Team Rafi starts the new year by packing nearly 50,000 meals for children facing food insecurity around the world.
On January 21, more than 30 Rafi Law Group team members gathered for a hands-on volunteer shift at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit that packages nutritious meal kits for distribution to communities facing hunger worldwide. The event marked the first volunteer initiative of 2026 through Rafi’s Hope, the firm’s ongoing community outreach program.
By the end of the shift, the group helped pack 223 boxes — totaling 48,168 meals. According to Feed My Starving Children, those boxes will feed 132 children for an entire year.
The meal kits themselves are straightforward but deliberate: rice, soy, dried vegetables and essential vitamins, sealed into individual bags and shipped to children and families around the world. “It’s simple food,” says Rich Yado, communications director for Rafi Law Group, “but each bag represents real meals and real hope.”
Volunteers engaged in a friendly competition against other groups packing at the same time, each team pushing to see how many meals they could complete while maintaining accuracy. “It created a fun energy in the room,” Yado says, “but the real focus was making sure as many meals as possible were prepared to be sent out.”
Founder and CEO Brandon B. Rafi volunteered alongside staff, as did Managing Attorney William A. Kelhoffer — a visible reminder that Rafi’s Hope is a firm-wide commitment, not a side project. The team was fully engaged from start to finish.
For the people involved, the impact went beyond the numbers. “Spending a few hours packing meals reminds you how small actions can have a big impact,” Yado says. “It’s a hands-on way to invest time into something that directly supports children and families who need it most.”
That sense of personal investment and community service exemplifies how the firm feels about Rafi’s Hope. “Rafi’s Hope is personal because it reflects who we are as people,” Yado says. “We live here. We’re raising our families here. Investing in others isn’t a strategy for us, it’s a responsibility. Whether that impact stays local or reaches families across the world, it starts with showing up and being willing to serve.”
