Help us feed hungry students this winter with the Holiday Bag Project!
This holiday season, help us bring joy and nutrition to local children in need. The Holiday Bag Project is all about packing meals for students who go hungry during school breaks, and it’s a perfect do-at-home service opportunity for families, community groups, and passionate volunteers.
Sign-ups open November 1st.
The Need
Access to food is everything for a kid. Nutrition fuels play, learning, and a child’s ability to concentrate and succeed in school. Many Utah kids rely on school meals as their main source of nutrition, but schools aren’t open over the holidays.
During school closures, many kids are left without regular meals. Our goal is to close that hunger gap by delivering thousands of bags. In 2025, volunteers distributed over 5,000 bags, directly supporting hundreds of families across our community. The need is greater this year!
How It Works
We provide the bags, you provide the food. You’ll purchase, pack, and deliver holiday meal bags that give two weeks’ worth of essential food to food-insecure children.
It’s a service project and a donation all in one, and an easy, meaningful way for your family, team, or group to make sure kids don’t go hungry when school isn’t in session.
Join Us!
- Starting November 1st, sign up online on the USANA Kids Eat volunteer portal.
- Pick up your chosen number of bags at our warehouse.
- Shop for the grocery items listed.
- Pack the bags at home and deliver the food to your chosen school on its drop-off date!
How to Sign Up
- Go to the USANA Kids Eat volunteer portal.
- Click “Log in,” or “Register” if you don’t have an account yet.
- Find the Holiday Bag Project and click “Learn More.”
- Read the application details carefully, fill out all the information, and download the project instructions.
After you apply, you’ll get a confirmation email with everything you need to sign up for a school, pick up bags, shop, assemble the bags, and deliver them. Each school has its own drop-off date, so check yours when you choose a school.
Go to the volunteer portalWe don’t want to see kids go without food when they’re off for the holiday season, or any time of the year. The smallest act makes a huge impact for these kids.
For ten years, my children have seen how their hands can make another child’s life a little warmer and a little easier… The Holiday Bag Project grounds our family’s traditions in service and compassion.
We do the Holiday Bag Project in lieu of gifts for each other. Everyone pitches in! It’s so nice to have a hands-on way for everyone to be able to ‘see a need, fill a need.’ Best way to start the holiday season!
Questions?
Reach out to USANA Foundation Volunteer & Engagement Manager Ashlyn Ahrendsen. Want the full story? Read why the Holiday Bag Project matters.