Community Organizations Receive $420,000 from ConAgra Foods Foundation to Fight Child Hunger
Omaha, Neb. – May 13, 2011 – Eleven community-based nonprofits in nine states have been selected to receive $420,000 as part of the ConAgra Foods Foundation's Community Impact Grants program. This is the second year the ConAgra Foods Foundation has awarded Community Impact Grants to local nonprofits with the goal of finding innovative approaches to addressing child hunger.
More than 325 organizations participated in a highly competitive two-step grant review process. After submitting a Letter of Interest and being selected to submit a Request for Proposal, 11 organizations were selected to receive grants to support their innovative approaches to helping fight child hunger. These programs focus on providing more families in need with better access to food, educating children about nutrition by planting community gardens and supporting research to help end child hunger
"With more than 17 million American children living in food insecure households , it means children in communities across the country face times throughout the year when they don’t know if or from where they will get their next meal," said Kori Reed, vice president, ConAgra Foods Foundation. "Through our Community Impact Grant program, the ConAgra Foods Foundation partners with local nonprofits to make a difference for these kids here, in backyards across the country, and in the process identify programs and best practices that can help more kids in the future."
The purpose of the Community Impact Grant program is to identify, invest in and support nonprofit organizations that are implementing innovative ways to combat child hunger and enhance nutrition education among at-risk populations. These are primarily communities where ConAgra Foods has a presence and/or states where more than 20 percent of children are at risk of hunger. In the second year of this initiative, the ConAgra Foods Foundation has given approximately $1 million dollars to nonprofit organizations nationally.
This year, the ConAgra Foods Foundation awarded Community Impact Grants ranging from $20,000 to $60,000. Recipients of this year’s Community Impact Grants include:
• Albuquerque Community Foundation in Albuquerque, N.M. |
For more details about these grant recipients, please refer to the Community Impact Grant Fact Sheet available in the Press section of the ConAgra Foods Foundation website.
Organizations interested in being considered for next year's Community Impact Grants can complete a Letter of Interest beginning in January 2012. For more information, visit www.conagrafoodsfoundation.org.
About ConAgra Foods Foundation
The ConAgra Foods Foundation, through its Nourish Today, Flourish Tomorrow platform, is dedicated to raising awareness of the 17 million children in America who are at risk of hunger and don't have enough food to live active, healthful lives. It aggressively pursues sustainable solutions in the fight against child hunger. And the Foundation is committed to building a community of people who are passionate about ensuring that all kids have access to the food and facts they need to eat nutritiously while living balanced lifestyles and succeeding in school and life. ConAgra Foods Foundation invests in national and local partnerships with high-impact, not-for-profit organizations, such as Feeding America, that take an innovative approach to addressing needs in the core areas of hunger and nutrition education. For more information, please visit www.conagrafoodsfoundation.org or www.facebook.com/ConAgraFoodsFoundation. The ConAgra Foods Foundation is funded solely by ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG).
Contact Information:
Camilla Ferrario
Office: 314-982-1778
camilla.ferrario@fleishman.com
Stephanie Childs
Office: 402-240-6258
stephanie.childs@conagrafoods.com
