Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation awards $100,000 grant to Lowcountry Food Bank
October 19, 2026
Lowcountry Food Bank has received $100,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish children and families during the summer months. The Summers Without Hunger grant supports community feeding partners by helping increase access to nutritious food, nutritional education and resources for children and families experiencing food insecurity.
“Food Lion and Food Lion Feeds have been extraordinary partners in our work to nourish our neighbors for more than 15 years,” said Nick Osborne, President and CEO of Lowcountry Food Bank. “Their support has helped strengthen our capacity to serve our communities in so many ways, and this generous grant continues that legacy by helping us ensure children and families have access to the nutritious food they need throughout the summer. We are deeply grateful for Food Lion’s longstanding commitment to standing alongside us and our neighbors.” 
For more than 15 years, Food Lion and Food Lion Feeds have been longstanding partners of Lowcountry Food Bank, providing significant financial, food and in-kind support to help nourish neighbors throughout coastal South Carolina. Their support has included major investments in LCFB facilities and programs, including a $300,000 capital campaign commitment toward the Lowcountry Food Bank Food Lion Feeds Northern Regional Food Center in Myrtle Beach; and significant support toward the Food Lion Feeds Community Resource Center and teaching kitchen at LCFB’s Southern Regional Food Center. Food Lion and Food Lion Feeds have also supported Lowcountry Food Bank through grants, retail food donations, hunger-relief campaigns, donated vehicles, volunteer service, and community food distributions, as well as pantry makeovers that have provided Lowcountry Food Bank partner agencies with equipment and facility improvements to expand their capacity to serve neighbors.
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across Food Lion’s 10-state footprint. Established in 2001, the Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding local neighbors in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $25 million in grant funding to help nourish communities with fresh food.
About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.
The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 42 million pounds of food in 2025. The Lowcountry Food Bank helps fight hunger by distributing food to more than 240 partner agencies including on-site meal programs, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank advocates on behalf of those who experience hunger and helps empower people to make healthy and nutritious food choices. For more information, go to the Lowcountry Food Bank website at lowcountryfoodbank.org
About The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C. Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger. The charitable foundation has provided more than $25 million in grant funding, helping to nourish communities with fresh food for backpack programs, Kids Café’s and other hunger-relief programs as well as funding for long-term programs to help shorten the lines at food banks. The charitable foundation partners with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief agency, in addition to local food agencies serving the 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in which Food Lion operates. For more information, visit foodlion.com/pages/food-lion-feeds.
About Food Lion
Food Lion is an omnichannel grocery retailer committed to nourishing its neighbors. More than 82,000 associates across 1,100+ stores deliver an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. With a focus on hunger relief, Food Lion is a pioneer in food rescue. Since 2014, the company’s hunger relief platform Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit foodlion.com.
