Kroger associates in Atlanta are leaping into service in support of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, helping to sort, organize and pack meals. 

Recently, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation presented a $225 thousand dollar retail agency capacity grant to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The grant will be used for product distribution to Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and to rural communities.

In recognition of and to put even more muscle into the capacity-building grant, Kroger Atlanta Division associates will Leap into Service on Leap Day for a day of volunteering and service. Associates across the Division will support community food banks by organizing and packing meals.

“66 billion pounds of food go to waste each year in the U.S., while at the same time 44 million people are facing hunger,” said Tammie Young-Ennaemba, corporate affairs manager for Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “With the Atlanta Division’s Leap Day of volunteering and service, our associates are taking action to help achieve Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission to build a more resilient, equitable and sustainable food system that improves access to affordable, fresh food for everyone.”

Thus far in 2024, Kroger contributions to ACFB total more than $372,500. In addition to the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation’s $225 thousand grant, Kroger’s Atlanta Division associates and customers raised more than $147,450 for ACFB during the Holiday Hunger campaign.

Kroger launched its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation in 2018 to support nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurs and creative thinkers who are focused on improving food security, ending food waste and more. In 2022, Kroger directed $336 million to communities in food and funds, providing nearly 600 million meals and other essential support.