Amazon delivers over 2 million summer meals to rural students
Amazon delivered more than 2 million free summer meals to students in rural areas across 13 states this summer. That represents a nearly thirty‑fold increase from the pilot in 2025, which provided just over 71,000 meals.
The Summer Meals for Kids program, run with No Kid Hungry and 18 local food‑bank and school‑district partners, uses Amazon’s rural delivery network to pick up shelf‑stable meal boxes and deliver them to families’ doorsteps within 24 to 72 hours at no cost. Partners receive Amazon’s logistics tools, including an order‑creation portal, package tracking and eight weeks of onboarding support before the summer season begins. The initiative operates under the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, which funds free meals for children when school is out. Since 2020, Amazon’s broader food‑security effort has moved more than 60 million meals from food banks to families nationwide.
“Amazon's delivery network already reaches some of the most remote communities in America every single day,” Kadie Newman, vice president of transportation services at Amazon said.
“We've heard from rural families across the country that they value the convenience and nutrition that home delivery could offer in the summer,” Courtney Smith, senior vice president of program research, innovation, and impact at No Kid Hungry said.
The program began as a pilot in 2025 with three partners, delivering over 71,000 meals. One year later it expanded to 18 partners across 13 states.
What we know
Amazon delivered more than 2 million meals to students this summer.
The program operated across 13 states.
In its 2025 pilot, the program delivered more than 71,000 meals.
The program expanded to 18 partners.
Since 2020, Amazon has delivered more than 60 million meals from food banks to families.