Feeding America

I am proud to be a part of this wonderful commitment to our communities so if you see a food bank in need such as when you are at your local store buy an extra can good and drop it off most stores have large bins to help you participate. And you can always find the local food bank near you and make your drop offs and or help to volunteer a couple of hours with stocking shelves among many other things. Everyone working together helps! Thanks for the support as I have always said you never know if you are going to be the one in need!


As part of Bank of America’s commitment to provide meaningful support to individuals and families in need, the company is providing $2 million in grants to three organizations providing critical hunger relief services nationally and internationally: Feeding America, the Meals On Wheels Association of America and Save the Children.

“Now, more than ever, Bank of America is committed to supporting core human service needs such as hunger relief, housing and other basic services,” said Kerry Sullivan, president, Bank of America Charitable Foundation. “This is a crucial time for these three nonprofits because they are simultaneously experiencing increased demand and reduced resources. These funds will have a positive impact during the holidays and over the long term.”


-- Kerry Sullivan, president, Bank of America Charitable Foundation


The year-end gifts include a $1 million grant to Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, to connect low-income Americans with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program. The support will enable Feeding America’s network of food banks to improve access and provide pre-screening and application assistance for low-income clients seeking emergency food assistance, many of whom are eligible for SNAP but not participating. According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, only 66 percent of people eligible for SNAP received benefits in 2007.

Support to Meals On Wheels will help senior nutrition providers across the country prepare, deliver and provide meals to homebound seniors at a time when rising gas and food prices have significantly impacted the organization’s services. As part of a comprehensive approach to hunger, to address malnutrition’s fatal impact on more than 3 million young children annually, grant funding to Save the Children will support domestic and international programs delivering life-saving health care, emergency food relief and nutrition programs to children living in poverty.

Bank of America is taking a multigenerational, holistic approach to hunger relief by helping to connect low-income and underserved families with available benefits and resources while also helping them gain greater economic self-sufficiency and improve their health. The bank’s funding also increases the long-term sustainability of these critical anti-hunger and organizations.

Bank of America and its associates are longtime supporters of organizations assisting in hunger relief efforts and, in addition to these grants, provided over $3million in grants to nonprofits that addressed hunger and food-insecurity this past year. In 2009, nearly 2,000 Bank of America associates donated more than 12,000 hours to food banks and food nutrition related causes.

Did you know?

6 million seniors in America face the threat of hunger
Every $1 invested in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits generates $1.84 in economic activity