Citizens Bank Kicks off Hunger Action Month with $1.2 Million in Charitable Contributions Providing 3.6 Million Meals
September 05 2017 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Citizens Bank today marked the start of Hunger Action Month by
announcing $1.2 million in contributions to 46 nonprofit groups
throughout the communities it serves, as part of its year-round
Citizens Helping Citizens Fight Hunger initiative.
“Food insecurity can be devastating and impacts the ability of
our children to learn and grow and for families to thrive,” said
Barbara Cottam, Head of Corporate Affairs for Citizens Bank. “One
hungry family or individual is one too many. Through our
partnerships with food banks and other food programs in our local
communities, we are making a difference for our neighbors not just
during Hunger Action Month, but all year long.”
The $1.2 million in contributions provides 3.6 million meals to
those in need throughout Citizens’ service area as part of the
bank’s effort to eliminate hunger in its local communities.
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 footprint-wide 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
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