Citizens Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month by recognizing local partners in Eastern Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA - Citizens Bank marked the start of Hunger Action Month by recognizing its local partners in the Greater Philadelphia region that are helping those in need as part of the bank’s year-round Citizens Helping Citizens Fight Hunger initiative.

“We are inspired by the incredible work these organizations do to combat food insecurity in Eastern Pennsylvania,” said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President, Citizens Bank, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. “Hunger Action Month serves as a call-to-action for all of us to continue to work towards ending hunger. We are proud to support these organizations, and hope that their work inspires others to join the fight against hunger.”

In the Greater Philadelphia region, three quarters of a million people are at risk for food insecurity each year, with children making up 30% of that figure. Citizens Bank is helping to reduce these statistics through collaborative programs with partners in the region.

In 2017, Citizens provided over $107,000 in contributions to organizations in the area. For the past seven years, the bank has partnered with the Philadelphia Phillies and Philabundance on the Phans Feeding Families program to provide more than 500,000 meals to local families in need. In addition to Philabundance, the bank provided funding for the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Northlight Community Center, Rolling Harvest Food Rescue, Cathedral Soup Kitchen, The Food Trust, Klein Life JCC, West Chester Food Cupboard, and the Delaware Food Bank

Across all of the communities it serves, Citizens Bank provided 3.6 million meals through $1.2 million in contributions to 46 nonprofit groups in 2017. Citizens colleagues have also donated their time by logging more than 5,000 volunteer hours last year to support food banks, food pantries, and other hunger relief organizations.

According to Feeding America, one out of every eight people and one out of every six children struggle with hunger. During Hunger Action Month the bank will hold a food drive and colleagues will be donating non-perishable food items to help stock shelves of local food programs.

Citizens Helping Citizens Fight Hunger is part of the bank’s broader Citizens Helping Citizens program, which addresses four key areas: hunger, economic development, financial education and volunteerism. Get more information about Citizens Bank’s community initiatives online.

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $151.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2017. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products and asset finance. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.