To Help Combat Food Insecurity in Northern and Central California, The PG&E Corporation Foundation Contributes $750,000 to Local Food Banks
10 Agosto 2022 - 2:00PM
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The Foundation Funding Will Provide 3.75
Million Meals to People in Need
Additional Funding from PG&E Supports Food
Banks’ Emergency Preparedness
The PG&E Corporation Foundation (The Foundation) is
providing $750,000 to local food banks to help feed individuals and
families struggling with food insecurity. The contribution is equal
to approximately 4.5 million pounds of food, or 3.75 million meals,
for individuals and families in need. The funding will support 39
food banks serving 49 counties in Pacific Gas and Electric
Company’s (PG&E) service area.
While California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruits and
vegetables, on average one in five residents— about 8 million
people—don’t know where their next meal will come from, according
to the California Association of Food Banks. Communities of color
face even greater levels of hunger.
“Our Placer Food Bank team works diligently to provide access to
healthy foods for people of all ages, genders, race, and
ethnicities throughout Placer, El Dorado and Nevada Counties. The
funding we received from The PG&E Corporation Foundation
elevates our purchasing power to expand and maintain our
shelf-stable inventory for emergency food/disaster relief response
—including for individuals and families who are forced to make
tough choices between staying fed or paying for gasoline and
housing bills because of soaring costs for groceries and living
expenses,” said Dave Martinez, Executive Director, Placer Food
Bank.
“We’re grateful for local food banks for their ongoing work to
fight hunger in our hometowns. Coming on the heels of the pandemic,
inflation is making it even harder in some instances for families
to make ends meet in California, which has one of the highest costs
of living in the nation. Local food banks provide a necessary and
critical safety net,” said Carla Peterman, Executive Vice
President, Corporate Affairs, for PG&E Corporation and Chair of
the PG&E Corporation Foundation Board.
Grant amounts consider county poverty and unemployment levels,
using the California Department of Social Services’ formula, to
promote equity among counties with higher need.
Supporting ‘Food ACCESS’ and Emergency Preparedness
This year, in addition to grants to local food banks, The
Foundation is supporting the California Association of Food Banks
(CAFB) annual conference “Food ACCESS.” The event brings together
stakeholders in food and health-hunger relief services focused on
an equitable statewide safety net, and ending hunger in
California.
The Foundation and PG&E have been long-time supporters of
CAFB and county food banks, together contributing $3.25 million
over the past four years.
"For more than two years, food banks have been on the frontlines
responding to the ongoing hunger crisis and now families' and food
banks' budgets are stretched even thinner by the high prices of
food and fuel," said Stacia Levenfeld, CEO of the California
Association of Food Banks. "We are grateful to PG&E for their
continued partnership with us and our member food banks when it's
needed most. We believe that access to food is a basic human right,
and this October we'll be exploring ways to make that right a
reality for all Californians at our 2022 Food ACCESS conference,
thanks to the support of PG&E.”
Additionally, PG&E has agreements with 23 local food banks
in high fire-risk areas to provide food replacement during and
after a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). PSPS is used as a tool
of last resort during wind-driven extreme weather to reduce the
risk of wildfires. PG&E understands that food loss is
challenging for customers, and through these agreements, PG&E
provides reimbursement for food banks that provide food replacement
to residents. To find a local food bank partnering with PG&E,
visit PGE.com/PSPSresources.
ABOUT PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit www.pge.com/ and http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
ABOUT THE PG&E CORPORATION FOUNDATION
The PG&E Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by
PG&E Corporation.
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