One in five children in Pennsylvania faces food insecurity, and getting donated food from collection points to those children presents as much of a challenge as securing the donations themselves. A new partnership between CHOP Out Hunger and ID Logistics is turning that infrastructure problem into an advantage.
A warehouse named after a partnership
CHOP Out Hunger, a nonprofit dedicated to ending child hunger across Pennsylvania, has named its Scranton warehouse “CHOP’ID” in recognition of its collaboration with ID Logistics. A plaque at the site marks the partnership, which began in 2025 and has since grown into a core part of CHOP’s distribution operation.
Under the partnership, ID Logistics will provide transportation services for free. The logistics firm will transport donated food from collection points to CHOP’s distribution centers across a 15-state service area along the East Coast.
Per the official announcement, each truck in the network carries GPS tracking, giving both organizations real-time visibility into each load in transit.
“By leveraging our network and capacity, we’re able to help ensure that food reaches children who need it most,” said Larry Catanzaro, VP of Transportation at ID Logistics US. “It’s an honor to support CHOP and be part of a mission that delivers such direct and lasting difference.”
Furthermore, parties say the program will support 24 annual loads of donated food, representing approximately $20,000 in transportation value contributed each year.
A network that grows with demand, says ID Logistics
RJ Droll Wergin, Director, Sales Enablement and Communications at ID Logistics, told Charity Journal the partnership will expand alongside CHOP’s fundraising efforts.
As CHOP secures new donation sources within the service area, the logistics firm adds them to its existing routes without building new infrastructure around the partnership.
“CHOP’s team is always searching for new sources of donations,” said Wergin. “As these outlets grow, so will the network.”
Meanwhile, ID Logistics challenges its local teams to find ways of giving back to the communities where they operate. In Arkansas, a team rehabilitated a miniature golf course at a local park while employees run food drives at their Central Illinois facilities.
However, the CHOP and ID Logistics model reflects a growing recognition across the nonprofit sector that food insecurity is as much a distribution problem as it is a supply problem. Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the country, has long relied on corporate logistics partners to move food across its network of 200 food banks.