The Arizona Partnership to End Childhood Hunger has received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation with the sole purpose of feeding more Arizona children this summer.
In July, the Partnership distributed all of these funds to the following twenty two community organizations:
A & A Cottages
Boys & Girls Club of Phoenix
Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
CPIP Family Connections Glendale
Crossroads Nogales Rescue Mission
Food Services Litchfield Elementary School
Graham County Interfaith Care Alliance
Kingman Aid to Abused People
New Life Center
Our Family Services Inc
Paz de Cristo
Phoenix Rescue Mission
Pio Decimo Center
PREHAB of Arizona/New Leaf
Rio Vista Center
Southeast Arizona Food Bank
St. Anne’s Mission
The Valley Food Box
TMM Family Services Inc
Verde Food Council/Cornucopia Community Advocates
Waste Not Inc
Wesley Community Center
Walmart Foundation has directed the Partnership, and therefore each of the sub-awardees, to use these funds to feed children before September 30, 2009.
Look for project details from each of the sub-awardees during the coming weeks on the Partnership’s website: http://endchildhungeraz.org
About Philanthropy at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. Through its philanthropic programs and partnerships, the Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on creating opportunities in education, workforce development, economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness. From February 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009, Walmart – and its domestic and international foundations – gave more than $423 million in cash and in-kind gifts globally. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.
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