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Casey’s and Feeding America® Join Forces to Help Fight Hunger Across the Heartland
February 25, 2021 GMT
Millions of meals are making their way into communities across Iowa and the other 15 states that Casey s calls home. Pictured: Michelle Book, CEO of Food Bank of Iowa, and Ena Williams, Chief Operating Officer of Casey s. (Photo: Business Wire)
Millions of meals are making their way into communities across Iowa and the other 15 states that Casey s calls home. Pictured: Michelle Book, CEO of Food Bank of Iowa, and Ena Williams, Chief Operating Officer of Casey s. (Photo: Business Wire)
Pandemic May Have Left 265 Million People With Acute Food Shortages in 2020
Food is distributed during a mobile food pantry on February 16, 2021, in Immokalee, Florida.
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Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our food is coming from and whether we will have enough. According to a United Nations World Food Program (WFP) report, COVID-19 might have left up to 265 million people with acute food shortages in 2020. The combined effect of the pandemic as well as the emerging global recession “could, without large-scale coordinated action, disrupt the functioning of food systems,” which would “result in consequences for health and nutrition of a severity and scale unseen for more than half a century,” states another UN report.
As the chief executive officer of Feeding America, Babineaux-Fontenot oversees a network of more than 200 food banks that are on a mission to feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other community-based agencies.
Craig Newmark Philanthropies Announces Additional $15M Donation to Conquer Food Insecurity Across the Country
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Craig Newmark Philanthropies (CNP) announced on Tuesday a generous $15 million donation to address food insecurity across America. Newmark made the commitment during the first Leaders Eat Last virtual panel event, part of a series developed by the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) to take a deeper look into the systems and solutions surrounding food insecurity and specifically its effect on veterans. Tuesday s commitment from Craig Newmark Philanthropies comes after the organization gave $10 million to the fight against food insecurity in October.
As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to fight hunger, Darden Restaurants has partnered with Feeding America® to enhance mobile food pantry programs in areas with higher levels of food insecurity, including communities of color.
Through a $500,000 grant from the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation and additional support from Darden’s partners, Penske Truck Leasing and Lineage Logistics, five Feeding America food banks will each receive a 26-foot refrigerated box truck to help increase access to nutritious food and address transportation needs.
“This mobile pantry will make a huge difference in the amount of people we can reach and how often we can reach them,” said Dave Krepcho, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.