Kohl’s Donates $1.5 Million to Hunger Task Force, Marking 15 Years of Feeding Milwaukee Families Together
08 Fevereiro 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced today a $1.5 million commitment to
Hunger Task Force over two years, continuing one of the company’s
longest hometown partnerships. As a leading anti-hunger
organization in Wisconsin, Hunger Task Force provides food to a
network of more than 60 partner food pantries, soup kitchens and
homeless shelters across Milwaukee. Kohl’s funding will support the
purchase and distribution of healthy foods – in compliance with the
USDA’s MyPlate Plan – at Hunger Task Force’s partner network across
the greater Milwaukee area, in addition to providing kids with
healthy options through the Summer Meals program.
“We are proud to partner with Hunger Task Force to continue
providing families and kids in our hometown community with healthy
foods at no cost,” said Christie Raymond, Kohl’s chief marketing
officer. “Access to nutritious meals is a basic right that everyone
should have, and for more than a decade, Kohl's and Hunger Task
Force have come together to bridge the food insecurity gap for
Milwaukeeans. We are honored to support such an incredible
organization and the work they are doing every day to eradicate
hunger."
Since 2009, Kohl’s has committed more than $11.5 million to help
further Hunger Task Force’s mission of providing nutritious food to
children, families and seniors free of charge. In honor of the
15-year partnership, here are 15 ways Hunger Task Force and Kohl’s
have impacted the Milwaukee community:
- Supported the founding of Hunger Task Force as the first and
only MyPlate food bank in the nation
- Helped fund the conversion of 50 local food pantries into
MyPlate food pantries, offering exclusively healthy foods
- Ensured a continuous local safety net of emergency food for
more than 50,000 people each month, over half of which are
children
- Supplied more than 1.2 million suppers for kids through the
Summer Meals program
- Nearly three million pounds of healthy food purchased for
distribution to Milwaukee-area individuals and families
- More than 380,000 pounds of food sorted by Kohl’s associates
through mega sorts, which are large-scale and fast-paced sorting
events at Hunger Task Force to prepare food for distribution
- Nearly 35,000 Stockboxes built by Kohl’s associates, which
provide low-income seniors with a box of healthy food including
rice, cereal, juice, beef stew, pasta, and vegetables
- Kohl’s associates built 500 Stockboxes and sorted more than
20,000 pounds of food simultaneously during a first-of-its-kind
“Double-Double” volunteer event, which combined Stockbox builds
with a mega food sort
- More than 95,000 pounds of food collected during Kohl’s Family
Day Food Drives at Summerfest
- Nearly two million pounds of food collected during Kohl’s
sponsorship of the statewide Stamp Out Hunger food drive to feed
families across Wisconsin
- More than 1,000 Kohl’s associates have volunteered at The Farm,
where Hunger Task Force harvests half a million pounds of produce
annually
- More than 8,500 volunteer hours by Kohl’s associates since
2018
- More than 2,000 Kohl’s associates have volunteered with Hunger
Task Force since 2018
- More than 150 volunteer events held with Kohl’s associates
since 2018
- More than $370,000 donated through Kohl’s Volunteer Program
rewards since 2018 in recognition of Kohl’s associate
volunteering
“We’re incredibly thankful for the longstanding support of
Kohl’s, and the company’s dedicated volunteers, who help ensure
local children, families and seniors can enjoy healthy and
nutritious meals,” said Sherrie Tussler, CEO of Hunger Task Force.
“Thanks to the generosity of our strong community partners like
Kohl’s, we can continue to provide healthy and culturally
appropriate foods to children and families in need and provide that
food absolutely free of charge. This enables individuals and
families to receive food with dignity, on the day they need it and
in the neighborhood where they live.”
Kohl’s partnership with Hunger Task Force is one of the many
ways the retailer is helping to improve the health and wellness of
families across Milwaukee. Last year, Kohl’s and Kohl’s Cares
committed more than $6 million to Milwaukee-area nonprofits through
the company’s hometown partnerships. Through the 16 hometown
partnerships, Kohl’s aims to support access to art and culture,
health and social services, and other opportunities including
economic empowerment and neighborhood development.
In addition, Kohl’s awarded more than $500,000 in grants to more
than 25 nonprofits serving families in Milwaukee and Waukesha
Counties through the Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program. Kohl's
associates also volunteered nearly 13,000 hours locally as part of
the Kohl’s Volunteer Program, which provides nonprofits with grants
in recognition of associates’ volunteer time.
Over the course of company history, Kohl’s has given more than
$152 million to Milwaukee-area nonprofits. To learn more, please
visit Corporate.Kohls.com.
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About Kohl’s
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convenience for our customers. Kohl's serves millions of families
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Kohl’s: Jackie Judkins, jacquelyn.judkins@kohls.com Hunger Task
Force: Kate Grodsky, kate.grodsky@hungertaskforce.org
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