Indiana Pork’s Million Meals program rebrands
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INDIANAPOLIS - The nonprofit organization that represents Indiana’s pork farmers has rebranded its food assistance program and expanded the mission to put more ground pork in food pantries across the state.
The Million Meals program, a partnership between Indiana Pork and Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, is now called Hoosier Hogs to Homes and reflects a renewed focus on helping Hoosiers, Indiana Pork said.
“One of our We Care Principles, the standards that guide our pig farmers in their day-to-day operation, is to serve our community in meaningful ways,” Indiana Pork Communications Director Jeanette Merritt said in a news release. “By transitioning to Hoosier Hogs to Homes, we’re continuing our commitment to providing ground pork to food pantries across the state.”
Since 2009, Indiana pig farmers have donated more than 1.6 million ground pork meals to Hoosiers, the organization said.
Indiana and its more than 2,800 pork farmers rank in the top five in the United States for pork production, according to Indiana Pork.
“We are so thankful to Indiana’s pig farmers for their generosity toward continuing this program,” said Emily Weikert Bryant, executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, a state food bank association. “Protein is difficult for struggling families to afford, and the ground pork fulfills an important dietary component.”
According to a 2024 report on hunger by Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, more than two-thirds of food bank users surveyed said that in the past year they had to choose between affording food or affording utilities.