As more people seek assistance in accessing food right now, Hy-Vee is donating $125,000 to help feed families.
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee is donating $100,000 to its Feeding America partner food banks across its region. Food banks and their network of pantries are serving a growing number of people as November approaches. Hy-Vee’s donation will go toward maintaining adequate inventory levels at local food banks to assist families.
“Hy-Vee is committed to helping make sure no one goes hungry,” said Jeremy Gosch, Hy-Vee chairman and CEO. “By working with our food bank partners, we continue to support the health and well-being of those impacted in the communities we serve.”
In addition, Hy-Vee has donated $25,000 to DoorDash’s new initiative to waive delivery and service fees for customers who receive food assistance benefits, helping families stretch their budgets even further.
Hy-Vee’s $125,000 donation is in addition to the more than $70 million it has provided through in-kind food donations over the last year. This number includes the grocer’s food rescue program that has contributed millions of pounds of food to local nonprofits as well as its annual Hams for the Holidays initiative, more than 50 meal giveaway events in underserved communities, school food pantry programs, almost 400,000 bottles of water through disaster response efforts, 2 million in meals to Meals From the Heartland packaging events, school backpack programs and its 100 Million Meals initiative to support Feeding America.
Hy-Vee also has been recognized as a Visionary Partner by Feeding America, which is the highest level of recognition a company can achieve.
“This is yet another example of Hy-Vee’s steadfast commitment to hunger relief,” said Tami Nielsen, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa. “Words can’t express how thankful we are to receive this support at a time when it is so greatly needed. This will make a real difference for the people we serve.”
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