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Hurricane Helene Relief

5,415 shelf-stable meals

In early October, Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern portion of the United States. In response, Mom’s Meals donated 5,415 shelf-stable meals to Georgia residents. Victor Lovejoy, a regional driver who has been with Mom’s Meals for nearly four years, volunteered and made the 16-hour drive from Iowa to personally deliver the meals. The meals were then distributed with the help of military officials to Lyons, Georgia residents who were affected by the hurricane.

Lovejoy recounts as he got closer to where Helene made landfall the devastation was shocking.

“Roofs were ripped off steel buildings, a house completely pushed off its foundation — you see it on TV, but to actually drive through it and see the energy that went through there was unbelievable. We have cameras on the trucks, and I called my boss to look, because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

This type of outreach is central to the company’s focus on fighting nutrition insecurity. From natural disasters where basic needs cannot be met to working with food banks and pantries across the country to ensure vulnerable populations are getting nourishing meals, Mom’s Meals believes in providing nutritional equity to all.