You can bring non-perishable food donations directly to the post between 4-8 pm 7 days per week, 1303 W Semands Ave. Conroe, 77301 from now until July 31. To make a financial donation that will be matched click on “DONATE BUTTON” below and choose the option “VFW Uniting to Combat Hunger”.

For families already struggling to put food on the table, the pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on our nation and community. 1 in 6 in Montgomery County are considered food insecure, defined as “not being able to have access to enough nutritionally adequate foods to live an active and healthy life.” The VFW believes this is something no one should have to worry about, including our nation’s servicemen and women. Nationally, 25 percent of active-duty military and Reserve members have had to rely on food bank donations to feed their families, including 1 in 4 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans. The VFW Foundation established “Uniting to Combat Hunger” in 2018 as a campaign to raise awareness, help fight food insecurity and strike a knock-out blow against hunger.

Despite making strides toward combatting food insecurity this year, the issue does not end

The match is in three sections: dollars, pounds, and hours. The foundation will match every dollar raised for the UTCH campaign (either to Keep US Fed Montgomery County or the local VFW) and go directly to our Conroe VFW Post 4709. Every pound of food collected at the post will be donated to Keep US Fed Montgomery County to distribute to their 38 nonprofit partner recipient organizations feeding our hungry neighbors, reported back, and then matched dollar per pound. Lastly, the foundation will provide a match for every hour that the VFW Post/Auxiliary members volunteer to address food insecurity in our community.

“Our veterans have served and fought to preserve and protect this country. It’s no surprise they continue to serve in the fight against food insecurity through the Uniting to Combat Hunger campaign,” says Tiffany Baumann Nelson, Executive Director of Keep US Fed Montgomery County. “We are honored to partner with our hero servicemen and women to alleviate hunger in our community.

VFW Post 4709 could receive up to $5000 in the matching grant. Marcey Phillips, Texas VFW District 17 & Post 4709 Junior Vice Commander from the Montgomery County VFW Post 4709 is “eager to use this opportunity to help the hungry of Montgomery County and raise grant funds to further assist the Veterans and families of our community. This is truly win-win cooperation with two powerhouse Montgomery County non-profits!”