Albertsons Companies, in partnership with the Albertsons Cos. Foundation and its charitable program Nourishing Neighbors, is accelerating the distribution of $13 million in holiday gift cards to food banks at a time when millions of Americans face increasing challenges accessing food.
“This is our sixth year to give holiday gift cards to community food banks, and we are pleased to be able to distribute them early during a time when it’s needed most,” said Christy Duncan Anderson, president and executive director of the foundation.
“Food insecurity touches over 18 million households across the country, and by donating gift cards we are giving those in need the dignity to choose what they want to eat during the holidays, when they want to eat it.”
Since 2020, the foundation has:
- Distributed more than $76 million via 1.7 million holiday gift cards;
- Provided 30.4 million meals; and
- Supported 4.6 million people.
This action is the foundation’s latest in a series of hunger-relief initiatives. Due to customer donations during September’s Hunger Action Month, more than $4.9 million was raised. As a result, more than 100 food banks, pantries and other community organizations will receive Nourishing Neighbors grants.
Nourishing Neighbors is committed to helping ensure at-risk children, adults, seniors and families have access to food. Since 2014, the program has delivered more than 1.3 billion meals and contributed over $330 million to fight hunger nationwide.
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