On Saturday, May 11, 2024, letter carriers across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro collected food donations from postal customers.

  • Nearly 170,000 pounds of food collected = Providing more than 204,000 meals for those in need
  • Donations benefitted six local nonprofits
    - Heartland Family Service, Project Reset, Salvation Army, Siena Francis, Stephen Center and St. Vincent de Paul
  • Nearly 200,000 bags were distributed by letter carriers to collect food
  • Partners included: National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 5, Teamsters Local 554, Laborers Local 1140, Penske, United States Postal Service, Omaha Federation of Labor AFL-CIO and United Way of the Midlands
  • News coverage = WOWT story (click here)
  • More than 50,000 emails sent and 1,500 accounts reached on social media

Next Year's Stamp out hunger will take place on may 10, 2025