our Admin Office (825 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA) Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm

Food Donation Drop Off

Hunger Facts in California

People face hunger every day in California. Did you know…*

  • 4,915,450 people are facing hunger in California

  • 1 in 6 people facing hunger in California are children

  • People facing hunger in California are estimated to report needing $3,739,176,000 more per year to meet their food needs

*According to Feeding America “Hunger in America”