Lowcountry Food Bank receives $29,100 donation from the Arby’s Foundation to Fight Hunger
October 21, 2020
The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB), a member of the Feeding America network, announced today two grants from the Arby’s Foundation.
A $27,100 grant award supports the LCFB BackPack Buddies program, which helps alleviate weekend hunger for schoolchildren in high-need schools throughout coastal South Carolina. The award comes from the Arby’s Foundation in-restaurant fundraising program, the Make a Difference Campaign, which supports organizations dedicated to providing children the future they deserve. Local Arby’s restaurant teams nominate nonprofits in their own communities, strengthening the Arby’s Foundation commitment to give back locally. This award helps more than 2,000 children in our community.
Arby’s Foundation also awarded $2,000 to the LCFB to support its COVID-19 food response efforts, which further ensures that children and their families do not have to worry about where their next meal will come from during the pandemic.
The overall food insecurity rate in the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina that the LCFB serves has increased by 58% since the COVID-19 pandemic began, which has increased the total number of neighbors in our state to 233,000 people who face hunger every day. The increase in food insecurity for children is even more devastating with a 76% increase, resulting in 75,000 children who do not have consistent access to the nutritious food they need to live healthy, active lives.
To learn more about the Lowcountry Food Bank, visit lowcountryfoodbank.org.
About the Lowcountry Food Bank: Feed. Advocate. Empower.
The Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 32 million pounds of food in 2019. The Lowcountry Food Bank helps fight hunger by distributing food to nearly 300 partner agencies including soup kitchens, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries. The Lowcountry Food Bank advocates on behalf of those who experience hunger and helps empower people to make nutritious food choices. Visit www.lowcountryfoodbank.org.
About the Arby’s Foundation
The Arby’s Foundation, the independent charitable arm of Arby’s, helps America’s kids dream big and pursue their dreams with confidence. Building on a philanthropic heritage that has contributed more than $90 million to youth-related causes since its inception in 1986, the Arby’s Foundation is committed to helping kids build, expand and pursue their dreams as we focus our efforts in childhood hunger, youth leadership and career readiness initiative. The Arby’s Foundation is part of the Inspire Brands Foundation, a registered 502 (c)(3) organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.foundation.arbys.com
