Cigna Foundation's Healthier Kids For Our Future Initiative Announces $1 Million Grant to Address Childhood Hunger
October 21 2019 - 11:49AM
Business Wire
Cigna Foundation teams up with Feeding Children
Everywhere to deliver groceries to underserved families at no
cost
The Cigna Foundation today announced a grant of $1 million to
Feeding Children Everywhere as the two organizations expand their
partnership to reduce childhood food insecurity across the country.
The donation is part of Cigna's new $25 million Healthier Kids For
Our FutureSM initiative.
“When we set out to reduce childhood hunger in the communities
where we live and work, we knew the need was significant,” said
Susan Stith, Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion, Civic Affairs,
and the Cigna Foundation. “Food insecurity and lack of quality
nutrition can create lifelong chronic conditions, and this program,
by simply bringing groceries to those in need, will have an
immediate impact on those who receive it.”
Through this $1 million grant, Feeding Children Everywhere’s
Full Cart program will have the resources to provide underserved
families nationwide with a box of groceries delivered directly to
their homes, at no cost. The grocery box will include meal kits,
common grocery items, snack foods, and even fresh produce. Full
Cart gift cards will be provided to schools and community
organizations to empower crisis counselors to provide assistance
for families that need it most.
"Healthier Kids For Our Future is Cigna's resounding call to
action that together we can help end food insecurity in communities
around the world,” said David Green, CEO, Feeding Children
Everywhere. “Through the partnership with Feeding Children
Everywhere's Full Cart program, Cigna Foundation is providing the
capacity to help millions of families with the nutritious meals
they need for healthy lives.”
Earlier this year, Cigna announced Healthier Kids For Our
Future, a $25 million five-year global initiative to improve the
health and well-being of children. The program addresses three key
areas of children’s health and welfare that align to the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals – good health and well-being,
zero hunger and no poverty. The first year of the initiative
addresses the second goal, zero hunger.
Cigna Foundation is awarding up to $5 million over the next year
to organizations working to reduce food insecurity, and nonprofit
organizations are invited to apply for grants.
Regular access to nutritious and sufficient food is the starting
point for a healthier, more productive life.1 More than 12 million
children in America experience food insecurity1, which can
significantly impact their physical and mental health2. Lack of
quality nutrition can lead to physical and mental health problems,
emotional and behavioral problems, and preventable chronic
conditions.2
About the Cigna Foundation
The Cigna Foundation, established in 1962, is a private
foundation funded by contributions from Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI)
and its subsidiaries. The Cigna Foundation supports organizations
sharing its commitment to enhancing the health of individuals and
families, and the well-being of their communities, with a special
focus on those communities where Cigna employees live and work.
Feeding Children Everywhere
Feeding Children Everywhere is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization dedicated to the vision of a hunger-free world in our
lifetime. FCE’s Full Cart program puts families back in control of
their grocery budgets by offering a package containing delicious
meal kits, popular grocery items, and fresh produce delivered
directly to their front door.
1 Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap 2019
https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/2017-map-the-meal-gap-child-food-insecurity_0.pdf
2 American Psychological Association, 2019.
https://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty.
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