On Saturday, May 9, 2026, letter carriers across the Omaha metro collected food donations from postal customers

  • More than 158,000 pounds of food collected providing more than 131,000 meals for those in need
  • Donations benefited six local nonprofits
    - Heartland Family Service, Heartland Hope Mission, Salvation Army, Siena Francis, Stephen Center and St. Vincent de Paul
  • Nearly 200,000 bags were distributed by letter carriers to collect food
  • We are grateful to partner with the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 5, Teamsters Local 554, Kemps, the United States Postal Service and the Omaha Federation of Labor AFL-CIO.

a community united against hunger

  • Food insecurity continues to increase and has gone up 50% across our community
  • First-time food assistance requests are steadily rising
  • Nearly 120,000 people in the metro are struggling to put food on the table
  • 1 in 5 children in Douglas County is food insecure

Next Year's Stamp out hunger will take place on may 8, 2027