Treasure Coast Food Bank receives $325,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities
Local Publix associates volunteer during Publix Serves Week to end hunger in our communities
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Sept. 19, 2024 – Treasure Coast Food Bank today announced it received a $325,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities to help expand the food bank’s healthy food offerings. The funds will support direct food program expenses and procure a mobile pantry truck to provide fresh, wholesome foods and pantry staples to food insecure families along the Treasure Coast. Treasure Coast Food Bank currently serves 250,000 people each week who are facing food insecurity.
Treasure Coast Food Bank has seen a 34% increase in the number of neighbors needing food, supplies and other forms of assistance, and Publix Charities’ donation will help increase capacity and meet this elevated need. Publix Charities has given a total of $2.5 million to Treasure Coast Food Bank since 2010.
“We’re incredibly grateful for the generous donation from Publix Super Markets Charities. This support allows us to deliver millions of pounds of fresh food to our neighbors,” said Judith Cruz, President and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank. “Our mobile distribution programs and vehicles are essential to our mission of ending hunger, particularly in rural and underserved communities that often lack access to nutritious food. We’re excited to expand and enhance these initiatives as we continue this important work.”
“At Publix, we believe providing food for our neighbors in need is our greatest opportunity to give back and doing so is at the heart of our philanthropic efforts,” said Publix CEO Kevin Murphy. “We’re also grateful to Publix Super Markets Charities for its continued commitment to helping people experiencing food insecurity. Publix and Publix Charities’ continued work with food banks across the Southeast provide vital resources and nourishment to better the lives of individuals in our communities.”
The $325,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities to Treasure Coast Food Bank is one of several donations made this year to help provide food and other essential support to people facing hunger. In all, Publix Super Markets Charities has donated $11 million to Feeding America partner food banks and other nonprofit partners in 2024. To learn more about Treasure Coast Food Bank, visit stophunger.org.
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ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals through robust programs and in partnership with 300 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the
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immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a Partner Food Bank of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, stophunger.org or follow us @TCFoodbank on Facebook or Twitter.
ABOUT PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS CHARITIES
George Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets, believed in giving. From the day he opened his first Publix, he made sure his associates, customers and community were taken care of. In 1966, he established the Foundation with the vision it would continue giving long after he was gone. Publix Super Markets Charities remains committed to serving the communities in which Publix operates. To learn more, visit www.publixcharities.org.
ABOUT PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS
Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with more than 255,000 associates, currently operates 1,378 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky. For 27 consecutive years, the company has been recognized by Fortune as a great place to work. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized among the top in the grocery business. For more information, visit the company’s newsroom at corporate.publix.com/newsroom.
