The Giant Co. is hosting its Feeding School Kids initiative for the fifth consecutive year.
The Giant Company is bringing back its Feeding School Kids initiative, marking the fifth-year shoppers at Giant, Martin’s, and Giant Heirloom Market can help support the initiative.
As part of the program, shoppers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, buy a reusable bag, or convert their Choice points into a donation for their local public school district's food program. The fundraising effort is running through March 31.
“School food programs are crucial when it comes to fighting student hunger by helping to ensure children have regular access to nutritious food during school, on weekends, and during school breaks,” said Courtney Hopcraft, manager of community relations and charitable giving, The Giant Company. “To date, The Giant Company and our customers have donated more than $7.6 million through this initiative. Continuing this program for a fifth year will allow local schools to earn more needed funds to address food insecurity and nourish school children in need.”
To launch the program, The Giant Company will donate $100,000. Through Feeding School Kids, public school districts have been able to support meal programs and address food insecurity from supplying backpacks with weekend food to clearing outstanding student lunch debt to building on-campus food pantries and establishing garden programs.
In 2024, for example, Colonial School District (Pa.) served approximately 8,000 students with meals over the summer months to bridge the nutrition gap between when school ended and began again; DuBois Area School District (Pa.) provided additional snacks for 1,100 students who participate in the free school breakfast and lunch program; Central Dauphin School District (Pa.) provided 2,000 students with weekly Nutri-packs for dinner, weekends, and school breaks; Cumberland Valley School District (Pa.) used the funds to replace a cafeteria steamer that is a necessity in their school kitchen; and Eastern York School District (Pa.) covered negative student lunch balances and provided nutritious breakfasts to students on state-mandated testing days, positively impacting 2,200 students.