Caterpillar Foundation To Fight Hunger With Food Bank

Atlanta, GA (November 6, 2017) The Atlanta Community Food Bank has announced a $54,573 grant from the Caterpillar Foundation to host food distributions in Fulton and Spalding counties. A member of the Feeding America network, the Atlanta Community Food Bank is one of 30 food banks selected to receive this grant.

"We are thankful to the Caterpillar Foundation for its commitment to fighting hunger and supporting families in need in our community,” said Chaundra Luckett, Public Relations Manager at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. "Because of this grant, we will be able to better serve families and children in need.”

According to research from Feeding America, one in every four children in Georgia lives in food insecure households meaning they don’t know where their next meal will come from. Through this grant, the Food Bank will be able to provide stability with free food distributions open to the public.

“The Caterpillar Foundation is committed to supporting programs that alleviate poverty. We are proud to partner with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to support our neighbors who struggle with hunger,” said Michelle Sullivan, President, Caterpillar Foundation.

This grant is one of many given to Feeding America and its member food banks as part of a national investment to help alleviate hunger across the country, including in 38 counties where Caterpillar employees live and work.

Nearly 842,000 people across metro Atlanta and north Georgia look to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to provide food for themselves and their families. This donation will allow the Food Bank to support partner organizations in Fulton County and Spalding County so local children and families can have the meals they need. For more information on the Food Bank, visit acfb.org.

About the Atlanta Community Food Bank The Atlanta Community Food Bank works to end hunger with the food, people and big ideas needed to ensure our neighbors have the nourishment to lead healthy and productive lives. Far too many people in our own community experience hunger every day, including children, seniors and working families.
Through more than 600 nonprofit partners, we help more than 755,000 people get healthy food every year. Our goal is that, by 2025, all hungry people across metro Atlanta and North Georgia will have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them. It takes the power of our whole community to make that possible. Join us at ACFB.org.

About the Caterpillar Foundation Founded in 1952, Caterpillar's philanthropic organization, the Caterpillar Foundation has contributed more than $685 million to help make sustainable progress possible around the world by providing program support in the areas of environmental sustainability, access to education and basic human needs. To learn more about the global impact of the Caterpillar Foundation, please visit www.togetherstronger.com.