A truck comes to you
On your own distribution day, a refrigerated truck brings fresh meat to your food bank/pantry.
Register your food bank/pantry as a MEAT-up partner
At a MEAT-up, a refrigerated truck brings fresh, USDA-inspected meat to a partner food bank/pantry on its own distribution day, and families take it home the same day, so the food bank/pantry doesn’t need a freezer to take part.
Where we are now
MEAT-ups began helping families in 2025, with 3 families receiving fresh meat or protein. We serve Spokane and Kootenai counties today, and we’re raising $1,000,000 to grow. Register now to be on our list as we expand.
How a MEAT-up works
Families pick up the same day
The families you serve pick up their protein straight from the truck on MEAT-up day.
No freezer needed
Everything goes home with families that day, so your food bank doesn't need cold storage to host.
Where we'll start
We’re starting in Spokane and Kootenai counties, then plan to grow across the Northwest and region by region across the country. Registrations help us decide where to go next.
See upcoming MEAT-ups and other dates on our MEAT-ups page.
Register your food bank/pantry as a MEAT-up partner
Our registration form is for food banks and food pantries that want to partner with United Plates on MEAT-ups. Tell us about your organization and your cold storage. We'll contact you as MEAT-ups come to your region.
Where we start, and where we go next
After Spokane and Kootenai counties, the Northwest is our next focus.
Our regions, in rollout order
- Northwest (322 food banks/pantries): Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana. Where we are now.
- Southwest (1,014 food banks/pantries): California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma
- Southeast (1,459 food banks/pantries): Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana
- Northeast (941 food banks/pantries): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
- Midwest (1,443 food banks/pantries): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- Alaska (11 food banks/pantries)
- Hawaii (12 food banks/pantries)
Counts: registered food bank and food pantry nonprofits by state (IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, NTEE code K31, September 2026). Many church-run pantries aren’t required to register, so the real number of local pantries is higher.
The form asks about your organization, contact person, location, cold storage, and receiving and delivery.
Request a MEAT-up at your location
Registered food banks/pantries can tell us when and where they'd like a MEAT-up. We'll confirm any date with you directly. Sending a request doesn't guarantee a date.
Questions? Email [email protected] or call (307) 374-8975.
Help bring MEAT-ups to food banks
Every gift moves us closer to the $1,000,000 we need to grow.