Chester County Food Bank Among Beneficiaries of Campbell Soup Company’s $880,000 in Community Impact Grants

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Chester County Food Bank is among the 44 beneficiaries of Campbell Soup Company's $880,000 Community Impact Grants.
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Campbell Soup Company and The Campbell’s Foundation have unveiled $880,000 in Community Impact Grants to 44 nonprofit organizations positively impacting communities where Campbell operates, including Chester County Food Bank in Downingtown.

Chester County Food Bank and the other selected nonprofit organizations will receive $20,000 each to support programming and operations.

The grants provide support to organizations that nurture Campbell neighborhoods, increase food access, and encourage healthy living. These latest grants bring Campbell’s fiscal 2024 grantmaking total to more than $2.4 million. Other than Chester County Food Bank, this year’s grantees include organizations in 30 Campbell communities from 16 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

“The Campbell’s Foundation Community Impact Grants program empowers our employees to give back and support organizations making a meaningful impact in the communities we call home,” said Kate Barrett, President of The Campbell’s Foundation.

The annual grant process starts with Campbell employees nominating local organizations to apply for grants, choosing from hundreds of organizations that submit statements of interest. The Foundation’s employee-led, all-volunteer Executive Committee then reviews applications and submits them for final approval by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The grants support a variety of programs including food pantries, farmers’ markets, nutrition education, food waste initiatives, physical activity programs, and parks and public spaces.

The following grantees will receive $20,000 each to support programming and operations in the listed Campbell’s communities:

Since 1953, The Campbell’s Foundation has provided financial support to communities throughout North America where Campbell employees live and work, with a focus on increasing healthy food access, encouraging healthy living, and nurturing neighborhoods. Learn more about the Foundation and Campbell’s community affairs programming at Campbell’s Soup Company.

With its mission to mobilize the community to ensure access to real, healthy food, Chester County Food Bank is the central hunger relief organization serving more than 160 partner agencies in Chester County. Through its network of food cupboards, hot meal sites, shelters, and other social service organizations, Chester County Food Bank distributes nearly 3.5 million pounds to community members with limited or uncertain access to adequate food.

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