Westchester Children’s Association Earns Pepsi Foundation Grant

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Westchester Children’s Association was among a select few charities across the country recognized by one of the most famous companies that calls Westchester home.

Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) was awarded one of PepsiCo Foundation’s Community Impact Grants. The PepsiCo Foundation is the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo. The program is a part of the beverage giant's efforts to support local communities by providing resources for effective non-profits. The WCA received a grant to hep teach PepsiCo employees, advocate at the local level and promote policies and practices that decrease the gap in digital equity among Westchester families.

Westchester Children’s Association is one of 100 public charities and organizations across the United States and Canada awarded the $10,000 Community Impact Grant. Through strategic partnerships, such as the Community Impact Grant, the PepsiCo Foundation hopes to provide lasting change by tackling the challenges of inequality through access to economic opportunity, clean water, and food security, the company said.

"We are so grateful to be a recipient of the PepsiCo Foundation’s Community Impact Grant," Westchester Children's Association Director Allison Lake said. "We have been advocating for Westchester’s children since 1914, ensuring they are prepared for life’s challenges regardless of race or zip code. Digital literacy and access in not a nicety, but a necessity for all in the 21st century."

The Community Impact Grants are meant to have an immediate, and direct impact on the local community.

"We look up to the community organizations that work tirelessly every day to ensure their neighbors thrive," Pepsico Foundation President C.D. Glin. "PepsiCo has a long history of working with local partners to invest in communities where our consumers and associates live and work. We’re proud to support these organizations in making lasting change."

About Westchester Children’s Association

Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) is a multi-issue, child advocacy nonprofit that works to ensure that every child in Westchester is healthy, safe, and prepared for life’s challenges, regardless of race or zip code. Since 1914, WCA has been the leading independent voice for Westchester’s children by identifying their needs, making those needs known to the public, and ensuring those needs are met through advocacy and mobilization efforts. For more information about Westchester Children’s Association, visit their website at www.wca4kids.org.

About the PepsiCo Foundation

The PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, invests in the essential elements of a sustainable food system with a mission to support thriving communities. Working with non-profits and experts around the globe, we're focused on helping communities obtain access to food security, safe water and economic opportunity. We strive for tangible impact in the places where we live and work—collaborating with industry peers, local and international organizations, and our employees to affect large-scale change on the issues that matter to us and are of global importance. Learn more at www.pepsicofoundation.com.