Working to Give: Philanthropies & Philanthropic Work
Stories of Philanthropy & Corporate Giving
Taylor Swift is delighting the country with her 2023 Eras Tour – but it’s not just her music that is bringing joy to fans. Swift has been making generous donations to food banks in every city where she performs. During a two-night stint in Detroit, Swift, age 33, made a[…]
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The Missoula Food Bank seeks, quite simply, to feed the hungry in Missoula. That is its short-term goal. Long-term, it is attempting to overall reduce the incidence of hunger in the neighborhood and how it impacts the entire community. Every year, the food bank distributes over 250 tons of food[…]
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The San Francisco Food Bank is all about feeding the hungry of San Francisco and Marin. The charitable organization’s mission is to help people not starve, and not have to choose between rent and food or other basic necessities. Unfortunately, this very much is the case for the people living[…]
Read moreThe Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl was played at the San Francisco AT&T Park. It raised enough money to sponsor more than 20 million meals to Feeding America. The Second Harvest Food Bank in the South Bay is a subsidiary of Feeding America. Before the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, the University[…]
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Feeding America reports that one sixth of all Americans contend with hunger. Feeding America is a charity whose mission is to feed that hungry. It helps in all 50 states and has more that 200 foodbanks nationwide. Restava, a mattress company, chose to support feeding America. It chose Feeding America[…]
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The PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC Charitable Foundation has donated $500, 000 to help Feeding America. Their goal is to improve youth education by helping children not to fall behind in their studies due to malnutrition. The PwC Foundation has given more than $1 million for three years in a row. The joint[…]
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The Kroger Co. announced that they, together with The Salvation Army and Feeding America will supply free flu shots to thousands of eligible people. People who want a voucher for the free flu shot should go to The Salvation Army or a Feeding America food bank location near their homes.[…]
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and have joined forces with Feeding America to make some strong and moving public service announcements. Each actor has made public service announcement to alert Americans to how real hunger pain is, and how prevalent. Ben takes the ‘official’ role and tells us the facts[…]
Read moreA corporate giant and a national charity are working together to expand a hunger relief program in thirty Kentucky counties. Wal-Mart Inc. has awarded $100, 000 in grant money to Elizabethtown-based Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland. Feeding America will increase its BackPack Program and also the number of food items students[…]
Read moreThere are many ways to perform good deeds and to keep them giving. One can pay it forward to others who need help, or return a kindness or Tell 10 People. Feeding America’s “Hunger-Free Families” campaign seeks to encourage families to reach out and Tell 10 others about families who[…]
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