Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States
May 27 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Awards Are Latest in More Than $14 Million Commitment to
Feeding America and its Partners’ Child Hunger-Relief
Programs
Morgan Stanley Foundation today announced $1 million in grants
to local food banks in 24 cities across 17 states to support
hunger-relief programs that deliver nutritious meals to children
and families. Over the past three years, this specific grant
program has awarded more than $4 million from the Firm to help
launch, expand and sustain critical childhood feeding programs.
Through its partnership with Feeding America, Morgan Stanley
Foundation has awarded more than $14 million to the organization
and its network of 200 local food banks that help address childhood
hunger through a series of programs that provide nutritious food to
children and their families. Through its BackPack and School Pantry
programs, the food banks provide families with nutritious foods
that are considered necessary for a healthy life.
“Feeding America and its network of local food banks are key
partners in our mission to help ensure every child has the
essentials they need to a healthy start in life,” said Joan
Steinberg, Global Head of Philanthropy at Morgan Stanley. “Regular
access to nutritious food is one of those essentials, and we are
proud to support the programs that make that a reality both
financially and through our employee volunteers who are committed
to giving back in the communities where we live and work.”
The following food banks are recipients of the Morgan Stanley
Foundation grants:
- Alameda County Community Food Bank
(Oakland, CA)
- Capital Area Food Bank (Washington,
D.C.)
- Community Food Bank of New Jersey
(Hillside, NJ)
- Dare to Care Food Bank (Louisville,
KY)
- Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
(Milwaukee, WI)
- Feeding America San Diego (San Diego,
CA)
- Food Bank of Northern Nevada (McCarran,
NV)
- Foodshare (Bloomfield, CT)
- Freestore Foodbank (Cincinnati,
OH)
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc.
(Indianapolis, IN)
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (Los
Angeles, CA)
- Lowcountry Food Bank (Charleston,
SC)
- MANNA FoodBank (Asheville, NC)
- Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (Ewing,
NJ)
- Mid-Ohio FoodBank (Grove City, OH)
- Mississippi Food Network (Jackson,
MS)
- North Texas Food Bank (Dallas, TX)
- Northern Illinois Food Bank (Geneva,
IL)
- Redwood Empire Food Bank (Santa Rosa,
CA)
- Roadrunner Food Bank (Albuquerque,
NM)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New
Orleans and Acadiana (New Orleans, LA)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange
County (Irvine, CA)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara
& San Mateo Counties (San Jose, CA)
- Second Harvest Heartland (St. Paul,
MN)
These awards build on the Morgan Stanley Foundation’s
longstanding commitment to children’s health. Feeding America also
serves as a lead national partner in the United States for the
Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities, an innovative initiative that brings
together national and local nonprofits to create a linked network
of nutritious food, safe play spaces and wellness education and
health screening for children and families of communities in
need.
Food insecurity continues to be an issue facing millions of
Americans. According to data from the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) released in September 2014, 49 million people in
the United States are living in food-insecure households, 16
million of whom are children. Feeding America’s Hunger in America
2014 study found that 89 percent of Feeding America’s client
households with at least one child lack reliable access to a
sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a leading global financial services
firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management
and investment management services. With offices in more than 43
countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including
corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For
further information about Morgan Stanley, please
visit www.morganstanley.com.
About Feeding America
Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that
leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we
provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food
pantries and meal programs in communities across America. Feeding
America also supports programs that improve food security among the
people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger;
and advocates for legislation that protects people from going
hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have
a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate.
Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us
on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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