Bringing Hope to the Table
For 1 in 6 people across our country, hunger is a reality.
• 37 million Americans don’t know where they will get their next meal.
• 14 million of them are children.
• 3 million of them are senior citizens.
• 36% of these households have one or more working adults.
• 48% of these households are in rural and suburban areas.
More families than ever are turning to local food banks and hunger agencies for help.
The Kroger Co. family of stores is donating $3 million in funds and $1 million in product to help feed those struggling with hunger through Bringing Hope to the Table ®, our annual cause-marketing partnership with Feeding America. Our customers and vendors are strong partners in this effort. Since its inception, the program has directed $20 million in funds and food to local food banks serving the communities across the country where we operate.
You Can Help
Food banks are struggling to meet this unprecedented need - we can all help. Make a donation, write a letter, hold a food drive. Go to Feeding America to learn more about the face of hunger in our communities and find the local food bank helping to feed hungry children and families where you live.
Leading the Fight to End Hunger in America
For nearly 30 years, The Kroger Co. has helped lead the fight against hunger in the United States.
Kroger is one of the founding members of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. In 2009, Kroger contributed 50 million pounds of food and other product to Feeding America food banks, to assist hungry families in the communities we serve. Valued at more than $75 million, those donations translate to roughly 60 million meals.
Our ongoing commitment to bringing as much food as possible to hungry families led to the creation of a new Company-wide food rescue program, the Perishable Donations Partnership. The program allows fresh, wholesome food such as meat, produce and dairy products to be donated directly from our stores to local food banks that are able to safely handle perishable foods. In 2009 – the first full year of the project – more than 36 million pounds of perishable food was donated to local hunger relief efforts
All of our regional divisions work closely with more than 200 local hunger relief agencies, including more than 80 local food banks in the Feeding America network. These food banks provide food and other personal items to pantries, soup kitchens and feeding programs for children, families and seniors.
Our people give their time and talent to this important cause. Kroger executives and senior managers serve on the boards of local food banks and the Feeding America national organization. Associates volunteer to sort donations, stock shelves and pack care boxes |
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The Kroger Co. Foundation provides grants to local food banks. These funds help food banks purchase trucks and refrigeration equipment, buy new computers to improve their logistics operations and underwrite new projects.