Washburn Community Outreach Center Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

YouthWorks volunteers (left to right) Emma Levesque, Ruby Sjoblom and Weston Dicke, from Spring Garden Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, are seen breaking down boxes at the Washburn Community Outreach Center recently. Jean Gordon photo

Washburn Community Outreach Center has received $2,600 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help feed neighbors in their time of need. Washburn Community Outreach Center will use the gift to purchase local food from local farms, increasing nutritional quality and equity through our food distribution.

"We are already grateful for the weekly donations of food from our Forest City Food Lion store, but this Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation gift is further supporting Rutherford County nutritional insecurity efforts and increasing access to local produce," said Lindy Abrams, Director.

Washburn Community Outreach Center exists to address the direct needs of its clients, providing relief, guidance, support and a hopeful path forward. This program focuses specifically on relief and support in regard to food insecurity, which seems to be the most critical, basic assistance their clients need. The timing to support this change is critical as the center finds it necessary to adapt to the increased food costs while also pursuing alternative sources of food through local farms.

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across its 10-state footprint. Established in 2001, the foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding local neighbors in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $17.8 million in grants.

About The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation: The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, based in Salisbury, NC. Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger. The charitable foundation has provided more than $17.8 million in grant funding, helping to nourish communities with fresh food for backpack programs, Kids Café's, and other hunger-relief programs as well as funding for long-term programs to help shorten the lines at food banks. The charitable foundation partners with Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief agency, in addition to local food agencies serving the 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in which Food Lion operates. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com/in-our-community.