United Food Operation is an important tool for fighting food insecurity in the Kanawha Valley. If you can help, please donate. As a registered 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, donations to UFO are generally tax deductible.

Donate by mail

Mail your check made out to United Food Operation, Inc. to:
  United Food Operation
  P.O. Box 20441
  Charleston, WV 25362

Donate by credit card: use MightyCause

We use the MightyCause donation service because of its ease of use and  low cost.  You can use MightyCause to securely make a donation to United Food Operation with your Visa, Mastercard or American Express card. Just click on this link to begin your donation.

Donate through United Way

You can designate United Food Operation to receive part or all of your annual United Way contribution. You must write in “United Food Operation Inc, Charleston WV” when you fill out your annual United Way campaign commitment form.

Donate Food

During the 10-week winter distribution period and the early May Letter Carriers Food Drive, UFO will also collect donations of non-perishable food. If you could help collect donated food at your workplace, community group, or church, please call 304-342-2023. We can supply you with a food collection barrel if you need one.

Donate Your Time

You can donate your time to organize a fundraiser with your friends or at your work, church or neighborhood. Inquire with your employer about whether you can collect for United Food Operation at your workplace. At various times during the year, several of the Kanawha Valley’s leading private and public sector employers and unions collect contributions from employees for United Food Operation. We can always use more employer participation.

If you can physically lift cases of food, you might want to volunteer to help organize pallets or load pantry vans during the 10-week winter food distribution season. Each Friday morning, pallets of food are organized. Each Saturday morning, pantry vans are loaded. If you could assist with either of these, call 304-342-2023 to get more information and to pick a date. This work takes place at the UFO headquarters, Institute Industrial Park, and you should plan on a minimum of a one-hour shift.