Sodexho Foundation Pledges $1.2 Million for Jumpstart Programs Nationwide
20 März 2007 - 4:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
Link Between Hunger and Literacy the Focus of Corporate/Nonprofit
Partnership GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 35
million hungry Americans, the effects of hunger are far more
serious and long term than a rumbling stomach. Studies confirm that
hungry children cannot learn, leaving them at-risk for limited
professional and income-producing opportunities later in life. In
the U.S. today, one in four people in a soup kitchen line is likely
to be a child, and more than one in three households served by food
pantries include children. The link between hunger and learning is
why the Sodexho Foundation (a 501c3 based in Gaithersburg, Md.) has
increased its commitment to Jumpstart with a $1,200,000 multi-year
grant. "The cycle of hunger includes illiteracy, lack of learning
ability and poverty," said Stephen J. Brady, president of the
Sodexho Foundation. "Our mission is to create a hunger-free
America. To accomplish that goal, we support organizations with
effective programs designed to end the cycle of poverty. With this
increased commitment, we look forward to supporting broad- scale
programs that will help our nation's children, and ultimately
strengthen the future of our country." Jumpstart's model pairs
Jumpstart-trained college students (called Corps members) with
at-risk preschool children in one-to-one partnerships that are
uniquely designed to develop literacy, language, and social skills.
The Sodexho Foundation has supported Jumpstart for more than five
years. About the Sodexho Foundation The Sodexho Foundation
(http://www.helpstophunger.org/) is an independent charitable
organization that is leading the fight against hunger by supporting
initiatives that focus on eliminating the root causes of hunger in
the United States. Administrative costs are paid by Sodexho, Inc.
to ensure that 100 percent of funds raised are directed to those in
need. Established in 1999, the Sodexho Foundation has been a
leading force in the pursuit of a hunger- free nation with its
ongoing efforts to provide support to individuals and families
facing poverty, unemployment, lack of education and food
insecurity. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised and
contributed more than $7.2 million to hunger relief and advocacy
organizations nationwide. About Jumpstart Jumpstart is a national
early education organization that works toward the day every child
in America enters school prepared to succeed. Through extraordinary
attention in yearlong one-to-one relationships, Jumpstart inspires
children to learn, adults to teach, families to get involved, and
communities to progress together. Headquartered in Boston,
Jumpstart pairs 3,100 trained adults one-to-one with preschool
children in need of assistance. During the 2006-2007 program year,
Jumpstart is serving nearly 12,000 children in 64 communities
across 19 states and the District of Columbia, in partnership with
225 Head Start and other early learning centers across the country.
Jumpstart's national sponsors include American Eagle Outfitters,
AmeriCorps, Pearson, Sodexho, and Starbucks. Jumpstart is the
recipient of the Fast Company/Monitor Social Capitalist Award
(2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007) and the Committee to Encourage
Corporate Philanthropy's Directors Award. For more information,
visit the Jumpstart website at http://www.jstart.org/. About
Sodexho, Inc. Sodexho, Inc. (http://www.sodexhousa.com/), a
subsidiary of Sodexho (NYSE:SDX), is the leading provider of food
and facilities management in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $6.7
billion in annual revenue and 125,000 employees. Sodexho offers
innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping,
grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset
management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations,
health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools,
college campuses, government and remote sites throughout North
America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., Sodexho proudly serves
as the official food service provider for the U.S. Marine Corps.
DATASOURCE: Sodexho Foundation CONTACT: Jaya K. Bohlmann of Sodexho
Foundation, +1-301-987-4415, Web site:
http://www.helpstophunger.org/ http://www.jstart.org/
http://www.sodexhousa.com/
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