Grant program supports local nonprofit organizations aligned with the company’s key philanthropic focus areas, including hunger relief, education, hometown heroes and community vitality.
Smithfield Foods and Kroger hand out free holiday hams and grocery bags filled with side dishes as part of its Season of Serving food distribution event.
The 2025-2026 Commonwealth Clash kicks off with a football game on Nov. 29, 2025, in Charlottesville, Va., and spans 22 sports throughout the academic year.
Smithfield Foods, alongside the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, donates 62,000 pounds of protein to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Feeding Southwest Virginia.
More than 20 Smithfield employees volunteer at the 29th Annual Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food and Fund Drive, unloading and organizing donated food items.
Donated food items include ham, bacon and pork chops, which will provide more than 137,000 servings to support Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay and St. Joesph Food Program in Menasha, both in Wisconsin.