USANA Kids Eat

We have an amazing community!

USANA-driven and community-supported, the Kids Eat program has quickly made “USANA Health Sciences” a household name in service and nutritional support. Local businesses, families, and community members volunteer and donate their time to fill food bags for hungry children to take home for the weekends and long holiday breaks. It’s a program that deeply touches the hearts of all USANA employees, Associates, and executives involved.

This year we hosted Experience Day at USANA’s Global Convention. Over 200 Associates from around the globe participated in a day of packing at our Foundation’s onsite location. They filled 2,141 bags!

Whether it’s community volunteers delivering food bags, USANA employees packing food, adoptive sponsors funding entire schools, or donors giving dollar by dollar, this program’s success is thanks to the generosity of those who give their money and time. Local businesses see this as a great way to fulfill social responsibility, build team cohesiveness, and be involved in the community.

And it’s all thanks to the kindness of our amazing community! We’re humbled by the good they share. Honored by the generosity we see. And grateful for the support we receive. In the end, we do all this for the kids. After all, no child should ever go hungry.

Michelle Benedict

USANA Kids Eat Director

No Child Should Ever Go Hungry

444,839 Meals Provided

6,765 Individual Children Nourished

5,223 Volunteer Hours

Our 2022 Programs and Campaigns

Weekend Program

Many children rely on school meals for the food and nutrition they need. But these meals aren’t available on weekends, and kids often go hungry. A bag of food can go a long way for a needy child who is home from school.

o Schools and clubs supported: 42 o Average food bags distributed each weekend: 1,200 (totaling 39,197 bags in 2022) o Total meals distributed: 274,379

Holiday Bag Project

Each winter we donate food bags to schools and communities to give children food and nutrition during the long holiday break.

o Holiday bags distributed in December: 4,194 o Meals provided: 167,760 o Schools supported: 44 o Donors who participated: 192

Buddy Bag Program

We provide bags of food and snacks for high school teachers to keep in their classrooms. When they see a hungry student who is struggling, they can discretely offer them a snack to make it through the day.

o Buddy Bags distributed: 900