Stuart L. Mills
Executive Director
Partners for Children & Families, Inc.
Dec 2, 2024
Carthage, North Carolina – Moore County’s Partnership for Children & Families (www.pfcfmc.org) has received $2,200 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The “Nourishing Our Neighbors” grant supports community feeding partners as they tackle food insecurity and promote healthier lifestyles through nutritional education initiatives.
According to Stuart Mills, Executive Director of Partners for Children & Families: “We are delighted, but not surprised, by this generous donation from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation. We are not surprised, because time and again Food Lion has proven itself to be a generous community partner here in Moore County. We will use these funds to distribute nutritious food through our Summer Reading Stations program which serves more than 2,500 Moore County children each year.”
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across its 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 $19.6 million in grants.
About Partners for Children & Families
Partners for Children and Families, Inc. is the principal county-wide charity supporting children in their first five years of life. A member of the Smart Start network, Partners is best known for its reading programs, such as the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and its Summer Reading Stations. But Partners also provides food (more than 10,000 healthy meals and snacks per month) and health care to children in Moore County. Partners is a proud United Way Community Partner.
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 $19.6 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 www.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. In 2014, Food Lion Feeds was created and has since donated more than 1.2 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 1.5 billion meals by 2025. 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.