Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation awards grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Frederick County
Summers Without Hunger grant provides support to help end childhood hunger
Summers Without Hunger grant provides support to help end childhood hunger
Food Lion’s hunger relief platform, Food Lion Feeds, is recognizing Hunger Action Month through three annual initiatives: The Great Pantry Makeover, Sack To Give Back and the Apple Bag Campaign
Through the 2026 Summers Without Hunger campaign, Food Lion Feeds and the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation helped provide the equivalent of more than 27 million meals to more than 110 local feeding partners across Food Lion’s 10-state operating area
Summers Without Hunger helps fill the summer nutrition gap for children facing hunger
The grants support community feeding partners that carry out Food Lion’s commitment to nourish families experiencing hunger across its 10-state operating area.
Score to Give More has helped provide more than 8.2 million meals since 2019
Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform and hometown team launch season-long community partnership
Food Lion customers can support local communities through annual hunger-relief campaigns
Donation recognizes the contributions of 82,000 associates and reinforces Food Lion’s commitment to addressing food insecurity
Student leaders collect more than 66,000 pounds to promote nutritional access on campus
New store reinforces Food Lion’s long-standing commitment to Greensboro neighbors
Food Lion Feeds provided the equivalent of 1,000 meals for every quarterback sack recorded by the 34 participating teams, up to 30,000 meals per school
“We are humbled by the compassion our customers continue to show,” said Kevin Durkee, manager of Food Lion Feeds.
“As more families face difficult choices, we recognize the growing need in the towns and cities we serve and our responsibility to nourish our neighbors.”
Customers and associates help fight hunger with the campaign’s second-largest total since 2014
The campaign comes at a critical time: according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 6.8 million U.S. households experienced very low food security in 2023.