Bucks Knocks Out Hunger

Help fight hunger and build a healthy community with Bucks Knocks Out Hunger.

Bucks Knocks Out (BKO) Hunger is Bucks County’s largest hunger-fighting effort. It brings our community together through a powerful combination of fundraising, food collection, and hands-on volunteer work. Each year, thousands of people donate, advocate, and pack meals to support local food pantries and help neighbors in need.

Check back in May 2025 for BKO Hunger volunteer opportunities.

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INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD

Hunger means more than missing a meal. BKO Hunger focuses on providing nutritious foods, so our neighbors are both fed today and healthy tomorrow.

Bucks Knocks Out Hunger 2025 is presented by ACME Markets and is sponsored by; Gold Sponsors; Bucks County Curling Club, NJM Insurance Group, Parx Casino, QNB Bank, St. Luke’s, St. Mary Medical Center, Veolia, & Wegmans (Warrington & Yardley); Silver Sponsors; Bucks County Community College Foundation, Capital Health, Comcast, Danaher Lynch Family Foundation, Foundations Community Partnership, Forest Hills/Shalom Memorial Park, Heraeus, International SOS, L3 Harris, Langan, PECO, Penn Community Bank, Penn Medicine, People Security Bank & Trust, St. Philips Episcopal Church, Syensqo; Corporate BKO Champions; Giant Food Stores, Key Bank, McCaffrey’s, Trumark Financial; Event Host; Oxford Valley Mall

HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP

All proceeds from BKO Hunger benefit people who are hungry or food insecure in Bucks County. Donations to the project will continue to fight hunger throughout the upcoming year.

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Shelf-stable meals packed at our Bucks Knocks Out Hunger event in 2024.
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Over 2,500 pounds of food were donated during our BKO Hunger event in 2024 to support the HELP Center’s emergency food pantry.
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Bucks Knocks Out Hunger’s annual meal-packing event brings together over 600 volunteers to pack 100,000 shelf-stable meals.

Help us fight hunger by donating your time or money to our Bucks Knocks Out Hunger fundraiser.

MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE FOOD PANTRIES IN BUCKS COUNTY THROUGH BUCKS KNOCKS OUT HUNGER

When you donate to United Way’s Bucks Knocks Out Hunger campaign, you help fight hunger in every corner of Bucks County. Your money makes a meaningful and immediate impact, providing healthy meals and fresh produce to Bucks County’s most vulnerable residents.

7.3% of residents and 8.7% of all children in Bucks County are food insecure. That means over 45,000 people in Bucks County can’t be sure where their next meal is coming from. We believe that in a community like ours, no child should go to bed hungry. No family should have to choose between food on the table and a roof over their heads. No older adult should have to skip meals so that they can afford medication. BKO Hunger changes everything for people in need.

You can make a big impact on hunger and food-insecurity by donating to Bucks Knocks Out Hunger. When you do, you help fight hunger in every corner of Bucks County. Your donation helps us pack 100,000 nutritious, shelf-stable meals, which are distributed to food pantries right away. It also provides additional foods to pantries—things they need but are not often donated. We supply things like eggs, shelf-stable, dairy, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

If you want to combat hunger all across Bucks County, Bucks Knocks Out Hunger is just what you’re looking for. This initiative fights hunger in Doylestown, Quakertown, Bristol – and every other community in Bucks County. Our meals are available to every food pantry and senior center, from Reigelsville to Bristol.

Our goal for 2023 is to raise at least $110,000 to help people in Bucks County. If we reach our goal, we can provide meals to thousands of struggling individuals and families.

There’s no limit!  Some people give a one-time gift, while others make a monthly contribution. Besides helping out your local food pantry and hungry families in the area, your donation can be counted as a tax deductible donation in Bucks County, PA.

Food is such a basic need. When people are hungry, they often can’t focus on anything else. By helping us provide good, solid meals, you help people move beyond their worry about feeding themselves and their families so they can focus on bigger goals.

Bucks Knock Out Hunger is an easy and efficient way to make an impact. Your donations go to work right away.

Yes! The meals we make at Bucks Knocks Out Hunger are specially designed to be both healthy and shelf-stable. All meals are formulated in collaboration with The Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. They are low in fat and high in protein, iron, and other vitamins and minerals.

Make A Difference Today!

There are many ways to get involved in the community to make it a better place. Through Bucks County housing groups, food pantries, and more, you can help those in need. We hope you consider becoming a part of Bucks Knocks Out Hunger. This food pantry fundraiser can truly change and save lives.

Providing essential hunger relief in Bucks County is an ongoing mission, and together with your support, we are devoted to nourishing our neighbors with accessible, healthy, and nutrient-rich help with food.

Bucks Knocks Out Hunger is our biggest annual event, but we fight hunger and food-insecurity every day. Through food drives, produce delivery to seniors, and our Fresh Connect program, we’re getting healthy foods to thousand of people who need them the most.

All our work around food security is done in partnership with other organizations and caring individuals. If you want to donate food and essential goods, we’re here to help. If you want to volunteer, we’ve got plenty for you to do. If you need help, we’re here for you too.  Click here for a list of pantries and other food supports available to Bucks County residents.

UNITED WE FIGHT. UNITED WE WIN.

Join us in changing lives in Bucks County for good by making a donation today. Donations can be made online or by mailing a check to, United Way of Bucks County, 413 Hood Blvd., Fairless Hills, PA 19030.