Kevin Bacon's charity mobilises 100 volunteers to pack 35,000 meals and 400 mental health kits

Kevin Bacon's charity mobilises 100 volunteers to pack 35,000 meals and 400 mental health kits (Image Credit: Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding via George Mason University) A few hours of volunteering can make a difference long after an event ends, particularly for families struggling to afford food and students dealing with emotional challenges. More than 100 volunteers came together at George Mason University in Virginia for an initiative that combined food assistance with mental health support, assembling thousands of meal kits and hundreds of resource kits for people across the region.The event was organised by SixDegrees.org, the nonprofit founded by actor Kevin Bacon, in partnership with George Mason University. According to the university's Office of the Provost, which published details of the initiative on July 29, 2026, the volunteers gathered on the university's Fairfax Campus on July 19 for a special edition of the organisation's Building Kits by Kevin Bacon programme. Their collective effort produced 35,000 meal kits for students and families across Northern Virginia and 400 mental health kits for George Mason students.How the initiative supported students and...