Albertsons Companies Foundation Announces Recipients of $9 Million in Multiyear Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants
Albertsons Companies Foundation has announced the recipients of $9 million in Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants. Three nonprofit organizations will receive $3 million each to support innovative programs aimed at creating long-term solutions to food insecurity:
1. Alpenglow Impact: Launching a pilot program to assist low-income student mothers through community college graduation.
2. Hunger Free America: Funding a project to boost economic advancement for 200 individuals through 16-week apprenticeships in the social service sector.
3. North Texas Food Bank: Enhancing initiatives to create more connected, self-sufficient, and food-secure communities using data mapping and capacity-building grants.
These grants aim to empower individuals and families to achieve lasting food security, addressing the issue that impacts over 18 million American households.
La Albertsons Companies Foundation ha annunciato i destinatari di 9 milioni di dollari in Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants. Tre organizzazioni non profit riceveranno 3 milioni di dollari ciascuna per sostenere programmi innovativi volti a creare soluzioni a lungo termine per l'insicurezza alimentare:
1. Alpenglow Impact: Avvio di un programma pilota per assistere le madri studentesse a basso reddito fino alla laurea presso il college comunitario.
2. Hunger Free America: Finanziamento di un progetto per promuovere l'avanzamento economico di 200 individui attraverso tirocini di 16 settimane nel settore dei servizi sociali.
3. North Texas Food Bank: Potenziamento delle iniziative per creare comunità più connesse, autonome e sicure dal punto di vista alimentare, utilizzando la mappatura dei dati e sovvenzioni per la costruzione delle capacità.
Questi finanziamenti mirano ad emancipare individui e famiglie per raggiungere una sicurezza alimentare durevole, affrontando un problema che colpisce oltre 18 milioni di famiglie americane.
La Fundación Albertsons Companies ha anunciado a los destinatarios de 9 millones de dólares en Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants. Tres organizaciones sin fines de lucro recibirán 3 millones de dólares cada una para apoyar programas innovadores destinados a crear soluciones a largo plazo para la inseguridad alimentaria:
1. Alpenglow Impact: Lanzando un programa piloto para ayudar a madres estudiantes de bajos ingresos hasta su graduación en el colegio comunitario.
2. Hunger Free America: Financiando un proyecto para impulsar el avance económico de 200 personas a través de pasantías de 16 semanas en el sector de servicios sociales.
3. North Texas Food Bank: Mejorando iniciativas para crear comunidades más conectadas, autosuficientes y seguras alimentariamente utilizando la mapeo de datos y subvenciones para el desarrollo de capacidades.
Estas subvenciones tienen como objetivo empoderar a individuos y familias para lograr una seguridad alimentaria duradera, abordando un problema que afecta a más de 18 millones de hogares estadounidenses.
앨버트슨스 컴퍼니스 재단이 Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants를 통해 900만 달러의 수혜자를 발표했습니다. 세 개의 비영리 조직이 식량 불안정을 해결하기 위한 혁신적인 프로그램을 지원하기 위해 각각 300만 달러를 받게 됩니다:
1. Alpenglow Impact: 저소득 학생 어머니들이 커뮤니티 대학을 졸업할 수 있도록 지원하는 시범 프로그램을 시작합니다.
2. Hunger Free America: 200명을 위한 16주 사회 서비스 부문의 인턴십을 통해 경제적 발전을 촉진하는 프로젝트에 자금을 지원합니다.
3. North Texas Food Bank: 데이터 매핑과 역량 강화 보조금을 사용하여 더 연결되고 자립적이며 식량 안보가 확보된 커뮤니티를 만드는 이니셔티브를 향상시킵니다.
이 보조금은 개인과 가족이 지속 가능한 식량 안보를 달성하도록 지원하는 것을 목표로 하여 1800만 이상의 미국 가정에 영향을 미치는 문제를 다루고 있습니다.
La Fondation Albertsons Companies a annoncé les bénéficiaires de 9 millions de dollars dans le cadre des Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants. Trois organisations à but non lucratif recevront chacune 3 millions de dollars pour soutenir des programmes innovants visant à créer des solutions à long terme pour l'insécurité alimentaire :
1. Alpenglow Impact : Lancement d'un programme pilote pour aider les mères étudiantes à faible revenu à obtenir leur diplôme d'un collège communautaire.
2. Hunger Free America : Financement d'un projet pour promouvoir l'avancement économique de 200 individus par le biais de stages de 16 semaines dans le secteur des services sociaux.
3. North Texas Food Bank : Amélioration des initiatives visant à créer des communautés plus connectées, autonomes et sécurisées sur le plan alimentaire grâce à l'utilisation de la cartographie des données et des subventions pour le développement des capacités.
Ces subventions visent à autonomiser les individus et les familles pour atteindre une sécurité alimentaire durable, en répondant à un problème qui touche plus de 18 millions de ménages américains.
Die Albertsons Companies Foundation hat die Empfänger von 9 Millionen Dollar in Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants bekannt gegeben. Drei gemeinnützige Organisationen erhalten je 3 Millionen Dollar zur Unterstützung innovativer Programme, die darauf abzielen, langfristige Lösungen für die Lebensmittelunsicherheit zu schaffen:
1. Alpenglow Impact: Ein Pilotprogramm zur Unterstützung von einkommensschwachen Studentenmüttern bis zum Abschluss an der Community College.
2. Hunger Free America: Finanzierungsprojekt zur Förderung der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung von 200 Personen durch 16-wöchige Praktika im sozialen Sektor.
3. North Texas Food Bank: Verbesserung der Initiativen zur Schaffung von stärker vernetzten, selbständigen und ernährungssicheren Gemeinschaften unter Verwendung von Datenkartierung und Kapazitätsaufbau-Fördermitteln.
Diese Zuschüsse zielen darauf ab, Einzelpersonen und Familien zu ermächtigen, dauerhafte Ernährungssicherheit zu erreichen und ein Problem anzugehen, das über 18 Millionen amerikanische Haushalte betrifft.
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Three nonprofits awarded grants for innovative solutions and commitment to ending the cycle of hunger within their communities
Photo Courtesy: Ashley Tillery, Hunger Free America
“Nourishing Neighbors has been instrumental in addressing the complexities of food insecurity, an issue that impacts over 18 million* American households, by helping ensure our neighbors in need have access to nutritious meals,” said Jennifer Saenz, EVP of Pharmacy and E-Commerce for Albertsons Cos. and Board Chair for Albertsons Companies Foundation. “Through the Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants, we hope to enhance the work of innovative nonprofit organizations focused on building sustainable food security for individuals and families. This strategic support is designed to foster self-reliance and long-term stability in our communities.”
The following nonprofit organizations were selected to receive a Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grant of
- Alpenglow Impact is a nonprofit organization working to improve well-being and build financial stability by supporting people during challenging times. The group’s largest program, Gift Card Bank, assists those who need it most by turning donations into gift cards, which are then distributed to neighbors in need. Initiated amidst the pandemic, this nationwide effort has extended support to nearly four million individuals. With the Nourishing Neighbors grant, Alpenglow Impact aims to launch a pilot program designed to assist low-income student mothers who are from underserved communities. This program will support their journey through community college to graduation, enable them to accrue a significant amount of savings and guide them in developing a financial strategy to invest in their future, with the goal of breaking the cycle of hunger for their families and future generations.
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Hunger Free America, a long-time partner of the Albertsons Companies Foundation, is a national nonprofit organization working to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food. The Nourishing Neighbors grant will fund a project to enable at least 200 individuals in
Maryland andIllinois who are unemployed, underemployed or employed in low-wage jobs to boost their long-term economic advancement by increasing their work skills and wages. The initiative will offer 16-week apprenticeships with comprehensive support and guidance, preparing participants for roles in the social service sector. Apprentices and Hunger Free America staff will work together to help thousands of families decrease their hunger and improve their nutritional security by carrying out outreach and enrollment activities for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women Infants and Children (WIC) and other resources, thereby enhancing the grant’s impact and promoting sustainable solutions to hunger within their communities. -
The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), serving a region with the nation’s fourth highest number of people facing food insecurity†, is dedicated to bridging the hunger gap in
North Texas by providing access to nutritious food. The Nourishing Neighbors grant will be used to enhance the food bank's initiatives, focusing on the development and maintenance of programs that extend past food distribution to create more connected, self-sufficient and food-secure communities. In partnership with a network of more than 500 partner agencies including food pantries and other direct-food providers, NTFB will utilize an innovative data mapping system to strategically determine need and evaluate resources invested in a geographic area. This approach enables NTFB to provide financial support and skills training to empower partner agencies in specifically identified ZIP codes to go beyond just food distribution. Through capacity building grants and additional supportive services, NTFB will equip partner agency programming that addresses underlying barriers to food security such as housing assistance, healthcare access and workforce development. These critical programs are designed to help close the hunger gap and empower individuals and families to acquire the skills, resources and knowledge necessary to support themselves, leading to sustainable solutions to food insecurity.
The recipients of last year’s Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants included Share Our Strength, United Way Bay Area and FIND Food Bank. Over the past year, each recipient has made notable progress toward achieving the objectives they established with the aid of these grants. Share Our Strength has allocated funds to four organizations dedicated to assisting single mothers in overcoming poverty by accelerating wages and income for those working in cities such as
“We developed the Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Spark Grants to help ignite the potential within communities, fueling innovative programs that aim not just to feed our neighbors in need, but to empower individuals to achieve food security,” said Christy Duncan Anderson, Executive Director of Albertsons Companies Foundation. “It is through collective effort and strategic support that lasting change can be realized. Together, we can transform the landscape of hunger and nourish the seeds of progress in every neighborhood.”
To learn more about Nourishing Neighbors, click here.
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†North Texas Food Bank: North Texas Food Bank Impact Stats
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