CHICAGO, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During this
dramatic and unsettling time, CoreGiving remains committed to
fighting childhood hunger. CoreGiving, a national philanthropic
partnership between ShopCore Properties and LivCor, supports food
banks where ShopCore Properties owns and operates shopping centers
and LivCor owns and manages multi-family apartment communities.
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic moved across the country
and forced schools to close, CoreGiving recognized that more than
30 million children who take part in the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) for regular, balanced and nutritious meals, would be
unsure of where their next meal may be coming from.
Traditionally, CoreGiving focuses on a fundraiser that revolves
around March Madness. In March, the organization pivoted from
brackets to backpacks and began collecting funds for local food
banks. In less than 30 days, the organization exceeded its goal of
raising $500,000 and has now
increased the goal to $750,000.
"The incredible ramifications COVID-19 has had on our society
has left many children at risk of missing meals provided by
schools. We're humbled by the donations CoreGiving has received and
pleased to have already distributed more than $355,000 to food banks that operate in our
neighborhoods where our teams live and work. Together we have
funded the equivalent of 2.5 million meals in our most impacted
cities," said Luke Petherbridge,
president and CEO of ShopCore Properties and LivCor.
One hundred percent of CoreGiving proceeds go to organizations
that support children. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,
CoreGiving has partnered with 20 community food banks in cities
including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Las
Vegas, Phoenix,
Atlanta, Orlando, San
Diego, Austin, San Francisco, Houston, Seattle, and more.
Founded in 2016, ShopCore owns and operates more than 15 million
square feet of retail space across the U.S. with significant
holdings in California,
Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Its assets are concentrated in densely
populated markets and are anchored by best-in-class retailers. Its
sister company, LivCor, was founded in 2013 and has become a
premier multifamily real estate company focusing on the ownership
and asset management of high-quality apartment communities. Both
LivCor and ShopCore are part of Blackstone, one of the world's leading
investment firms.
ShopCore Properties and LivCor are united under CoreGiving's
program "Dollars Hours Pounds", which aims to fight hunger
one DOLLAR, one HOUR and one POUND at
a time. For more information on CoreGiving, please visit this link.
Details on ShopCore are here, while background on LivCor is
available here.
ABOUT COREGIVING
According to Feeding America, 1 in 6 (or 16 million) children in
America struggle with hunger. These children may not know where
their next meal is coming from and ultimately suffer from
disadvantages in school and personal relationships, along with
physical and cognitive development.
ShopCore Properties, in partnership with LivCor, has developed
our "CoreGiving: Dollars Hours Pounds" program which aims to fight
hunger one DOLLAR, one HOUR and one
POUND at a time.
CoreGiving Co. is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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