Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents Program Donates $50,000 to Hurley Children's Hospital
December 14 2018 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
Renewal Grant Will Support Continuation of
Nutrition Prescription Program for At-Risk Children
The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a grant of $50,000 to
the Hurley Foundation, on behalf of Hurley Children’s Hospital in
Flint, Mich., to improve access to healthy foods for underserved
children. The grant will support the hospital’s Nutrition
Prescription Program, which provides fruit and vegetable
prescriptions to pediatric patients. This is the second grant from
The Rite Aid Foundation, which previously donated $100,000 in
support of the unique nutrition program.
“Approximately 60 percent of children in Flint are living in
poverty and don’t consume enough nutrient-dense food, which is
critical to their healthy development,” said Tracy Henderson,
director of The Rite Aid Foundation and charitable giving
initiatives. “The Rite Aid Foundation is proud to support this
initiative and provide Flint-area children with access to fresh,
high-quality produce that we hope not only helps to improve their
overall health, but also guides them on a lifelong path to good
nutrition.”
Any child over the age of six months who visits Hurley’s
Children Center, which is located on the second floor of the
downtown Flint Farmers’ Market, is eligible to participate in the
Nutrition Prescription Program. At every visit, children are given
a prescription order that can be redeemed for $15 of fresh fruits
and vegetables at the Flint Farmers’ Market, or Flint Fresh Mobile
Market, which offers delivery of locally grown produce to families
in Flint who cannot travel to the downtown market.
“Flint has a limited number of full-service grocery stores
within city limits. As a result, many impoverished children are
consuming poor-quality, calorie-dense foods and are not receiving
the nutrients they need,” said Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, founder and
director of the Michigan State University (MSU) and Hurley
Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative. “Early
childhood is an important time to establish healthy eating habits.
Thanks to the generous and continuing support of The Rite Aid
Foundation, our pediatric patients are gaining access to healthy
foods that provide the nutrients they need to grow up healthy and
happy and succeed in life.”
The Nutrition Prescription Program has been so successful, the
MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative has expanded the
program to another pediatric office in Flint. And just this week,
inspired by Flint’s success and thanks to the leadership of
Michigan’s United States Senator Debbie Stabenow, the U.S. Farm
Bill now includes support for a national Nutrition Prescription
program.
Through KidCents, members of Rite Aid's loyalty program,
wellness+ rewards, can round up their in-store or online
purchases to the nearest dollar and give their change to one of
more than 440 nonprofit organizations focused on improving the
health and wellbeing of children. For more information, visit
www.kidcents.com.
Since its inception in 2001, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded
more than $36 million to nonprofit organizations. Additionally,
Rite Aid, through the efforts of its customers, supplier partners
and associates, has also raised more than $87 million for
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across the country since
1994.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation's leading
drugstore chains with fiscal 2018 annual revenues of $21.5 billion.
Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and
press releases, is available through the company's website
at www.riteaid.com.
Hurley Children’s Hospital provides children with the very best
physicians, nurses, and treatment options available, and serves as
the premier pediatric medical facility in the region. In January
2016, Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital
formed the Pediatric Public Health Initiative to address the Flint
community’s population-wide crisis and help all Flint children grow
up healthy and strong. For more information visit:
https://msuhurleypphi.org/
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