About
Why Give A Pound was created
Give A Pound started with a simple frustration. California grows an extraordinary amount of food, and still too many families in this state cannot count on enough good protein. We thought the people who raise the best beef in California should be the ones helping fix that.
The problem
Protein is the first thing families cut
Across California, millions of people, including many working families with jobs, struggle to afford enough food. Protein is usually the most expensive part of a healthy plate, so it is the first thing to disappear from the cart when money is tight.
Food banks work hard to fill that gap, but quality protein is one of the hardest things for them to source and afford. That is the exact gap Give A Pound was built to close.
How Give A Pound answers it
One purchase, two California families helped
Supporting California ranchers
Every pound keeps a California ranching family on the land, doing the patient work of raising cattle on grass.
Feeding California families
Every pound purchased sends a matching pound of real protein to a California food bank that you choose.
Transparency and reporting
We track pounds donated, meals provided, and food banks served, and we report it openly so you can see exactly where your pound went.
Transparency and reporting
You can see exactly where your pound went
We track every donated pound from your cart to the food bank you chose, and we report it openly. No vague promises, just pounds, meals, and the families they reached.
170,920
Pounds donated
205,104
Meals provided
18
Food banks
30
Counties served