Dollar General Extends Partnership With Feeding America
Dollar General is extending its partnership with Feeding America with an additional $1 million to support the organization’s efforts to address national food insecurity issues.
Since 2021, the retailer has donated more than $4 million and more than 33 million meals through in-kind food donations. It is estimated that some 44 million Americans are facing food insecurity.
“As America’s largest retailer by store count, we are proud of the positive impact our Feeding America partnership continues to make in combatting food insecurity and increasing access to nutritious food,” said Denine Torr, Dollar General’s vice president of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. “During the last three years, our work with Feeding America and its local food bank network has provided nutritious essentials to neighbors in need.”
Dollar General currently donates to more than 3,000 communities through its stores and distribution centers. On average, the company expects to donate more than 1.9 million pounds of grocery items, equivalent to more than 1 million meals, each month. Additionally, as the retailer continues to innovate donation processes to further its impact, the Company began donating all private brand categories, which includes food, pet food, hygiene items, baby products, cleaning supplies, and more in February 2024.
“We can end hunger in this country when we work together,” said Claire Babineaux Fontenot, Feeding America’s chief executive officer. “Dollar General's continued and generous commitments to Feeding America means more people will have access to the food and resources they need to thrive.”
Dollar General currently operates 20,000 stores and 32 distribution centers across the United States.
