Food Packs - Help Feed a Family

Leaving home because of conflict does not end a parent’s responsibility for their children. Meals still need preparing, and the food a household has must stretch between the people eating it. For families living through a crisis, keeping everyone fed can become much harder. 

You may know the care that goes into planning meals for your own household including thinking about what is left in the cupboard, what needs buying and how long it will last. That everyday responsibility helps us understand why food support matters to another family, even when their circumstances are very different from ours. 

Through food packs, your Sadaqah can help a mum with the meals she is already trying to provide. She still has children to look after and decisions to make about what the family can afford. A gift towards food can ease one of those costs while she cares for the people depending on her. 

Food Packs for Families Across the Ummah 

One Ummah’s Global Food Aid programme supports communities including those in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan. The programme brings together our food assistance across these places, giving donors a way to support families through this appeal. 

FAO’s July 2026 report also recorded a third consecutive year of declining global hunger. That is welcome news. Its warning was that progress remained fragile and uneven, leaving hundreds of millions of people still without enough to eat. We can give with hope that hunger can be reduced, while recognising how much remains to be done. 

For the family receiving food, the useful difference is closer to home: having supplies available for meals. When you give, keep those ordinary needs in mind. A child needs to eat again tomorrow, and parents need food they can continue using after the day it arrives. 

Food Packs and the Sunnah of Feeding Others 

Feeding people has a clear place in our faith. In a Hadeeth recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari, the Prophet ﷺ answered a question about good deeds in Islam by mentioning feeding others and greeting people, whether we know them or not. The reference is Sahih al-Bukhari 12. 

That teaching brings giving close to our daily lives. We eat, prepare food for people we love and welcome others to share it. Giving so that another household can eat is a way to act on that same concern beyond our own home. 

As you make Du’a for your family, remember those struggling to feed theirs. Give your Sadaqah seeking Allah’s pleasure, with care for the people it will help. You do not need to know a family personally to want them to have food on their table. 

Choose How You Want to Give 

You can support food packs through a one-off gift or choose the monthly option on this page. A one-off donation lets you give when you are able; monthly giving offers a way to keep supporting the programme as part of your regular Sadaqah. 

Consider what you can manage alongside your own responsibilities. The £40, £120 and £400 options show the scale of help each amount can support, while a custom gift allows you to contribute another amount. Give what you can afford, and make Du’a for the families this programme serves. 

If you need to ask something before giving, One Ummah’s team can help. Email info@oneummah.org.uk or call 0300 111 3111. Knowing what your donation supports should help you give with confidence. 

If £400 is more than you can give on your own, you might choose to give together as a family, with each person contributing what they can, or share this page with someone who has asked how to help. Passing on clear information about food packs lets others decide whether this is an appeal they can support. 

Alhamdulillah, we have an opportunity to share what Allah has provided for us. Support our food packs today and help a family with the meals they need. 

Give a food pack today.