Mountaire Cares is a program that best describes who Mountaire Farms is as a company. The towns, counties and states where we live and work are an integral part of who we are, and Mountaire Farms is committed to being good neighbors. Through volunteer efforts, Mountaire strives to make a difference in our communities. Our charitable giving helps reinforce all the work local nonprofit organizations and charitable groups do, and through community leadership, our team works hard to give back.
From the Little League to the Siler City Fire Department, Mountaire Farms has a long history of helping our communities thrive. One of our primary motivations is the joy in giving back and changing lives for the better — it’s the reason we do what we do.
Our signature give-back program every year is our Thanksgiving for Thousands event where we pack 5,000 boxes with a complete meal for a family of four. It includes a Mountaire roaster chicken, corn, green beans, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. It even includes a dessert – brownies. We pack it with love and partner with local churches and non-profits who deliver them to families in need.
We also work with local food banks to supply chicken on a monthly basis to many local groups.
Food is a basic need, and as a food production company, we’re in a unique position to help. As a privately-owned company, Mountaire Farms is dedicated to giving back.
Our Mountaire Cares program was created to funnel that help directly to the people who need it the most, whether that’s chicken for a local fundraiser, financial help, or volunteers to help get something done.
As the largest private employer in Chatham County, we want to build strong partnerships with organizations that already exist and make a difference in the community. By establishing a working relationship with dozens of organizations in the surrounding community, Mountaire Farms works with organizations and nonprofits who know exactly who and how - to help in the community.
The partnerships that we built during COVID have continued to be important to us as we’ve moved through the various stages of this pandemic. When the vaccine became available, we worked with local pharmacies to come on site and vaccinate our workforce. We’re grateful to so many groups who have helped us fight this virus every step of the way.
Our truckload sales really made a difference for so many people in our community who needed food. Our first sale happened in our employee parking lot and so many people showed up we caused a traffic backup in town. We then moved to St. Julia’s Catholic Church because that location offered a much better solution to route traffic. But soon, even those sales had traffic backed up all the way to Highway 64. But throughout, everyone was just so happy to be able to find chicken and buy it at an affordable price — mostly at $1 a pound. We had great cooperation from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department and all the non-profits we partnered with.
We’re always looking for talented people to join our team, and Mountaire offers a variety of jobs from engineering to IT to health care. So, if you want to support our company, come join our family today. You’ll be glad you did!
We’re expanding our Thanksgiving for Thousands program in Siler City to Easter this year and we’re always looking for community partners who know where the need is. We pack a complete meal for a family of four in every box and give them away to local groups. If you know of a church or a non-profit that wants to receive meal boxes for families in need, reach out to our Community Relations team at sduncan@mountaire.com.