Albertsons Companies Foundation Celebrates a Decade of Fighting Hunger and $297 Million Raised with Nourishing Neighbors Program
06 Juni 2024 - 5:50PM
Business Wire
Private label brand O Organics® donates $7
million to Nourishing Neighbors for second year
This month, Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI), along with
the Albertsons Companies Foundation, celebrates 10 years and $297
million raised for its Nourishing Neighbors charitable program
dedicated to fighting hunger. In celebration of this achievement,
the Foundation is announcing today, Nourishing Neighbors Day, that
the company’s private label brand, O Organics, is donating $7
million, and the equivalent of 28 million meals, for the second
year in a row to the program. This donation will fund grants
dedicated to providing healthy meals for at-risk youth throughout
the summer and after school hours, and the Nourishing Neighbors
program will award an additional $30,000 in grants, $1,000 a day
throughout June, to nonprofits in a social media contest.
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Albertsons Companies Foundation
celebrates 10 years and $297 million raised for its Nourishing
Neighbors charitable program dedicated to fighting hunger. (Photo:
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“In the last ten 10 years, Nourishing Neighbors has played a
pivotal role in tackling the challenge of food insecurity, a
complex issue affecting more than 13.5 million* American
households,” said Jennifer Saenz, EVP of Pharmacy and E-Commerce
for Albertsons Cos. and Board Chair for Albertsons Companies
Foundation. “Our commitment as a company has never wavered, and
thanks to the incredible generosity of our customers, we’ve donated
over one billion meals** and partnered with 1,400 nonprofits to end
hunger in our local communities. I look forward to the impact we
will have over the next 10 years.”
O Organics Donates $7 Million to Nourishing Neighbors,
Announces Social Media Contest
During this celebratory month, Albertsons Cos.’ private label
brand O Organics donated $7 million, and the equivalent of 28
million meals, to the Nourishing Neighbors program as part of the
brand’s Fight Hunger, Serve Hope initiative to combat hunger during
the summer months and after school hours when school-aged children
face higher rates of food insecurity. The $7 million donation will
fund grants to enhance school breakfasts, provide weekend breakfast
food, backpack programs with food to take home, summer breakfast
meals and many other breakfast-related programs. This follows a
2023 donation of $7 million to fund similar grants for at-risk
youth.
Now through June 30, grant recipients are encouraged to share
their stories on any social media channel tagging
#NourishingNeighbors, @OOrganics, and their local Albertsons Cos.
banner store celebrating the O Organics grant and showing how their
organization is using the funds. The Nourishing Neighbors program
will award an additional $30,000 in grants, $1,000 a day throughout
June, to nonprofits with the most compelling social media
posts.
“In this landmark year for Nourishing Neighbors, we are so
thankful for each one of our loyal customers who have donated at
the register across every Albertsons Cos. store,” said Christy
Duncan Anderson, President and Executive Director of the Albertsons
Companies Foundation. “These donations have funded grants and
innovative programs over 10 years to raise awareness and support
for Americans who continually struggle with where their next meal
is coming from. Together, we’re sowing seeds of hope and
nourishment, one story, one donation and one meal at a time.”
Nourishing Neighbors Program
Nourishing Neighbors is a charitable program of Albertsons
Companies Foundation and seeks to ensure at-risk children, adults,
seniors and families have access to the food they need to
thrive.
During the month of May, Nourishing Neighbors raised more than
$5 million through customer donations made at the register across
every Albertsons Cos. store. Since the program’s inception in 2014,
Nourishing Neighbors (formerly Hunger Is) has raised more than $297
million for thousands of nonprofit organizations that are on the
front lines of combatting hunger in America.
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*USDA Household Food Security in the United States in 2021
**Feeding America Cost of a Meal
About Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the
United States. As of February 24, 2024, the Company operated 2,269
retail stores with 1,725 pharmacies, 402 associated fuel centers,
22 dedicated distribution centers and 19 manufacturing facilities.
The Company operates stores across 34 states and the District of
Columbia under more than 20 well known banners including
Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb,
Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen,
Carrs, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The
Company is committed to helping people across the country live
better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by
neighborhood. In 2023, along with the Albertsons Companies
Foundation, the Company contributed more than $350 million in food
and financial support, including more than $35 million through our
Nourishing Neighbors Program to ensure those living in our
communities and those impacted by disasters have enough to eat.
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