Humana Community Day 2026 Generates 2.2 Million Meals and Community Investments Nationwide

More than 18,000 Humana employees joined nonprofit partners across the country to improve community health, demonstrating how a single day of service can create lasting local impact.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced the results of Humana Community Day 2026, the company’s annual nationwide day of service. In its third year, Humana Community Day mobilized more than 18,000 employees across 28 states and Puerto Rico, supported 1,200 nonprofit organizations, and positively impacted 2.25 million lives and community members through volunteer projects focused on food security, neighborhood revitalization, environmental stewardship and social connection.

Held on Aug. 26, Humana Community Day brought employees together across the country, including service projects in Louisville, Kentucky; Central and South Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and through virtual volunteerism. The day reflected Humana’s purpose of helping people achieve their best health and highlighted the critical role local nonprofit organizations play in creating healthier, stronger communities. Humana Community Day is one of many programs Humana offers employees to engage in philanthropy and volunteerism, creating meaningful opportunities to support the communities where they live and work.

“Community Day is a powerful reminder of what can happen when people come together in service of something bigger than themselves,” said Tiffany Benjamin, CEO of the Humana Foundation. “Across the country, Humana teammates joined nonprofit partners and local organizations to give their time, talents, and energy in support of their neighbors. Those collective efforts help strengthen connections, support healthier lives, and create a lasting ripple effect that reaches far beyond a single day of service.”

Impact by the Numbers

Humana employees collectively impacted 2.25 million lives through:

• 55,000+ volunteer hours
• 18,000+ employee participants
• 750+ food drives and events across 28 states and Puerto Rico
• 2.2 million meals packed, prepared or distributed
• 1,200+ nonprofit and community partners engaged

These results reflect Humana's broader commitment to addressing the social and environmental factors that influence health and well-being through local action and partnership.

CenterWell

CenterWell’s annual food drive helped expand Humana Community Day’s reach this year. More than 9,500 employees participated through remote drives and at over 700 CenterWell Senior Primary Care, onehome, CenterWell Home Health and CenterWell Pharmacy locations, supporting hundreds of causes in their communities. Examples include:

• Spokane, WA: Collected 543 pounds of food for neighbors and CenterWell Home Health patients affected by August wildfires.
• Lumberton, NC: Supported an organization that provides meals, shelter referrals, and cooking and nutrition education.
• Las Vegas, NV: Collected 2,650 pounds of food and $6,600 for Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, which supports local seniors.

Nationwide, the CenterWell food drive donated more than 53,000 pounds of packaged food and $60,000 to local causes, reaching more than 800,000 community members.

Expanded National Reach

• Kentucky: In Humana's corporate hometown of Louisville, 4,200 employees volunteered to support nonprofit partners including U.S. Hunger, Dare to Care Food Bank, Waterfront Park, Parks Alliance of Louisville, LouCity & Racing Foundation, Metro United Way, Brighten A Day, Beeing2gether and the Muhammad Ali Center to create a ripple effect of impact across the city. Key outcomes include:
  • Over 1 million meals packed
  • 4,500 snack bags assembled
  • More than 21,000 local park visitors impacted through beautification efforts
• Florida:
  • 116,000 meals packed and 4 local nonprofits served at Feeding South Florida
  • 60,000 meals packed at Feeding Tampa Bay
  • 15,000 meals packed benefiting 4 local nonprofits in The Villages
• Texas: Over 95,000 meals packed and 280 local nonprofits served at San Antonio Food Bank
• Louisiana: 6,000 meals packed at Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
• Virtual Volunteerism: Over 2,000 volunteers produced more than 5,900 handmade cards, videos and letters of encouragement for seniors, patients and frontline workers across the across the country.

Rick Whitted, CEO of U.S. Hunger, said the partnership demonstrates how corporate volunteerism can create measurable impact.

“Improving community health takes more than any one organization can accomplish alone. Partnerships like the ones forged during Humana Community Day help turn compassion into action. When thousands of people come together with a shared commitment to serve, the impact reaches far beyond the meals packed that day. It strengthens communities, inspires continued engagement and helps ensure families have access to the resources they need.”

Humana Community Day is one example of Humana's year-round commitment to community health. Through employee volunteerism, philanthropic investment and nonprofit partnerships, Humana and the Humana Foundation work to strengthen local communities and address factors that influence health outside the clinical setting. The initiative reflects Humana's focus on working alongside trusted community organizations to create sustainable, long-term impact.

About Humana

Humana (NYSE:HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

About the Humana Foundation

The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. and is focused on health equity, working to eliminate unjust, avoidable, and unnecessary barriers in health and healthcare. The Foundation fosters evidence-based collaborations and investments that help people in underserved communities live connected, healthy lives. As a steward of good health, the Foundation creates healthy emotional connections for people and communities and is shaping a healthier approach to nutrition to support lifelong well-being. For more information, visit humanafoundation.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Sara Nelson
Humana Corporate Communications
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